A review by booksandcoffeerequired
Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray

4.0

Leia is and will always be one of my biggest heroes, period. This is a great book for lifelong Star Wars fans, and especially teens, who want to see another side of their favorite iconic space princess. Gray is very good at holding onto what makes these characters who they are on the screen, while giving us new depths that only the page can explore. I loved getting to see a more vulnerable Leia, and I felt like it was a good tie-in to her character arc in the sequel trilogy (especially The Last Jedi, since she is vulnerable there too, if in a different way). The story holds up, especially the glimpses we get at Leia's relationship with her parents, how she views her duties to Alderaan, and how she treats her teenage friends. The seeds of our hero are strong in this one.