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jackiepreston's review
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The first half of this book is much slower paced than the second half. It took me quite a while to get into it, but the last 25% made up for the beginning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
That was so good! I’ll admit I’m not the biggest fan of Han/Leia in general. I’m more of an Anakin/Padmé girl. But this book was so much more than a romance novel about their honeymoon.
A lot of Leia’s development focuses on Vader and her link to the Force. Since we went from a girl who had no idea she was Force-sensitive in the original trilogy to a Force-trained general in the sequels, it was nice to finally get some context. There’s also a lot of parallels with her biological parents (mainly Padmé) that was woven in and I absolutely loved that.
Han is still… we’ll, he’s Han and that’s how we love him. His development here is mainly centred around his relationship with Leia, but that’s enough. It’s a new side of him we didn’t really get to see in the movies. The way the author handled his PTSD was also very interesting. I like how the carbonite period wasn’t just thrown aside. It was traumatic and he’s still reeling from it. Leia is there to help him, but he’s the one shaking himself out of the memories when they plague him.
It was a very satisfying larger conclusion to the original trilogy that also sets the bases for the New Republic era.
A lot of Leia’s development focuses on Vader and her link to the Force. Since we went from a girl who had no idea she was Force-sensitive in the original trilogy to a Force-trained general in the sequels, it was nice to finally get some context. There’s also a lot of parallels with her biological parents (mainly Padmé) that was woven in and I absolutely loved that.
Han is still… we’ll, he’s Han and that’s how we love him. His development here is mainly centred around his relationship with Leia, but that’s enough. It’s a new side of him we didn’t really get to see in the movies. The way the author handled his PTSD was also very interesting. I like how the carbonite period wasn’t just thrown aside. It was traumatic and he’s still reeling from it. Leia is there to help him, but he’s the one shaking himself out of the memories when they plague him.
It was a very satisfying larger conclusion to the original trilogy that also sets the bases for the New Republic era.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Trafficking and War
heather667's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Colonisation
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a really interesting book because it balances feeling so extremely starwarsy and not starwarsy enough. We have so much lore to squeeze in in interesting ways but also it is so much heavier than the average star wars. I really liked seeing their internal trauma and how it affects them in a way deeper than the movies but then we also have blatant disney product placement.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Torture
ehmannky's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Took me a hot minute to get into this book, but I had a lot of fun going through it. Leia and Han are one of my favorite fictional couples, and I just like reading their dynamic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
sk_coco's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Death of parent