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questsandcrimes's review against another edition
4.0
Jules and Izzy were best friends as kids, but Izzy’s family moved away in the middle of the night before the two could say goodbye. They both wondered about each other for years. Now, Izzy is back and she’s brought trouble. Jules isn’t sure what to make of her. While on the run from smugglers and an angry pirate, the two will come to terms with their feelings and what they mean to each other.
This was a fun one. I actually started this book while waiting in line at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge in Disney World. I think that’s part of the reason I liked it so much. The book has connections with the park, both take place on Batuu, and there are actual places you can visit like Oga’s Cantina.
I loved Jules and Izzy. I found myself wanting to know more about them and their families. It was fun following their adventure and watching them discover their feelings about one another.
Córdova does a great job making this one feel cinematic. It felt like I could be reading a script for a new tv show. Which leads to my only complaint, I want more. Characters are introduced and events take place that definitely need more exploration. Especially the ending, what happens next?!?! To my knowledge this will remain a standalone.
I recommend this one if you’re a sci-if fan. If you’re looking for a space opera, there’s not a lot of space travel, BUT there’s a lot of drama and action. A Crash of Fate is a fun romp Star Wars fans will enjoy! Definitely put it on your list if you’re visiting Disney soon!
This was a fun one. I actually started this book while waiting in line at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge in Disney World. I think that’s part of the reason I liked it so much. The book has connections with the park, both take place on Batuu, and there are actual places you can visit like Oga’s Cantina.
I loved Jules and Izzy. I found myself wanting to know more about them and their families. It was fun following their adventure and watching them discover their feelings about one another.
Córdova does a great job making this one feel cinematic. It felt like I could be reading a script for a new tv show. Which leads to my only complaint, I want more. Characters are introduced and events take place that definitely need more exploration. Especially the ending, what happens next?!?! To my knowledge this will remain a standalone.
I recommend this one if you’re a sci-if fan. If you’re looking for a space opera, there’s not a lot of space travel, BUT there’s a lot of drama and action. A Crash of Fate is a fun romp Star Wars fans will enjoy! Definitely put it on your list if you’re visiting Disney soon!
shelbyurban's review against another edition
3.0
Good YA novel for those who miss going to Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios. At times the characters frustrated me but I loved all of the Batuu easter eggs scattered throughout the book.
poppyparkes's review against another edition
4.0
I did really enjoy this book, especially as I was not looking forward to the Galaxy’s Edge books, however, this did slightly feel like a re-hash of Lost Starts by Claudia Gray.
litagentsaritza's review against another edition
5.0
One of the reasons I love Star Wars so much is because it’s rooted in hope. Hope that one person can make a difference. Hope that one person’s love will change everything. Hope that you can be more simply by taking action, even in the face of all that’s shattered or broken around you.
Izzy and Julen’s love story, at the core of a Star Wars adventure is the epic romance we’d seen with couples like Han and Leia but somehow deeper in connection. Aside from Finn/Poe, they are my new OTP.
Izzy and Julen’s love story, at the core of a Star Wars adventure is the epic romance we’d seen with couples like Han and Leia but somehow deeper in connection. Aside from Finn/Poe, they are my new OTP.
docblipper's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
5.0
burr896's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
neilrcoulter's review
3.0
At its best, A Crash of Fate does what I always hope a Star Wars novel will do: shows what the galaxy is like for normal people unconnected with the political conflict between good and evil. Most beings in the galaxy will probably never leave their home planet, never meet a Jedi, never have much interest in the galactic government and military. But most of the SW stories we get are directly affected by all of that, even when the protagonists are not named movie characters. In this novel, the story is a little smaller. The First Order and Resistance are occasionally seen on the periphery, but they have little to do with what’s really going on. I was glad that they never intruded any further.
