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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
Spring 2019 - Book/Kindle/Audiobook,
I waited twenty years for this book to exist and it did not disappoint. This tale is set at the end of Padme's reign as queen through the first year of her being a Senator, and I am in love with everything about it.
I love the careful attention given to the handmaidens everywhere in this book. I love the absolute heartbreak choice of how she started chapter one and mirrored it the start of the epilogue (which I will leave that vague so as not to spoiler anyone who hasn't read/doesn't know the reference yet). I love how she's made to pay politically the hard game of fixing the fact the Senate has no reason to trust anything she says after he absolute rejection of them at 14. I love how slow she figures out what she's good at and how the relationships with Bal and Monmothma actually come about (with slow, canny wariness).
Read it. Read all of it. Tell your friends. Especially all your girl-friends.
I waited twenty years for this book to exist and it did not disappoint. This tale is set at the end of Padme's reign as queen through the first year of her being a Senator, and I am in love with everything about it.
I love the careful attention given to the handmaidens everywhere in this book. I love the absolute heartbreak choice of how she started chapter one and mirrored it the start of the epilogue (which I will leave that vague so as not to spoiler anyone who hasn't read/doesn't know the reference yet). I love how she's made to pay politically the hard game of fixing the fact the Senate has no reason to trust anything she says after he absolute rejection of them at 14. I love how slow she figures out what she's good at and how the relationships with Bal and Monmothma actually come about (with slow, canny wariness).
Read it. Read all of it. Tell your friends. Especially all your girl-friends.
challenging
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Yes
This book offers a lot of detail and colour to Padmé’s time in the Senate and is a really nice “brick in the wall” of the larger Star Wars story. There’s not a great deal of plot story here but I really enjoyed spending time with a character I enjoy but didn’t know tonnes about.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
informative
Strong character development:
Yes
I really enjoyed getting to see more of the political side of Star Wars (if that’s possible with a story that’s already so political 😅). Although it’s touched upon in other Star Wars media, the inner workings of the Senate were the main focus of this book.
Not that I think many people would be reading this without watching Star Wars, I would definitely recommend having watched the prequels and The Clone Wars prior to reading this book. There are a lot of little nods to them that won’t make much sense without that background knowledge.
I also really enjoyed getting to learn more about Padme’s handmaidens. They loved her so much and seeing that love makes her death hurt that much more in ROTS.
Not that I think many people would be reading this without watching Star Wars, I would definitely recommend having watched the prequels and The Clone Wars prior to reading this book. There are a lot of little nods to them that won’t make much sense without that background knowledge.
I also really enjoyed getting to learn more about Padme’s handmaidens. They loved her so much and seeing that love makes her death hurt that much more in ROTS.
The handmaidens are something I have often wondered about, and sad to say disappointed that Lucas never really gave them more purpose. At least he seemed to tease the fact that they stood in for Padme (see the first film and the second film of the prequel series).
To have this book finally, read it, it leaves me sorry to say that I was a bit disappointed.
I'm giving this book three stars for the handmaidens and Padme's relationship. I am knocking this down two stars because of the plot. The fact is, there was hardly one and the one we got wasn't really meaty enough. Did Padme really jump that quickly into politics? Did she really attempt to rescue the slaves on Tatooine - briefly?
I wanted more and I wish I could tell you what I wanted, but it wasn't what ended up being on the page.
To have this book finally, read it, it leaves me sorry to say that I was a bit disappointed.
I'm giving this book three stars for the handmaidens and Padme's relationship. I am knocking this down two stars because of the plot. The fact is, there was hardly one and the one we got wasn't really meaty enough. Did Padme really jump that quickly into politics? Did she really attempt to rescue the slaves on Tatooine - briefly?
I wanted more and I wish I could tell you what I wanted, but it wasn't what ended up being on the page.
reflective
tense
slow-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:
Complicated