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lunarsyrin 's review for:
Ahsoka
by E.K. Johnston
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
I’m fully aware that I am the target demographic for this book and my overall enjoyment of it reflects that. If you’re a fan of Ahsoka’s character and are looking for a little more content with her then you’ll probably enjoy your time reading. However, if you don’t care about the larger galaxy or multi POV then this isn’t for you.
Even for myself, who is a fan of those things, felt as though they were the weakness here. The passage of time felt very hard to follow with all the planet hopping Ahsoka had done, especially in the last third. Ahsoka is out doing enough good deeds, for Bail to catch wind which implies she’s been doing this for at least a few weeks if not longer. So does that mean everyone has been huddled in the caves on Raada all this time and nobody has found them?
The other small issue I had was with one perspective that’s so inconsequential I don’t really know why it was included. Jenneth Pilar has maybe 5 pages total and does nothing but tell us why the Empire chose Raada. I personally think his perspective added nothing and could have been cut from the book.
These last two points are more “nitpicks” but still contributed to my rating. I think there could have been another round of editing. There were sentences that felt clunky or wordy, or even sections I don’t think needed to be there (see Jenneth Pilar and Ahsoka’s encounter with a Black Sun agent).
I also felt there was an over reliance on the reader already having an understanding of Ahsoka’s character, and the unsubtle references to Clone Wars episodes. When Ahsoka reflects on the past (in all but one instance), it’s to memories of a Clone Wars episode. Which is fine, I love the Clone Wars, but it would’ve been nice to hear new memories instead of relying on something pre-existing.
Overall I enjoyed this glimpse of what Ahsoka was up to. If you’re not already a big fan of her then this probably isn’t for you, since at this point of 2025 (9 years after this book was published, and remember this was written before S7 of Clone Wars or The Tales Of series were even thought of) you’re not getting anything new or groundbreaking.