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Queen's Shadow
by E.K. Johnston
I have had my Star Wars fixation since the end of 2021, about a year and a half at this point. I've already read a SW few books spanning across canon and legend, and it's really fascinating to see how authors write Star Wars. Some are really fantastic, such as The Wrath of Darth Maul and Padawan,while others aren't so much, like Jedi: Battle Scars. I still plan on reading more in the near future (I've been wanting to dive into the High Republic books forever now), which, as of reading this book, includes finishing the Padmé Trilogy.
This book is heavily politically focused rather than the action we'd usually see from other SW books, but I actually enjoyed it quite a lot. Padmé is such an interesting character, and reading her struggle from her transition from elected monarch to senator really intrigued me. Her passion for being a voice for her people, particularly her commitment to anti-slavery, made me like her so much. Additionally, her interactions with Queen Breha and her family really rounded her out as a character (Shout out to R2 for entertaining Padmé's infant niece by waving his shocker over her. R2, as always, being the best droid ever!).
Sabé was a fine deuteragonist. I didn't find her as interesting as Padmé, but the ending hinting that she was joining the rebellion got me curious. I don't know yet if she gets more development in the trilogy or if she's explored more in other works as her own protagonists, but, either way, I would like to see where her character is taken.
Overall, this was a pretty good read. I just really like Padmé, and I look forward to reading what other aspects Johnston explored in her character.
This book is heavily politically focused rather than the action we'd usually see from other SW books, but I actually enjoyed it quite a lot. Padmé is such an interesting character, and reading her struggle from her transition from elected monarch to senator really intrigued me. Her passion for being a voice for her people, particularly her commitment to anti-slavery, made me like her so much. Additionally, her interactions with Queen Breha and her family really rounded her out as a character (Shout out to R2 for entertaining Padmé's infant niece by waving his shocker over her. R2, as always, being the best droid ever!).
Sabé was a fine deuteragonist. I didn't find her as interesting as Padmé, but the ending hinting that she was joining the rebellion got me curious. I don't know yet if she gets more development in the trilogy or if she's explored more in other works as her own protagonists, but, either way, I would like to see where her character is taken.
Overall, this was a pretty good read. I just really like Padmé, and I look forward to reading what other aspects Johnston explored in her character.