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A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller
4.0

A New Dawn follows Hera and Kanan, characters that before I had only known from Rebels tv series. I felt like this really caught the essence of the characters whilst also making them feel younger, giving the characters room to develop. You definitely feel for Kanan, from showing parts of his life before order 66.
This really extends the chemistry between them, giving you a little more of a look inside the characters but perhaps not personal enough. I would of liked maybe a bit more inside of the characters, would of been nice if this was written in first person, switching between the different characters. I feel it would of been interesting to have a clear and concise inner monologue from certain characters in this book. This was done in parts within the book in third person but would maybe be more natural coming from each character in their own voice.
The team that is formed during the book worked well together. There was good connections between them and they all served a purpose to the story and built each other up.
There was an interesting look at surveilance which surprised me. I think that's what is so great about these stories as there always holding up a mirror.
This story really blurred the lines between good and bad sides, showing us it's not as clear cut as we would of thought.