897 reviews for:

Queen's Peril

E.K. Johnston

3.95 AVERAGE

euli5's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I really like it.

Even though it's more of a YA story, it grabbed my attention enough to keep me reading. I'd love to know more about the events before

and during

The Phantom Menace; it adds so much to the general story. What can I say, Padmé is one of my favourite characters in Star Wars. It's always nice when they decide to actually acknowledge her existence beyond being Anakin's lover.

s_lorenz's review

3.5

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing fast-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: No

rosie_one's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

fluffkins's review

4.5

fast-paced

torireadsagain's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

jamietherebelliousreader's review against another edition

4.0

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4 stars. I managed to blow through this book in a few hours, that’s how good it was. Also, it’s incredibly short so that helped too I guess. Where the first book was over 300 pages, this one is less than 300 and it goes by really quickly. It takes place after Padmé becomes Amidala, the Queen of Naboo and then it pretty much turns into Episode I: The Phantom Menace but from her p.o.v. obviously. We see Jar Jar Binks (ughhh), Qui-Gon Jin and a tiny little Anakin Skywalker but it was very well done and interesting. I really enjoy these books and I hope Johnston continues on with them because I’m loving what she’s doing with Padmé’s character and this world, they are very entertaining reads.

headbangerhijabi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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: Yes

jenny_librarian's review

5.0

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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I know it’s YA and a bit different than other Star Wars book, but that’s a must read. To understand Padmé and her handmaidens/decoys/bodyguards better.

I absolutely loved this book. I know Queen’s Shadow came out first, but I prefer to read them in chronological order so I started with Queen’s Peril and I’m not regretting it. Seeing Padmé and the girls settle into the role of Amidala, how their relationship evolved as trouble arose… it’s one of those little documented sections of Star award lore that I am glad to get more of.

And that mirror chapter with Leia at the end!!! Amazing! No notes! 💯

Extra points of the low key sapphic rep and hint of a QPR (it’s a QPR in my head anyways). Star Wars official stuff cruelly lacks queer rep*, so it’s nice to see it every once in a while.

*Not counting the Jedi order because I’m 99% that was founded by aroace folks, and that Mace Windu is aroace himself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Violence, War

jackiepreston's review

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ju1ieta's review against another edition

5.0

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i love to see a group of girlboss best friends girlbossing (“they’re teenage girls,” mariek said. “they are always going to be up to something.”)