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fictionfalcon's review
adventurous
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, War, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Alcohol, and Torture
letheaster's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
I did enjoy this book. The story was fun and as it went I got more and more invested to see how everything would pan out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, and Genocide
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content, Slavery, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual content
bethany_b's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-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
The political commentary in this book is one of the best in Star Wars. Extremely lovable character. And has some of my favorite examples of idealism v. realism. Also wonderful and realistic grief from characters! Takes what could have been a simple YA romance and turned it into this anti-fascism beauty. My favorite Star Wars book and one of my favorite books period. Great for any starter-Star Wars fans.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
emma_reading_love's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
If you love the original Star Wars movies, the ones with Luke, Leia, and Han, then you’ll enjoy this book. The time line spans the big events that happen in those movies, but from the point of view of a couple young imperial officers. It’s a love story, a coming of age story, and a look into what it’s like to believe in the goodness of the Empire, or any ruling power, only to discover the propaganda is a lie. I enjoyed Claudia Gray’s in-depth character journeys coupled with space adventures. Heads up, the first hour or so was kind of slow, but things pick up when the two main characters get older and go to the imperial officer academy. Also, if you’re a sensitive reader, I recommend checking StoryGraph for content warnings.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child abuse
calmcozycorner's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not Ciena explaining away the destruction of an entire planet while simultaneously screaming about her honor at every possible turn…
Also, Nash made my skin crawl.
3 stars for the way the Empire’s machinations and methods of indoctrination were fleshed out. It almost read like a horror novel because, well, it kind of was. Other than that, I really didn’t like the main characters at all and spent most of the story feeling frustrated, especially with Ciena.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Genocide
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
ohgull's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
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
5.0
This book, omg. I loved it so much. It has everything I love about Star Wars, and there wasn’t even a single lightsaber!
I absolutely adored Thane and Ciena. Seeing them play off each other throughout the whole book was amazing. I sobbed and cheered on just about every page.
The nuances of this book is amazing. Specifically the detail taken to include all of the details about the Empire. Throughout the movies and some other Star Wars novels, we are shown pretty black and white portraits of the Empire. The Rebels are good, Empire bad, but what I loved about this book is seeing how they were evil. How the kindest of people can commit war crimes. I loved the sneak peak into the Imperial Dogma, and seeing how they manipulated so many into their cause.
The ending of the book was incredible. I was confused most of the book because it was supposed to connect to the Force Awakens, but I never noticed anything. When I did finally notice how it connected, I was in awe! I will always see the Force Awakens differently now. That’s what I love about Star Wars, is the continuing richening of the story and movies. Every small detail can be expanded into an epic full of amazing stories.
TLDR: 5/5 Absolutely incredible, I will always have the final scene stuck in my head rent free.
I absolutely adored Thane and Ciena. Seeing them play off each other throughout the whole book was amazing. I sobbed and cheered on just about every page.
The nuances of this book is amazing. Specifically the detail taken to include all of the details about the Empire. Throughout the movies and some other Star Wars novels, we are shown pretty black and white portraits of the Empire. The Rebels are good, Empire bad, but what I loved about this book is seeing how they were evil. How the kindest of people can commit war crimes. I loved the sneak peak into the Imperial Dogma, and seeing how they manipulated so many into their cause.
The ending of the book was incredible. I was confused most of the book because it was supposed to connect to the Force Awakens, but I never noticed anything. When I did finally notice how it connected, I was in awe! I will always see the Force Awakens differently now. That’s what I love about Star Wars, is the continuing richening of the story and movies. Every small detail can be expanded into an epic full of amazing stories.
TLDR: 5/5 Absolutely incredible, I will always have the final scene stuck in my head rent free.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Violence, and War
Moderate: Genocide, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, and Slavery
akswhy's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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? Yes
4.75
Come for the tear-jerking star-crossed lovers of Star Wars, stay for the Easter eggs and dot connections.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and War
Minor: Confinement
e_flah's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really enjoyed Lost Stars from a Star Wars macrohistory perspective. It was really neat to see key events from the original trilogy -- and a bit beyond -- unfold from ordinary people's points of view. The distant third-person POV style made it hard for me to connect emotionally with Thane and Ciena, which was a bit of a disappointment.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, War, and Suicidal thoughts
grinchem's review
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
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
It's very YA and gets repetitive at times, but it picked up around the halfway point had some good angst. Overall a fun, relatively short read that is also accessible for readers who are new to the Star Wars universe. It did a really good job of showing the characters becoming indoctrinated and then gradually breaking away from the propaganda, in a way that was both compelling and understandable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide attempt, and Death
Minor: Racism and Domestic abuse
Nothing graphic, but it does deal heavily with war, and suicide is brought up several timesarosereads's review
adventurous
emotional
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
5.0
Such a fun read. A lovable (and hate-able) cast of well-written characters set in an exciting and relevant story within the Star Wars universe. Couldn’t ask for anything more besides a sequel!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death
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