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Bloodline by Claudia Gray

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bdingz's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I love the way Claudia Gray writes Leia—and she introduced a number of compelling characters in this story. I saw some of the plot points coming but there were still a handful of surprises.

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austex_93's review against another edition

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3.0

I gotta say...this was not a page- turner, BUT there were moments here and there that kept the book going. I love Princess Leia's character, and that's what I appreciate the most about this book. From her senator/peacekeeper side, to the warrior/spy escapdes. Overall, it was a very political yet thrilling novel. Would recommend for Princess Leia fans.

mkpatt2024's review against another edition

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4.0

Pretty good Leia story. I haven't read a lot of the new Star Wars books lately and this one was set to give some back story to the whole First Order storyline. I do prefer the ones that have a little more action and more Jedi type stories, but all in all this one wasn't bad and was pleasant listening to while I was driving.

jloganr's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Storyline was interesting, audiobook production was top notch as always. Just thought some of the writing/prose was pretty amateur. Lot's of head scratching word choices and sentence structures. Needed one more draft and it would've been a 4 or 4.5. It also was a bit slow at the start but once things get to the second half of the book it really picks up, and the

revelation to the rest of the galaxy that her and Luke are the children of Darth Vader was cool. Also that means people now know that Anakin became Vader and it seems like a bigger deal should've been made of that too. Maybe that's covered in a different book though.

Weirdly enough I wish there was more political maneuvering and we saw more of that side of things, and less of the espionage side missions with the other characters. Gimmie Leia being a master politician like we always hear about.

Also the very end was rushed, and the whole Resistance thing felt pretty shoehorned in.