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allnee's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
coolnameguy's review against another edition
4.0
More like 3.5. It was definitely enjoyable, just nothing special. A few good character moments and many of the concepts such as the state of a remote Empire fleet with no clue they lost and finding latent force-users across the galaxy (which reminded me of season 3 of Korra) kept my interest high, established great possibilities for the other 2 books and beyond, and overall push it closer to a 4 than a 3.
bookhoarding's review against another edition
4.0
Jedi Search is shockingly about Luke's initial search for potential Jedi for his academy. It's pretty nice to see how all the main players from the films are progressing throughout the aftermath of the initial defeat of the Empire, and how they use their special skills to help each other.
Han makes a fateful return to Kessel. Lando spends some quality to trying to get C3P-O to shut up. Leia is trying to balance being a mother with the duties of a minister. R2-D2 is just being the typical parent, always being the key to saving everyone's asses when shit gets bad.
Han makes a fateful return to Kessel. Lando spends some quality to trying to get C3P-O to shut up. Leia is trying to balance being a mother with the duties of a minister. R2-D2 is just being the typical parent, always being the key to saving everyone's asses when shit gets bad.
cmoorebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Fast-paced Star Wars goodness. This series wasn’t groundbreaking, but it sure was fun.
jnamadan's review against another edition
3.0
Poorly written book and there's 2 more in this trilogy. Everyone was out of character and whiny. Just disappointed. Gave it the benefit of the doubt, but more like a 2.5 star book. I round up.
wesleyboy's review against another edition
3.0
Yeah, this was good I suppose.
Fun story but the author must have inexplicably never seen a Star Wars movie because he has no idea how the characters should talk, and in some cases even act.
A lot of the reviews say this series has diminishing returns but I feel like I’ll just power through. At the end of the day, I can always skim because it’s not like they’re going to kill off any of the major characters or anything.
It’s just a fun little story about the continuing adventures of your old Star Wars buddies, what more do ya want?
Fun story but the author must have inexplicably never seen a Star Wars movie because he has no idea how the characters should talk, and in some cases even act.
A lot of the reviews say this series has diminishing returns but I feel like I’ll just power through. At the end of the day, I can always skim because it’s not like they’re going to kill off any of the major characters or anything.
It’s just a fun little story about the continuing adventures of your old Star Wars buddies, what more do ya want?
fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition
3.0
http://fantastiskfiktion.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/star-wars-iii-jedi-academy-trilogy/
juperez's review against another edition
2.0
This was a horrific thing to read. Characters were wooden, the premise was—you guessed it—derivative (surprise, surprise: another planet-destroying piece of tech), and the dialogue reeked. But am I determined to mine through the no-longer-canon Solo/Skywalker kid mythos? Hell yeah.
kb_208's review against another edition
4.0
I personally thought this was a pretty good start to the trilogy. I hope the rest keeps me as interested at this one. There's a decent amount going on. Luke is starting his Jedi Academy and is searching for force sensitive students, Han and Chewy are captured and put to work in the spice mines on Kessell and discover a brand new danger after they escape, and Leigha has to deal with all the new troubles of being a mom and a New Republic higher up.
Overall I liked the story. My biggest complaint is the addition of the knock-back effect Luke feels when probing another force-sensitive mind. Seems a little odd to have shoved that in there. I was also taken aback with some of the events that seem to have come from a comic story line where Palpatine's clone comes back and Luke serves the dark side for a spell. I was confused at first, thinking I had missed something big from a prior book.
Worth checking out.
Overall I liked the story. My biggest complaint is the addition of the knock-back effect Luke feels when probing another force-sensitive mind. Seems a little odd to have shoved that in there. I was also taken aback with some of the events that seem to have come from a comic story line where Palpatine's clone comes back and Luke serves the dark side for a spell. I was confused at first, thinking I had missed something big from a prior book.
Worth checking out.