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medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Woof, what a weird mess of a book. The plot seemed to veer all over the place, and the big dramatic conclusion didn’t really have much to do with the rest of the book. Also, it felt very grim for Star Wars - I know that the EU got kind of dark in its later stories, but there was a lot more mass murder and torture in this than I expected. I am always glad when Han gets some real time to shine as a character, though, which I liked here. Admittedly, I haven’t read the Fate of the Jedi series, so I cared less about some parts of Crucible that were clearly wrapping up stuff from that series. But still, I’m not sure much actually got wrapped up? Like, what was the point of having Vestara even be in this book? It also seems like Star Wars characters are forever having revelations about how the Force is neither only light or only dark, they both are necessary, etc. but it never means anything or goes anywhere. Overall, this book had some charm (it is Star Wars, after all), but it’s a bit of a bummer that this is how the EU ended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Blood and Violence
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