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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-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
Must a book be good? Isn't it enough to see Kanan Jarrus fall head over heels in love with Hera?
funny
tense
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
I love Hera and Kanan so much so of course I had to get this book. I think that it's a really fun romp and I always love a good "Oh, this person is handsome but I'm certainly never going to get overly emotionally attached to them" trope when you know for sure that they do fall in love. It's not my favorite Star Wars novel, but it's fun and I had fun reading.
I do not personally care for Rae Sloane. I know she's big in Star Wars lore and like I get her importance in the Empire and New Order, but I just do not love her and I did not really care that the first half of the book has so much of her in it as opposed to our heroes. Though she's more fun to be with than Vidian was.
I do not personally care for Rae Sloane. I know she's big in Star Wars lore and like I get her importance in the Empire and New Order, but I just do not love her and I did not really care that the first half of the book has so much of her in it as opposed to our heroes. Though she's more fun to be with than Vidian was.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Murder
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This really wasn't much of anything for me. The plot dragged out far too long, several times I thought Okay this is the end! and it just wasn't.
Kanan came off as out of character. I can understand depressed, angry, scared, uninvested. But he's cruel and mean and a bit of a creep. I don't see the connection to who he is in Rebels. They kept saying he was nice but I needed more of that to make me believe it. I wanted to see him doing small things to make people's day a little better, sweet things.
As for the villain, his end plan was good?, buttt he's so juvenile. Murder is the way to get things do. Smash smash smash. Break things. Kill the most important people are regret later. I felt nothing but eye rolling annoyance towards him. The complex workings of a political government that is both a 'democracy' and and dictatorship were completely scrapped for a 'power means I can do anything'!
I thought the plot was at least interesting as an overview, but so much just made it drag by.
My biggest complaint though is Hera/Kanan. I didn't see anything that felt real. Why do they like each other? Like that's what this book was supposed to star right? I just didn't buy it in this story.
It's not the worst one I've read but yeah it wasn't stellar either.
Kanan came off as out of character. I can understand depressed, angry, scared, uninvested. But he's cruel and mean and a bit of a creep. I don't see the connection to who he is in Rebels. They kept saying he was nice but I needed more of that to make me believe it. I wanted to see him doing small things to make people's day a little better, sweet things.
As for the villain, his end plan was good?, buttt he's so juvenile. Murder is the way to get things do. Smash smash smash. Break things. Kill the most important people are regret later. I felt nothing but eye rolling annoyance towards him. The complex workings of a political government that is both a 'democracy' and and dictatorship were completely scrapped for a 'power means I can do anything'!
I thought the plot was at least interesting as an overview, but so much just made it drag by.
My biggest complaint though is Hera/Kanan. I didn't see anything that felt real. Why do they like each other? Like that's what this book was supposed to star right? I just didn't buy it in this story.
It's not the worst one I've read but yeah it wasn't stellar either.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Hera and Kanan are two of the most interesting characters in "Star Wars: Rebels" so I was predisposed to like this book. But even apart from that, it's solid story that makes me like these characters more than ever.
Kanan Jarrus was once in training to be a Jedi, but the Jedi Order fell when he was a brand-new padawan. He's been in hiding ever since, trying to drown his past in drink and danger, and claiming to live only for himself, but unable to completely suppress his altruistic Jedi core. His work at a mining firm entangles him with Hera, who's looking to organize a rebellion, once she can recruit the right people.
Kanan and Hera are both drawn unwillingly into action when the new mining supervisor turns out to be a violent maniac with a destructive plan, which forces them to partner with people not at all suited for rebellion. The plot is solid and the villain is despicable. The different characters show us the different perspective that arise when people live through the rise of an Empire--people aren't all pure-hearted rebels or despicable despots, but just people trying to make a living and navigate the dangerous world around them. The pacing is a bit off, and certain sections of the book drag. It's also surprisingly adult for a book based on a children's tv show--lots of mentions of drinking and debauchery in Kanan's past, set in a very grim and gritty section of the galaxy, and with some very gruesome deaths. Very clean by adult standards, but maybe not something that would interest the show's target audience.
A good entry in the new Star Wars canon. I recommend the audio version--the reader has a great range of voices which, with the music and sound effects, make it feel like a movie.
Kanan Jarrus was once in training to be a Jedi, but the Jedi Order fell when he was a brand-new padawan. He's been in hiding ever since, trying to drown his past in drink and danger, and claiming to live only for himself, but unable to completely suppress his altruistic Jedi core. His work at a mining firm entangles him with Hera, who's looking to organize a rebellion, once she can recruit the right people.
Kanan and Hera are both drawn unwillingly into action when the new mining supervisor turns out to be a violent maniac with a destructive plan, which forces them to partner with people not at all suited for rebellion. The plot is solid and the villain is despicable. The different characters show us the different perspective that arise when people live through the rise of an Empire--people aren't all pure-hearted rebels or despicable despots, but just people trying to make a living and navigate the dangerous world around them. The pacing is a bit off, and certain sections of the book drag. It's also surprisingly adult for a book based on a children's tv show--lots of mentions of drinking and debauchery in Kanan's past, set in a very grim and gritty section of the galaxy, and with some very gruesome deaths. Very clean by adult standards, but maybe not something that would interest the show's target audience.
A good entry in the new Star Wars canon. I recommend the audio version--the reader has a great range of voices which, with the music and sound effects, make it feel like a movie.
3 and half stars. Fun easy read. Plot is really straight forward