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Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray
5.0

I loved Claudia Gray's Lost Stars book, so I was really excited to get this one. I listened to the audiobook and was astounded with the production. It was like listening to a movie a lot of the times. There was music, sound effects, background noise, and lots of other things that really helped to immerse the reader. I usually don't like when books do that but this one was very cleanly done. You never had to worry about not being able to hear what she was saying. Instead it lent itself to the immersive nature of the audiobook.

Getting to know more of Leia was a lot of fun. I really enjoy her strong character. While I anticipated one big occurrence in the book, I didn't guess everything. I enjoyed getting to know Alderaan and her parents. It's really cool reading it when you have so much knowledge of the universe. I also really enjoyed getting to know Holdo, who makes an appearance in The Last Jedi. It was interesting rectifying the girl in this book with the strong woman in the movie.

Definitely worth reading if you're a Star Wars fan. It has a lot of adventure and you get to really see Leia's character growth as the rebellion gets going.