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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
This book was everything ! I didn't know I needed this story about Leia until I started it. I loved Leia , she is still one of my favourite characters in Star Wars but this book made me love her more, which i didn't think was possible!!!
Claudia's narrative was perfect, I could hear and feel everything that Leia was feeling and it was so well written that I didn't want to stop reading it at all. All I want is more young Leia stories!! All the Easter eggs and knowledge of the world of Star Wars was beautifully written and showed her commitment to understanding the fandom. This book tied in nicely to the original Star Wars movies as well as the movies that have come out more recently.
If you love Star Wars and never want the story to end than this is a story for you!!!
Claudia's narrative was perfect, I could hear and feel everything that Leia was feeling and it was so well written that I didn't want to stop reading it at all. All I want is more young Leia stories!! All the Easter eggs and knowledge of the world of Star Wars was beautifully written and showed her commitment to understanding the fandom. This book tied in nicely to the original Star Wars movies as well as the movies that have come out more recently.
If you love Star Wars and never want the story to end than this is a story for you!!!
I didn't expect much from this, maybe some teenage Leia on thinly veiled diplomatic missions. But it turned out to be a coming of age story as Leia learns about the depths of her parents' involvement in the fledgling Rebel Alliance. We meet Amilyn Holdo and get our first glimpse of Crait (both from The Last Jedi, though nothing close to ground breaking is revealed). We also see the planet Wobani (where the rebels free Jinn Erso in Rogue One). But perhaps the greatest connection to the movies is the Imperial Officer Panaka, who served as Queen Amidala's head of security in the Phantom Menace, and is struck by Leia's physical resemblance to Amidala. We also get mentions of Saw Gerrera. But none of that is really central to the plot. Instead we see Leia becoming a princess—and really a general.
While this book wasn’t incredible—the writing style was, in some places, mediocre and simplistic—I truly enjoyed it. I found myself wanting to read it to find out what happened. I wasn’t upset with the ending either, although it didn’t end how I expected (I expected a seamless transition between Rogue One events and A New Hope events).
However, this book is a great read, enjoyable in a LOT of ways. It had some pretty awesome moments of political intrigue. Honestly Star Wars appeals to me because of the politics. So a book about Leia was fantastic.
However, this book is a great read, enjoyable in a LOT of ways. It had some pretty awesome moments of political intrigue. Honestly Star Wars appeals to me because of the politics. So a book about Leia was fantastic.
Hands down the best Star Wars book I’ve ever read. Claudia Gray is a genius. Every book should be this good
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
ALL THE STARS.
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Claudia Gray has once again delivered a fantastic star wars story! She writes Leia so well, I wouldn't want anyone else to write a story on Leia, Claudia captures Leia so well!
This story follows 16 year old Leia, about to start her trials in order to be named official heir of Alderaan. This basically Leia's coming of age story, it shows Leia's development and how she ends up to be the Leia we see in the films.
I love that we get to see more of Leia's adoptive parents and her home planet of Alderaan.
It's a really really great story, I highly recommend to any star wars fans out there.
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Claudia Gray has once again delivered a fantastic star wars story! She writes Leia so well, I wouldn't want anyone else to write a story on Leia, Claudia captures Leia so well!
This story follows 16 year old Leia, about to start her trials in order to be named official heir of Alderaan. This basically Leia's coming of age story, it shows Leia's development and how she ends up to be the Leia we see in the films.
I love that we get to see more of Leia's adoptive parents and her home planet of Alderaan.
It's a really really great story, I highly recommend to any star wars fans out there.
It was cute. A little bit of a watered-down YA story about Leia that probably didn't need to happen.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
This is one of the most powerful YA books I've ever read - not only does it treat girls and women as a diverse group (compared to so many sci fi ensembles where there's a solo girl, as if that's the entire point of her character), but it also doesn't pull any "not like other girls" crap - diplomacy is valued, femininity is valued, physical strength is valued, agressiveness is valued, weirdness is valued. Like the Pathfinding teacher says - everyone has different skills, and they're useful in different enviroments. It's so refreshing to see that applied evenly to women and girls - not everyone has to be good with a blaster to be a worthwhile person.
I also loved that while it was written for a young adult audience, it didn't talk down to the reader about the difficult moral questions that the characters have to face - Leia and her parents and friends all have to come to terms with truths that some authors would sugar coat away from teenage audiences, much in the way things are hidden from Leia herself at the start of the novel. Claudia Gray obviously sincerly trusts and respects teenagers as people capable of dealing with powerful concepts of philosophy and morality. And I'm so grateful for that.
Thank you to Claudia Gray for making Leia's inner workings come alive for me. It really made me appreciate her with new eyes - and now I'm off to rewatch all of the films, to cope with finishing the book!
I also loved that while it was written for a young adult audience, it didn't talk down to the reader about the difficult moral questions that the characters have to face - Leia and her parents and friends all have to come to terms with truths that some authors would sugar coat away from teenage audiences, much in the way things are hidden from Leia herself at the start of the novel. Claudia Gray obviously sincerly trusts and respects teenagers as people capable of dealing with powerful concepts of philosophy and morality. And I'm so grateful for that.
Thank you to Claudia Gray for making Leia's inner workings come alive for me. It really made me appreciate her with new eyes - and now I'm off to rewatch all of the films, to cope with finishing the book!