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wizardowl 's review for:
Leia: Princess of Alderaan
by Claudia Gray
I was expecting a fun light read but it gave me emotions ;_;
It also IS a fun light read for the most part, with lots of sweet and funny moments, good star wars atmosphere, and likable characters. The pacing was a little weird, and dialogue/character interactions seemed a bit stiff at times; I probably wouldn't have given it a whole four stars if it hadn't effectively kicked me in the heart in the last section, but it did and here we are.
I really appreciated how the book tackled the moral questions around armed resistance. It was authentic to Leia's character, it had nuance, and it made sense (yes, it's morally acceptable to resist a dictatorship). I'm having a bit of trouble conveying my point here, but, in contrast to some of the heavy-handed, inconsistent, poorly thought through moral questioning of many YA novels I've read ('violence is bad and makes you as bad as them! But wait violence against faceless goons is completely acceptable and doesn't even have a moral impact on the characters'), this was very refreshingly on point.
It also IS a fun light read for the most part, with lots of sweet and funny moments, good star wars atmosphere, and likable characters. The pacing was a little weird, and dialogue/character interactions seemed a bit stiff at times; I probably wouldn't have given it a whole four stars if it hadn't effectively kicked me in the heart in the last section, but it did and here we are.
I really appreciated how the book tackled the moral questions around armed resistance. It was authentic to Leia's character, it had nuance, and it made sense (yes, it's morally acceptable to resist a dictatorship). I'm having a bit of trouble conveying my point here, but, in contrast to some of the heavy-handed, inconsistent, poorly thought through moral questioning of many YA novels I've read ('violence is bad and makes you as bad as them! But wait violence against faceless goons is completely acceptable and doesn't even have a moral impact on the characters'), this was very refreshingly on point.