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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism
adventurous
inspiring
relaxing
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:
No
Me encantó este libro. Leer más sobre Padmé (un personaje que me gusta mucho) y sus doncellas fue una experiencia increíble. No tiene mucha acción ni un gran giro en la trama, pero tampoco lo esperaba. Al leer la sinopsis, ya sabes más o menos qué tipo de historia vas a encontrar, y, personalmente, prefiero lo político a las batallas.
No me considero aún una gran fan de Star Wars porque apenas este mes vi las películas y estoy viendo The Mandalorian, pero desde la primera película me enamoré de este universo y quiero seguir explorándolo. Mi objetivo es conocer más y, con el tiempo, sentirme una verdadera fan (aunque quiero creer que ya lo soy).
Se lo recomendaría a cualquier fan de Star Wars, y estoy muy emocionada por leer Queen’s Peril (que ya sé que va primero) y Queen’s Hope.
No me considero aún una gran fan de Star Wars porque apenas este mes vi las películas y estoy viendo The Mandalorian, pero desde la primera película me enamoré de este universo y quiero seguir explorándolo. Mi objetivo es conocer más y, con el tiempo, sentirme una verdadera fan (aunque quiero creer que ya lo soy).
Se lo recomendaría a cualquier fan de Star Wars, y estoy muy emocionada por leer Queen’s Peril (que ya sé que va primero) y Queen’s Hope.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I loved this book! With its focus on Padme’s life as a senator after leaving her position of Queen of Naboo, it was fun to see what she was up to when Anakin wasn’t bugging her all the time. I liked that it included lots of content about her handmaids’ lives as well. The descriptions of clothes and the audiobook’s inclusion of chirping birds was enjoyable, too!
I loved this book! With its focus on Padme’s life as a senator after leaving her position of Queen of Naboo, it was fun to see what she was up to when Anakin wasn’t bugging her all the time. I liked that it included lots of content about her handmaids’ lives as well. The descriptions of clothes and the audiobook’s inclusion of chirping birds was enjoyable, too!
The Phantom Menace came out when I was a young teen and while I had been a Star Wars fan since I was much younger it's really the movie that ignited my love for the whole universe in a way that is still true today. Many things were said about the prequels, some of them I really do agree with, but my young self didn't care at the time. I didn't care about all the faults it might have. All I saw was that there were SEVERAL jedi and lightsaber fights and the whole Star Wars universe suddently seemed so much bigger and full of possibilities (I had never, until this year, read books etc, I was strictly a movie fan). And of course, there was the child queen. Amidala. Padmé.
I don't think that at that point I had met a character like that, if I had it hadn't left an impression on me the way she did. I just really thought she was cool and brave and had great costumes. I also developed a BIG fascination with her handmaidens. Why? I'm not sure. They just appealed to me. Maybe I was never the type to imagine myself as the hero, as the queen, but I could imagine myself as the knight behind, as the handmaiden. In the shadow, fighting for what's good etc.
All this to say, this book delighted me because after the movies, after The Clone Wars, it not only gave me more Padmé content, but gave voices to the several handmaidens that help her. It elaborated on Naboo customs. I love that it chose to explore that moment in her life, the difficult transition between queen and senator, what it meant, to her and her loyal helpers.
It was just also a really soothing book in general. I was a bit nervous to start because I was a little disappointed by the Ahsoka book by the same author, but not here. I don't know if the story or characters were better suited to her writing style, but I just really enjoyed the story. Nothing was dramatic. There were some intrigues here and there, but it's not an action book, it's not an adventure. It's more of a character(s) study, a simple look into the process of change and growth.
I really liked it.
I don't think that at that point I had met a character like that, if I had it hadn't left an impression on me the way she did. I just really thought she was cool and brave and had great costumes. I also developed a BIG fascination with her handmaidens. Why? I'm not sure. They just appealed to me. Maybe I was never the type to imagine myself as the hero, as the queen, but I could imagine myself as the knight behind, as the handmaiden. In the shadow, fighting for what's good etc.
All this to say, this book delighted me because after the movies, after The Clone Wars, it not only gave me more Padmé content, but gave voices to the several handmaidens that help her. It elaborated on Naboo customs. I love that it chose to explore that moment in her life, the difficult transition between queen and senator, what it meant, to her and her loyal helpers.
It was just also a really soothing book in general. I was a bit nervous to start because I was a little disappointed by the Ahsoka book by the same author, but not here. I don't know if the story or characters were better suited to her writing style, but I just really enjoyed the story. Nothing was dramatic. There were some intrigues here and there, but it's not an action book, it's not an adventure. It's more of a character(s) study, a simple look into the process of change and growth.
I really liked it.
To be honest this was a slow book. It follows Padme from being queen Segway to become a senator and the challenges she faces. It was cool to see how she was trying to liberate enslaved people on tattooine and especially shimmi skywalker.
I had a hard time getting through this, it takes place in between The Phantom Menace and Attack Of The Clones where It explains how Padme Amidala became a Senator of Naboo and what she did while senator. The whole book was just really slow and the plot hardly picked up also the names of all her handmaidens did get confusing at times because they all sounded the same. I did chuckle a few times at R2-D2 and his shenanigans as he was with Padme during this time.
I really enjoyed this book, it was cool to see the transition from queen to senator.
Boring
One action sequence in the entirety of the book. It's mostly interchangeable characters talking galactic politics. If you've ever wanted to learn how to be a politician in the waning years of the Republic, this is the jam.
One action sequence in the entirety of the book. It's mostly interchangeable characters talking galactic politics. If you've ever wanted to learn how to be a politician in the waning years of the Republic, this is the jam.
I skimmed about half of this book. Originally I didn’t have any interest in this but I’ve been rewatching basically every Star Wars movie and tv show on Disney+ and I did like the Ahsoka novel by the same author, so I decided to give this a chance. There just never seemed to be anything happening in this book. Sure, there were plot points, but the writing style was keeping the reader at arms length so nothing ever felt... real I guess. I mean I know this is fiction but like, it felt more like a summary than an actual story if that makes sense.
I will say the epilogue was cool and I would read a Sabé/Tsabin novel maybe, especially if it were like a spy book, but that was the best part of the book by far.
I will say the epilogue was cool and I would read a Sabé/Tsabin novel maybe, especially if it were like a spy book, but that was the best part of the book by far.