What A Crash of Fate does poorly is the relationship between the two main characters, Jules and Izzy. Their ages are all wrong at each stage of the narrative. Kids who grow up as playmates and best friends but are separated at about age five do not spend their lives pining away romantically for one another. It’s just weird. "They were virtually strangers. But the part of him that had searched the skies hoping to see her again longed for the friendship they'd once had. No one, not even [his sister] Belen, had understood him the way Izzy had" (73). They were five years old!! There’s no way Jules and Izzy have felt about each other the way they say they do. And when they meet again at about age 18, they still feel wrong—world-weary in ways that they shouldn’t be at that age. This story would make a lot more sense if they were separated in the pre-teen years (age 12 or 13) and then reconnected in their late 20s. But the story is built on this destined romance, and the romance was really laughable.
Surface-level problems: I don’t think the scene on the front cover of the book happens. Also, there was never a crash of any kind, except a minor one near the end, which had little to do with anyone’s fate. I kept waiting for the cover picture and the title to happen in the book; they never did. “Crash of Fate” would be more appropriate for the other Galaxy’s Edge book, Black Spire, which does begin with a fateful crash that sets the whole story in motion. Did Lucasfilm mix up these titles?
It’s difficult to figure out the timeframe for this book and Black Spire. I think this book starts well before Black Spire and then shifts to a little bit after (because the Resistance has a base established on Batuu). But it’s never really clear. Is it Vi Moradi whom they meet at one point for the delivery? Is the battle at the end of the book the arrival of Kylo Ren that Black Spire ends with? It’s not important to this book, but if they’re going to hint at things like that, they may as well be clear.
Real-world intrusions: Star Wars now has DJs (usually droids). Does this mean they play music from discs? For me, this term raises a lot of questions.
Also, Bob Ross exerts his influence on SW for the first time: on page 159, we read "happy accident." :)
What A Crash of Fate does poorly is the relationship between the two main characters, Jules and Izzy. Their ages are all wrong at each stage of the narrative. Kids who grow up as playmates and best friends but are separated at about age five do not spend their lives pining away romantically for one another. It’s just weird. "They were virtually strangers. But the part of him that had searched the skies hoping to see her again longed for the friendship they'd once had. No one, not even [his sister] Belen, had understood him the way Izzy had" (73). They were five years old!! There’s no way Jules and Izzy have felt about each other the way they say they do. And when they meet again at about age 18, they still feel wrong—world-weary in ways that they shouldn’t be at that age. This story would make a lot more sense if they were separated in the pre-teen years (age 12 or 13) and then reconnected in their late 20s. But the story is built on this destined romance, and the romance was really laughable.
Surface-level problems: I don’t think the scene on the front cover of the book happens. Also, there was never a crash of any kind, except a minor one near the end, which had little to do with anyone’s fate. I kept waiting for the cover picture and the title to happen in the book; they never did. “Crash of Fate” would be more appropriate for the other Galaxy’s Edge book, Black Spire, which does begin with a fateful crash that sets the whole story in motion. Did Lucasfilm mix up these titles?
It’s difficult to figure out the timeframe for this book and Black Spire. I think this book starts well before Black Spire and then shifts to a little bit after (because the Resistance has a base established on Batuu). But it’s never really clear. Is it Vi Moradi whom they meet at one point for the delivery? Is the battle at the end of the book the arrival of Kylo Ren that Black Spire ends with? It’s not important to this book, but if they’re going to hint at things like that, they may as well be clear.
Real-world intrusions: Star Wars now has DJs (usually droids). Does this mean they play music from discs? For me, this term raises a lot of questions.
Also, Bob Ross exerts his influence on SW for the first time: on page 159, we read "happy accident." :)
katcrits's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, I enjoyed getting a slice of life in Black Spire Outpost and getting to know the local characters before heading there myself! For a YA audience, this is a great way to bring a romance reader into the franchise books. I think this is also fun for people who enjoy seeing everyday people in the Star Wars universe.
Still confused about the cover, it feels like the opening scene of the book...but they're older and the first order is there? I think this might have been a marketing thing.
Still confused about the cover, it feels like the opening scene of the book...but they're older and the first order is there? I think this might have been a marketing thing.
khobson1's review against another edition
3.0
Reminded me a lot of Lost Stars but wasn’t as well done imo. Still a good read regardless
lo_readss's review against another edition
3.0
3.5, another good addition to the new canon, it’ll be fun to see some of the characters and places in Disneyland