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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
If I could give 1/2 stars this would so get a 3 1/2. It was a decent Star Wars book and a nice intro for new characters from the Rebels tv show.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I liked learning by how Kanan and Hera met. Obviously he was smitten with her from day one, but Hera being Hera means this is not a romance. Like the Rebels TV series, their live is just there, in the background, existing without being central to their relationship.
Vidian was an intriguing character. Not a fan of the ugly=bad trope, and he was a bit too similar to Grievous in some ways, but an interesting villain and a great way to give the readers insight into Empire politics. And Sloane was even better.
Vidian was an intriguing character. Not a fan of the ugly=bad trope, and he was a bit too similar to Grievous in some ways, but an interesting villain and a great way to give the readers insight into Empire politics. And Sloane was even better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder
Moderate: Terminal illness, War
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tense
slow-paced
after a long nightly debate w myself this ends at a 3 for me
idk how to best tackle this book and i know im gonna forget things so if this gets edited like 5 times shhh you saw nothing
the plot was kinda.. boring..? only because it took so long to set up probably but it was a very boring plot in general. however, it was executed well and probably quite thought through.
the book starts very very slow because they have to set everything up first, but i feel like thats sometimes more common in star wars books so maybe im just an imptient lil shit. id actually give the first 40% of this book a 2.5, 40-90% a 4,5 and then the last 10% a 1 literally the most mid ending ever.
i feel like the plot was made to facilitate the meeting of Hera and Kanan, which isnt necessarily bad, but I don’t think this approach worked very well. Kanan is still very angsty and grumpy and like actually dumbfoundly annoying, and his character arc in this book is literally that he just decides to go with Hera because he thinks she’s cool?!???! it just didnt make much sense and actually over the whole book the both of them together had very ample development. a better approach would have been in their early days of partnership, when they’re both still rough around the edges and over the course of the book they start to trust each other on a very dangerous and personal plotline. that would explain how they become such a close-knit and sometimes awfully silly duo in Rebels. this book just didn’t feel like either of them.
literally what makes me mad is that the side characters either had more development or just in general a better story than Hera and Kanan. it feels like Miller thought about the plot constantly and was making it perfect (which does not go unnoticed), but he kind of forgot who this book was really about. in contrast to dark disciple - which really focused on the two main characters and the plot served as a strong backbone for it, neither Hera or Kanan feel like the protagonist in this book. theyre just pawns in Miller’s little silly plot. the antagonists in this book were interesting actually and had better or more steadfast motivations than any of the protagonists & some of the side characters
i said before that Kanan was annoying and I mean he really was insanely annoying. he’s still a bit of a little shit in Rebels but thats because of his trauma probably and now he’s the found family dad of like 4 lgbtq+ children so i can forgive him for it. i understand why he’s annoying in the book because my man is traumatised from seeing his mother figure die and then literally having to change who he is just so he wont get killed, but it didn’t make much sense to push that act so hard. and maybe he really did start to become his own annoying brawly kinda sexist persona over the years, but it felt more like Miller had no idea who he was writing about. Hera is very Hera-like, especially in conversation, but her own spark of why she does what she does also seemed very lost. Kanan got a lot of introspection and some of it was really good, Hera got literally nothing. my sweet precious and awesome pilot girl got no fucking development and im so mad. i want a book purely about Hera from a Hera fan, that’s the only way she can be done some justice lol.
one more thing: where. was. Chopper.?
WHERE WAS MY FUNKY LITTLE SALT SHAKER ASS LOOKING DROID
I DONT CARE IF HIS ONLY LINES WERE ‘BRRBBRRBBRBRBRBR’ DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THAT LITTLE GUY
the literal biggest missed opportunity maybe the simple addition of Chopper to the plot would have saved this book.
summary: hella mid. i need better books about both of them.
idk how to best tackle this book and i know im gonna forget things so if this gets edited like 5 times shhh you saw nothing
the plot was kinda.. boring..? only because it took so long to set up probably but it was a very boring plot in general. however, it was executed well and probably quite thought through.
the book starts very very slow because they have to set everything up first, but i feel like thats sometimes more common in star wars books so maybe im just an imptient lil shit. id actually give the first 40% of this book a 2.5, 40-90% a 4,5 and then the last 10% a 1 literally the most mid ending ever.
