Reviews

Star Wars: The Living Force by John Jackson Miller

ktonalderaan's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a fresh Star Wars read. I enjoy getting content that’s around TPM era, since we don’t often get to expand the lore from that period. This was an okay story. It didn’t exactly thrill me, but it was nice to have new content. 

sammyshellstorm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

shtogie's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This book didn’t blow me away like i hoped it would, but i didn’t find it to be an unenjoyable read by any means. Miller’s grasp of these characters is better in some places than others, but the cast as a whole is lovable and interesting enough that it kept me engaged throughout :)

Things I liked - DEPA!!!!!!! She’s the highlight of this book for me. She is someone i was excited to learn more about, and her path this story is great. I really enjoyed qui-gon and obi-wan, yoda’s moments were surprisingly good, and zilastra is a pretty solid villian as well i think. Plus,

palpatine and maul

showing up at the end was fun!!

Things i didn’t like - Some of the council members naturally get a little less time than others, and combined with some of the depictions not totally clicking for me, this was an area i felt falling short. Sure, there’s some council members at this point we’ve hardly seen anything about, so they work, but some members (ki-adi-mundi and adi gallia especially) didn’t really make sense to me here. I get that there’s a while till we see them in Clone Wars, but their depictions in this book felt a bit haphazard. Also, by no fault of the author, it’s hard to have a really interesting story with high stakes when it’s set a year before Phantom Menace. There’s not too much Miller can bring to the table on that front, so the story suffers a little there.

Overall, not my favorite but i enjoyed!!! It’s fun to see the Jedi Order of the prequels grapple with the effects of their decline a bit earlier in that fall. Good read!!

avarchiss's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of the most fun books I've read in a long time. I never wanted it to end. I loved seeing the relationships between the Council members and their dynamics with each other play out. Depa's story and desire to take on a Padawan after this is a perfect segue into her tutelage of Caleb/Kanan

willybee's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

artemisreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

one of my most anticipated books of the year and it didn’t disappoint one bit!! loved this so so much i can definitely see myself rereading this so many times in the future 

bigdaddystout's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

This is a great book. One thing I particularly appreciated was the ties to different eras of Star Wars, including the High Republic, prequels and sequels (regardless of my opinion on those). It was very insightful to get more insight into members of the Jedi Council we don’t hear a lot about. The only shortfall is you know everyone is surviving so any danger doesn’t really have much drama to it. 

kellylynnthomas's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Another banger from JJM! Spending time with the Jedi Council was a blast, and there were so many little (but unobtrusive) references to other Star Wars books and shows that I appreciated. 

katsmedialibrary's review against another edition

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ianjmax's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0