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3.95 AVERAGE
*2.75 stars* This was a bit disappointing to be honest. Somehow it was just rather dull.
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
I liked this one more than the previous one, but some of the dialogue still came across kind of cringey.
Thank you NetGalley for an eARC
I loved E.K. Johnston’s Ahsoka novel so I went into this book with fairly high expectations. Unfortunately Queen’s Peril failed to hit the mark for me.
So this novel focuses on Padme and her handmaidens and takes place before and during Star Wars Episode One. It gives us more of a backstory to Padme and how she was elected Queen and how all of her handmaidens were chosen. I enjoyed this aspect and thought it was really neat to discover how Naboo politics work and how and why some of the things that transpire in Episode One come to pass.
The characters were great, especially in the first half of the book. I loved learning about all Padme’s handmaidens and how they recruited different experts so they could teach Padme and each other valuable skills. It was really neat to see them work and conspire together to create the perfect persona of “Queen Amidala” so that they could swap out Padme if they ever felt the risk was particularly high.
So when the story focused on Padme and the handmaidens, I really enjoyed the story. I started to lose interest when the POV started jumping to a bunch of characters who I did not feel like needed a POV. I do not want to name all of the characters as they may be spoilers, but if you have seen Episode One you would know them from the movie. Some of the perspectives just felt very unneeded and were so small and miniscule I failed to see the value in adding them. It took away from the focus on Padme and the creation of the Queen’s persona that I had grown to really enjoy reading about.
Another factor I did not particularly enjoy, is that I feel that if you have not seen Episode One (and this relates to the many POV’s) you would not be able to keep up with the story or know why we were reading a seemingly random character’s perspective. I prefer when a story can be read as a stand alone from its respected source material. In the authors previous work: Ahsoka, you can read it without having seen Star Wars: The Clone Wars (though I do not recommend it). With Queen’s Peril I would almost say having seen Episode One is a necessity. Sometimes we would just briefly mention an exchange that happened in the movie and if you had only read this book you may be confused. As a movie companion that is fine I suppose but I just prefer as a personal preference to have books from a movie franchise to be able to stand on its own a bit better.
All in all, I did like the book. It was intriguing to learn more about Padme and Naboo. It is not my favourite Star Wars novel but I do still think it is worth a read for a Star Wars fan, especially if you enjoy the prequels. If you have not seen Star Wars… maybe watch the movies first or at least Episode One.
I loved E.K. Johnston’s Ahsoka novel so I went into this book with fairly high expectations. Unfortunately Queen’s Peril failed to hit the mark for me.
So this novel focuses on Padme and her handmaidens and takes place before and during Star Wars Episode One. It gives us more of a backstory to Padme and how she was elected Queen and how all of her handmaidens were chosen. I enjoyed this aspect and thought it was really neat to discover how Naboo politics work and how and why some of the things that transpire in Episode One come to pass.
The characters were great, especially in the first half of the book. I loved learning about all Padme’s handmaidens and how they recruited different experts so they could teach Padme and each other valuable skills. It was really neat to see them work and conspire together to create the perfect persona of “Queen Amidala” so that they could swap out Padme if they ever felt the risk was particularly high.
So when the story focused on Padme and the handmaidens, I really enjoyed the story. I started to lose interest when the POV started jumping to a bunch of characters who I did not feel like needed a POV. I do not want to name all of the characters as they may be spoilers, but if you have seen Episode One you would know them from the movie. Some of the perspectives just felt very unneeded and were so small and miniscule I failed to see the value in adding them. It took away from the focus on Padme and the creation of the Queen’s persona that I had grown to really enjoy reading about.
Another factor I did not particularly enjoy, is that I feel that if you have not seen Episode One (and this relates to the many POV’s) you would not be able to keep up with the story or know why we were reading a seemingly random character’s perspective. I prefer when a story can be read as a stand alone from its respected source material. In the authors previous work: Ahsoka, you can read it without having seen Star Wars: The Clone Wars (though I do not recommend it). With Queen’s Peril I would almost say having seen Episode One is a necessity. Sometimes we would just briefly mention an exchange that happened in the movie and if you had only read this book you may be confused. As a movie companion that is fine I suppose but I just prefer as a personal preference to have books from a movie franchise to be able to stand on its own a bit better.
All in all, I did like the book. It was intriguing to learn more about Padme and Naboo. It is not my favourite Star Wars novel but I do still think it is worth a read for a Star Wars fan, especially if you enjoy the prequels. If you have not seen Star Wars… maybe watch the movies first or at least Episode One.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wish this was longer, I could read a full book of just Padme and her handmaidens hanging out.
“The girl [ Padme ] in the white dress was going to be Queen, and she was ready.”
…
“The girl [ Leia ]in the white dress was never going to be Queen, but she was ready.”
…
“The girl [ Leia ]in the white dress was never going to be Queen, but she was ready.”
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
woah what a masterpiece
going into this, i didn’t have the biggest expectations since i was mostly an anidala fan before an amidala fan, yet this is probably on my favorites from this trilogy
such an interesting story and very captivating writing
i loved seeing young padme navigate the world of being queen
it was also nice seeing things like “why natalie portman spoke with such a different voice when playing the queen” get explained in this novel
i absolutely loved the characters and the complexity of being the queen
i loved seeing how the handmaidens worked together and it made me realize that they weren’t “servers”, they where padmes equals
without them, it wouldn’t turn out how we know
i loved that we got a prelude to phantom menace yet the book also took place during our beloved episode 1. I would definitely recommend this
going into this, i didn’t have the biggest expectations since i was mostly an anidala fan before an amidala fan, yet this is probably on my favorites from this trilogy
such an interesting story and very captivating writing
i loved seeing young padme navigate the world of being queen
it was also nice seeing things like “why natalie portman spoke with such a different voice when playing the queen” get explained in this novel
i absolutely loved the characters and the complexity of being the queen
i loved seeing how the handmaidens worked together and it made me realize that they weren’t “servers”, they where padmes equals
without them, it wouldn’t turn out how we know
i loved that we got a prelude to phantom menace yet the book also took place during our beloved episode 1. I would definitely recommend this