bookswithbaggins 's review for:

Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston

5.0

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As a long-time fan of the animated series The Clone Wars and an even bigger fan of Ahsoka, i can say with certainty this is my favorite Star Wars book ever written. The way Johnston writes her character is so true to the Ahsoka we all know and love, and I am so glad that Johnston did her justice. The story itself is the perfect bridge between Ahsoka's final episodes in The Clone Wars, what happened during the Siege of Mandalore, and her return in Rebels. There is a perfect balance between Ahsoka dealing with her grief at the loss of her friends and the Jedi Order and her then beginning to understand what her new role in the galaxy is. It's a journey of discovery for her, and it was written beautifully. It reads like a second Clone Wars movie that was never made, with all the heart-pounding, non-stop adventure I've come to expect and love when Ashoka is involved. Ahsoka Tano is a character very dear to my heart, and this is a book I know I'll be rereading for years to come thanks to E.K. Johnston's magical storytelling.