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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Alexander Freed
3.75
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was an uphill battle to put together a novelization to rival one of the best Star Wars films, but this one was adequate. There were times I realized that I would have completely missed the tone or attitude of characters if not for the film, but it was a nice re-telling, well written. Not much extra to warrant reading the book over just watching the movie - I don't think the insights into Jyn's inner thoughts really added much to the experience.