jasonofthelibrary 's review for:

Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston

3.0

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This was a fun book, but had some difficult (for me) plot-holes to fill. Overall it was good, and it was nice to hear Ashley Eckstein read the book about her character from Star Wars: Clone Wars. I quite enjoyed hearing about the path Ahsoka takes from the end of the Clone Wars series to her re-emergence in Star Wars: Rebels, and that is what this book is about. Now on to the plot holes!

Spoiler

Okay, first thing we are made to believe that after leaving the Jedi Order Ahsoka is put back into the field commanding troops on Mandalore? Why? Under what authority? There is a hint that Anakin helped set her up there, but it seems odd that a former Jedi would be allowed to do that. It feels like a forced way of keeping Ahsoka and Rex connected. Oh well, it was minor anyway.

The biggest hole for me is the Empire's motivations. These guys are bad dudes, sure. They like strip-mining planets and using slaves to meet Palpatine's ambitious goals. These are also the people who build Super Star Destroyers and Death Stars...so why would they waste time and resources taking over Raada to plant their soil-destroying plant? They literally have the entire galaxy to work with, and, in all probability, a basically unlimited amount of droids to use in cultivation. They also could probably use hydroponics and off-world production for this plant. It's not like the Empire is in emergency mode where they are desperate for this new plant and Raada is one of the few worlds they control where they can grow it. It just doesn't make any sense at all. Maybe I'm being nit-picky, but it just made the whole premise feel forced.

Overall, I do recommend this book.