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A review by amblygon_writes
Bloodline by Claudia Gray
4.0
This is maybe more of a 3.5, but it was fun so I'm rounding it up! Lockdown has been filled with tons of Star Wars material and I thought I should sample some in written format. Although this isn't the first Star Wars book I've read (hello Bane trilogy), it's the first canon book I've read.
I'm impressed with how Leia is portrayed in this book. I sometimes struggled to remember her age (despite the constant reminders) because she definitely comes across as young at heart and quite youthful in this - but that's probably accurate. She's probably one of those people who says that age is just a number. I enjoyed the POV characters (mostly) and in particular I liked that all of the characters had some kind of secret or deeper layer that wasn't obvious at first glance.
Although this helped to fill some of the holes, it also opened up a lot of new holes. What were they all doing up until this book? What was/is her relationship like with her husband and son? With her brother? One small nitpick: I wasn't a huge fan of how Han was portrayed in this - he came across a bit flat (and it gave me some Ron/Hermione vibes - i.e. how are they still together?! They're so different!).
It was an enjoyable read (finished it on a lockdown holiday spent sitting in the sun in the garden!) and it was nice to get into Leia's head for a while. She definitely doesn't get as much attention as she deserves.
I'm impressed with how Leia is portrayed in this book. I sometimes struggled to remember her age (despite the constant reminders) because she definitely comes across as young at heart and quite youthful in this - but that's probably accurate. She's probably one of those people who says that age is just a number. I enjoyed the POV characters (mostly) and in particular I liked that all of the characters had some kind of secret or deeper layer that wasn't obvious at first glance.
Although this helped to fill some of the holes, it also opened up a lot of new holes. What were they all doing up until this book? What was/is her relationship like with her husband and son? With her brother? One small nitpick: I wasn't a huge fan of how Han was portrayed in this - he came across a bit flat (and it gave me some Ron/Hermione vibes - i.e. how are they still together?! They're so different!).
It was an enjoyable read (finished it on a lockdown holiday spent sitting in the sun in the garden!) and it was nice to get into Leia's head for a while. She definitely doesn't get as much attention as she deserves.