A review by rebelbelle13
The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton

3.0

I normally don't read many Star Wars novels. I've read Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire series, but that's about it. I am a huge Star Wars fan and have been for over 20 years. I thought it might be time to branch out and read some other novels by different authors. The Courtship of Princess Leia was entertaining, to be sure, and it took the monotony out of my weekly bus ride into the city. It certainly felt like Star Wars to a certain degree, but some of the characterization seemed off. Luke seemed befuddled. Han acted like a teenager, and Leia just came across as disinterested in everything throughout the entire novel. Hapes and Dathomir were interesting. I feel as though an entire novel could have been written around Augwynne and her sisters. As interesting as the new characters were, they raised some questions and looming plot holes. If the Nightsisters were so powerful, wouldn't the Emperor have tapped their power in the past? Why didn't Hapes help against the Empire before? If the Nightsisters were more in number and more powerful than the other sisters, why hadn't they destroyed them years ago? These questions have all been touched on by other reviewers, but I feel the questions are pertinent enough to be repeated. Another thing that bothered me: you don't RIDE rancors. Just, no. This novel was entertaining, and felt within the vein of the Star Wars universe, and may have filled the gap between Jedi and Heir, but that's about it.