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A review by shadowsofwonder
Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka
2.5
Out of all the R1 tie-ins, I was most excited for Guardians of the Whills. It's "only" a children's book, but the High Republic proved how good those can be.
Also, Baze & Chirrut were the most interesting characters for me in R1 and I was excited to learn more about Jedha.
Unfortunately, this book couldn't have disappointed me more.
I will keep this short because I don't believe in spreading too many negative opinions. We have enough of those in the Star Wars community. But I need to get my frustrations out.
I couldn't even tell you what this book is about.
An adventure about Baze & Chirrut?
A prequel story of how Saw Gerrera settled down on Jedha?
A story about saving children from the evil Empire?
I don't think the book itself even knew what it wanted to be.
In the end it was all of those things, but none of them.
The reader gets thrown in an out of scenes rather randomly.
Because of this, you know what's happening overall, but it's not a captivating story, sucking the reader in with good prose, characters or story.
It's just too vague and not detailed enough to accomplish that.
It's a report of events rather than a story.
To name something positive though, it was short and I didn't have to suffer long...
Even though this was my most anticipated R1 tie-in, it's the one that disappointed me the most. Even more than Catalyst, as that novel had at least some interesting elements.
This was only my experience reading this book. If you experienced it differently, I am genuinely happy for you.
Also, Baze & Chirrut were the most interesting characters for me in R1 and I was excited to learn more about Jedha.
Unfortunately, this book couldn't have disappointed me more.
I will keep this short because I don't believe in spreading too many negative opinions. We have enough of those in the Star Wars community. But I need to get my frustrations out.
I couldn't even tell you what this book is about.
An adventure about Baze & Chirrut?
A prequel story of how Saw Gerrera settled down on Jedha?
A story about saving children from the evil Empire?
I don't think the book itself even knew what it wanted to be.
In the end it was all of those things, but none of them.
The reader gets thrown in an out of scenes rather randomly.
Because of this, you know what's happening overall, but it's not a captivating story, sucking the reader in with good prose, characters or story.
It's just too vague and not detailed enough to accomplish that.
It's a report of events rather than a story.
To name something positive though, it was short and I didn't have to suffer long...
Even though this was my most anticipated R1 tie-in, it's the one that disappointed me the most. Even more than Catalyst, as that novel had at least some interesting elements.
This was only my experience reading this book. If you experienced it differently, I am genuinely happy for you.