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the_fabric_of_words's review against another edition
5.0
For the Star Wars fans in your household... We actually enjoy reading Star Wars a bit more than watching it on screen, especially when they get writers like Ireland to write in the universe.
This is a tale of Rey, Poe and Rose on the Millennium Falcon and how they liberate a rabbit-like species called the Zixon, and in the process strike a blow against the First Order.
They stop a plot by First Order Commander Branwayne Spiftz to steal a "sound" weapon that controls the Zixon, turning them into mindless beings who take orders and will do whatever the person holding the weapon tells them to do.
It helps that there's a spy on Spiftz's ship, Professor Glenna Kip, who it turns out was one of the scientists who developed the weapon for the Empire in underground labs. Now her guilt propels her to try to get the weapon before Spiftz can use it on the Zixon.
The story has a hopeful ending, with the Resistance making a base on Minfar.
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: http://amb.mystrikingly.com/
This is a tale of Rey, Poe and Rose on the Millennium Falcon and how they liberate a rabbit-like species called the Zixon, and in the process strike a blow against the First Order.
They stop a plot by First Order Commander Branwayne Spiftz to steal a "sound" weapon that controls the Zixon, turning them into mindless beings who take orders and will do whatever the person holding the weapon tells them to do.
It helps that there's a spy on Spiftz's ship, Professor Glenna Kip, who it turns out was one of the scientists who developed the weapon for the Empire in underground labs. Now her guilt propels her to try to get the weapon before Spiftz can use it on the Zixon.
The story has a hopeful ending, with the Resistance making a base on Minfar.
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: http://amb.mystrikingly.com/
fornia's review against another edition
2.0
feels way too middle-grade considering it's Justina Ireland
only reason it's not 1 star is because it's friggin star wars
only reason it's not 1 star is because it's friggin star wars
nattimayonnaise's review against another edition
This book was really entertaining, I listened to part of it on Audiobook and it was really well read. The other half of the book I read myself and I enjoyed it. In this installment you will meet Glenna Kip and this character stole the story for me. She is an unapologetic badass and I am here for it!
marlfox24's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
bahnree's review against another edition
4.0
This was fun and cozy and it was cool having Rose, Rey, and Poe together (I miss Finn obviously).
itsmatthew's review against another edition
3.0
I'm eagerly devouring any and all Star Wars content set between Episodes 8 and 9. While it was cool to see the interactions between Rey, Poe and Rose in this novel, it kinda seems as though they left Finn out of the story to avoid advancing his respective plots with any of the other three.
Additionally, this book (aimed at younger readers) played the war aspect a little odd - none of the heroes shot to kill (except in ship battles), and Poe takes the unusual step of stunning & knocking unconscious, rather than killing, his enemies... before blowing up the entire ship they are on. The author employs euphemisms when talking about the destruction in the book's climax, to the point of it being a bit intellectually and morally disingenuous.
I've read younger-aimed Star Wars books before, and they handled the war differently than this one did. (I should note that I lean pacifist and so I don't mind the lack of violence, but knocking people out instead of shooting to kill, before blowing them up, or feeding them to beasts, seems like a weird moral fake-out.)
The book also made it sound like Rose hasn't got much experience with the Resistance, which disregards the prior novel in this series ("Cobalt Squadron") which focused almost exclusively on Rose's missions, as well as her trajectory for the next film. This book treated Rose like a blank slate, but she has a history, some of which we have seen already, and more of which we have read.
Additionally, this book (aimed at younger readers) played the war aspect a little odd - none of the heroes shot to kill (except in ship battles), and Poe takes the unusual step of stunning & knocking unconscious, rather than killing, his enemies... before blowing up the entire ship they are on. The author employs euphemisms when talking about the destruction in the book's climax, to the point of it being a bit intellectually and morally disingenuous.
I've read younger-aimed Star Wars books before, and they handled the war differently than this one did. (I should note that I lean pacifist and so I don't mind the lack of violence, but knocking people out instead of shooting to kill, before blowing them up, or feeding them to beasts, seems like a weird moral fake-out.)
The book also made it sound like Rose hasn't got much experience with the Resistance, which disregards the prior novel in this series ("Cobalt Squadron") which focused almost exclusively on Rose's missions, as well as her trajectory for the next film. This book treated Rose like a blank slate, but she has a history, some of which we have seen already, and more of which we have read.
whit2ney's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
kevinhendricks's review against another edition
3.0
A fun little story that follows Rey, Poe, Rose, and BB-8 on a supply run after the events of The Last Jedi, where they respond to a distress call and encounter the First Order and a lost weapon of the Empire. It's an engaging enough story, though it feels inconsequential. I'm curious if any of the new characters make an appearance in The Rise of Skywalker (doubt it).
joanna77_'s review against another edition
1.0
This was so bad. So, so, so bad. I wanted to like it, but the plot, characters (even Rey, Rose, and Poe) were badly written. I'm convinced this book was cobbled together by Disney when they realized they didn't have a middle grade book to go with TROS. Don't get me wrong, I love middle grade books, and there's some great middle grade Star Wars fiction out there, but oof, this ain't it. Do yourself a favor and skip this one. The best and only good thing was the fact that the female stormtrooper recognized Poe from his hair.