i feel like the plot was made to facilitate the meeting of Hera and Kanan, which isnt necessarily bad, but I don’t think this approach worked very well. Kanan is still very angsty and grumpy and like actually dumbfoundly annoying, and his character arc in this book is literally that he just decides to go with Hera because he thinks she’s cool?!???! it just didnt make much sense and actually over the whole book the both of them together had very ample development. a better approach would have been in their early days of partnership, when they’re both still rough around the edges and over the course of the book they start to trust each other on a very dangerous and personal plotline. that would explain how they become such a close-knit and sometimes awfully silly duo in Rebels. this book just didn’t feel like either of them.
literally what makes me mad is that the side characters either had more development or just in general a better story than Hera and Kanan. it feels like Miller thought about the plot constantly and was making it perfect (which does not go unnoticed), but he kind of forgot who this book was really about. in contrast to dark disciple - which really focused on the two main characters and the plot served as a strong backbone for it, neither Hera or Kanan feel like the protagonist in this book. theyre just pawns in Miller’s little silly plot. the antagonists in this book were interesting actually and had better or more steadfast motivations than any of the protagonists & some of the side characters
i said before that Kanan was annoying and I mean he really was insanely annoying. he’s still a bit of a little shit in Rebels but thats because of his trauma probably and now he’s the found family dad of like 4 lgbtq+ children so i can forgive him for it. i understand why he’s annoying in the book because my man is traumatised from seeing his mother figure die and then literally having to change who he is just so he wont get killed, but it didn’t make much sense to push that act so hard. and maybe he really did start to become his own annoying brawly kinda sexist persona over the years, but it felt more like Miller had no idea who he was writing about. Hera is very Hera-like, especially in conversation, but her own spark of why she does what she does also seemed very lost. Kanan got a lot of introspection and some of it was really good, Hera got literally nothing. my sweet precious and awesome pilot girl got no fucking development and im so mad. i want a book purely about Hera from a Hera fan, that’s the only way she can be done some justice lol.
one more thing: where. was. Chopper.?
WHERE WAS MY FUNKY LITTLE SALT SHAKER ASS LOOKING DROID
I DONT CARE IF HIS ONLY LINES WERE ‘BRRBBRRBBRBRBRBR’ DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THAT LITTLE GUY
the literal biggest missed opportunity maybe the simple addition of Chopper to the plot would have saved this book.
summary: hella mid. i need better books about both of them.
fast-paced
I've heard this is one of the best of the Disney era Star Wars books. If this is considered one of the best then the bar is really low. I picked this up mainly because it is about Kanan and Hera one of the best couples in the Star Wars Universe. This book started off strong the characterizations of Kanan, Hera, Skelly and Rae Sloane were all great. Count Denetrius Vidian was the biggest downside of this story he was an okay character not really deserving of his General Grievous status that Miller tried to make him into. He was overly cartoonish and very YA in his characterization. While I understand Star Wars is meant to appeal to all ages the villains should always feel threatening and Vidian never felt threatening. I am really happy I read this book after watching all of Rebels as it is one of my favorite of the Star Wars shows, so there is a certain amount of nostalgia there. Rae Sloane was an okay character I do know that she has gone on to be big thing later on right now she just seems like bargain bin Natasi Daala. When I was reading this I felt that John Jackson Miller was writing kind of the same characters that he wrote in the Knights of the Old Republic comic. The crew in that was very similar to this; Zayne Carrick the jedi, Marn Hierogryph the criminal and Jarael the alien girl. Not a bad thing it just felt like I had read this before and I know that the majority of fans probably didn't feel that. But I feel that when it comes to the Star Wars EU I am going to be a harsher critic as it is a Universe where I have spent a great amount of time. Was this good yes it was, was it as great as some of the other stuff before it no. My main gripe was the character of Vidian, his inclusion in this book puts it on a similar level to Crystal Star for me in terms of quality. I did like the ending and that raised my opinion slightly. Again if I had read this book before watching Rebels I would have been underwhelmed. May the 4th be with you!
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
one of my favorite Star Wars books and an essential addition to Rebels. You must.
So I struggle with post order 66 books bc theyre usually (and rightly so) a lot depressing all my friends have just been murdered. Not a great time for jedi. This one handles that pretty great. Enjoyed the character growth
adventurous
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:
Complicated