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verkisto's review
3.0
The Evil Experiment begins moments after the end of The Deadly Hunter, with Qui-Gon abducted by the assassin that was chasing them in that book. Obi-Wan has to solve the mystery of why he was abducted, find out where he was taken, and figure out how to get him out. The book is as much a mystery as its predecessor, but isn't laid out to be so; instead, it's more a straightforward adventure as Obi-Wan is on the trail.
Also like The Deadly Hunter, this book ends on a cliffhanger, making this book part of a series within a series. This isn't the first time Watson has done this in Jedi Apprentice, but this does mark the biggest story she's put together for the series so far. It will be at least three books, and this one is its own The Empire Strikes Back, since it ends on a dark moment. It's not quite as bleak (which I assume is due to the intended audience for the book), but it's not a happy ending, either. Even knowing that Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon will survive through to the events of The Phantom Menace doesn't lessen the tension of the story.
Characters presented in The Deadly Hunter are fleshed out more here, marking another trend Watson began with the series. Short as the individual books are, the multi-book arcs that feature the same cast of characters allows for development that wouldn't be feasible in one standalone book. It's brilliantly executed, and I wonder if this is standard among other juvenile series, or if this is just something Watson does. Either way, it's effective.
This series is at its best when the stories carry over from book-to-book. Considering that this book is the middle of a trilogy (tetralogy? Maybe more?), it raises the bar of the books that will follow. I feel my expectations for the rest of the series are justified.
Also like The Deadly Hunter, this book ends on a cliffhanger, making this book part of a series within a series. This isn't the first time Watson has done this in Jedi Apprentice, but this does mark the biggest story she's put together for the series so far. It will be at least three books, and this one is its own The Empire Strikes Back, since it ends on a dark moment. It's not quite as bleak (which I assume is due to the intended audience for the book), but it's not a happy ending, either. Even knowing that Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon will survive through to the events of The Phantom Menace doesn't lessen the tension of the story.
Characters presented in The Deadly Hunter are fleshed out more here, marking another trend Watson began with the series. Short as the individual books are, the multi-book arcs that feature the same cast of characters allows for development that wouldn't be feasible in one standalone book. It's brilliantly executed, and I wonder if this is standard among other juvenile series, or if this is just something Watson does. Either way, it's effective.
This series is at its best when the stories carry over from book-to-book. Considering that this book is the middle of a trilogy (tetralogy? Maybe more?), it raises the bar of the books that will follow. I feel my expectations for the rest of the series are justified.
dostojevskijs's review
2.0
Patience, young padawan. Suspend your judgement, and every being has something to teach you.
I liked how this was different from previous books in the series as it picks up right at the end of previous book (and ends up continuing in the next) as the rest of the series are all connected, sure, but often only in off-hand reflections and references - it's mostly been scattered adventures from Obi Wan's time as Qui Gon's Padawan. So, that was a refreshing take.
But even as the young girl Astri who teams up with Obi-Wan is one of my favourite characters so far... it failed to truly engage me (but as I've continued to point out, the only thing that makes me the target audience is my love for Star Wars; I'm the wrong age, and I've moved beyond this kind of literature, or writing style, quite a while ago) but it was a nice adventure, showing the bond between Padawan and Master.
I liked how this was different from previous books in the series as it picks up right at the end of previous book (and ends up continuing in the next) as the rest of the series are all connected, sure, but often only in off-hand reflections and references - it's mostly been scattered adventures from Obi Wan's time as Qui Gon's Padawan. So, that was a refreshing take.
But even as the young girl Astri who teams up with Obi-Wan is one of my favourite characters so far... it failed to truly engage me (but as I've continued to point out, the only thing that makes me the target audience is my love for Star Wars; I'm the wrong age, and I've moved beyond this kind of literature, or writing style, quite a while ago) but it was a nice adventure, showing the bond between Padawan and Master.
rhaenyratargaryen's review against another edition
3.0
Estos libros antes no eran taaaan entretenidos, pero últimamente vienen siendo muy adictivos.
casbah's review
3.0
This might have the worst title of the entire series so far and Watson set that bar pretty high.
Really enjoyed Obi-Wan angsting over whether or not Qui-Gon is dead as opposed to angsting over whether or not Qui-Gon likes/forgives him. Hopefully we never have to return to that dark place.
Really enjoyed Obi-Wan angsting over whether or not Qui-Gon is dead as opposed to angsting over whether or not Qui-Gon likes/forgives him. Hopefully we never have to return to that dark place.
justabean_reads's review
So this was basically eighty pages of lovingly-described h/c in which Qui-Gon was tortured by an evil scientist and Obi-Wan hunts across the galaxy to rescue him. I don't have a single response past, "Yes. Good." Probably my favourite in the series, next to the one where Obi-Wan is almost mindwiped.
toggle_fow's review
3.0
Back on this train because I need inspiration. Now we're really getting into the thick of Jenna Zan Arbor's evil plot, and I know it's just going to get worse. I'm desperate to know who the mysterious second person in her facility is! "You don't know him, but you're close to him." I rarely stumble over a plot point I don't already know about through fandom osmosis, so I'm excited!
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