Reviews

The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton

pointlessape's review against another edition

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

3.25

jubilees_bee's review against another edition

The writing started to get really weird. 

oliviawid's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

alphaalexis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

merricupofstars'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mr_sosotris's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

kluwes's review against another edition

5.0

This book gets 5 stars because it has been the most fun I've had reading in a long time. I have been reluctant to read any Star Wars books for a long time but I picked this one up for 50 cents. It was silly, action packed, and all around a good time. It took a while getting use to reading about movie characters and I had to get over the fact it read like fan fiction. Once I got over that this book was a really fast and fun read!

haewilya's review against another edition

3.0

Surprisingly, I liked it even if it wasn't the most gripping book written. I read it because I wanted more of Han/Leia after watching the original trilogy. I didn't get that many though and for those who wanted to read this for their romance, you'd be disappointed. The mythology, I liked. And there were some romance aspects. Just not from Han and Leia. Still a good read.

rachel_abby_reads's review against another edition

1.0

You couldn't set out to craft a book better designed to extinguish my Star Wars obsession than this particular offering. Blech.

First, Wolverton has no clear concept of who Leia is and what makes her tick. He tries to pretend that Leia could not love Han after the ending of Jedi, and even seriously consider marrying someone else. Hogwash.

Second, he spends more time in the heads of Han, Luke, and the would-be wooer (even C-3PO!) than he does in Leia's head, although given his already stated inadequate understanding of her character, it's just as well.

I finished it because I wanted to ensure that I would never be tempted to read it again. It sucked, and there is no other way to say it.

jjjohnsonauthor's review against another edition

4.0

Don’t get me wrong: this book is terrible. But I’m giving it four stars because my housemate in college bought it for me (the just-released hardcover, light blue with Fabio-Isolder and Leia in a wedding gown) as a joke because I was - and still am - such a Star Wars nerd. And while this book was REAL BAD, it alerted me to the existence of Star Wars novels, some of which are great, and in the pages of which I (mis)spent my twenties.