A review by living_dead_girl
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back by Elizabeth Schaefer

funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

While there were a few stand-out stories, the second installment of 'From a Certain Point of View' was a bit lacking compared to the first one for me. It seems like the authors chosen weren't totally interested in actually exploring the event in the movie. I had a hard time with a lot of the stories having meandered so far from the actual story that the only thing in common was the physical settings. Instead of utilizing on-screen characters half of the book focused solely on OCs which was kind of disappointing. Overall I think that the editor probably should have tightened up the number of stories and changed up a few prompts. 

For me, 5 Star reads include:
- "Hunger": Mark Oshiro
- "A Good Kiss": C.B. Lee
-"She Will Keep Them Warm": Delilah S. Dawson
-"A Naturalist on Hoth": Hank Green 
- "The Dragonsnake Saves R2-D2": Katie Cook 
-"Rendezvous Point": Jason Fry
-"Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably)": Django Wexler
- "This Is No Cave‎": Catherynne M. Valente
- "Tooth and Claw": Michael Kogge 
-"Standard Imperial Procedure": Sarwat Chadda 
-  "There Is Always Another": Mackenzi Lee 
-"Bespin Escape": Martha Wells




Other stories I enjoyed include: 
- "Beyond Hope": Michael Moreci
-"STET!": Daniel José Older
- "Wait for It": Zoraida Córdova 
-"Fake It Till You Make It": Cavan Scott
-"No Time for Poetry": Austin Walker
-"Into the Clouds": Karen Strong
-"The Backup Backup Plan": Anne Toole 
-"Right-Hand Man": Lydia Kang