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bentheoverlordsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Entertaining enough with a lot of great moments however a certain characters choices in the penultimate chapter seemed far fetched and a bit mental, making him go from grey character to stereotypical villain
verkisto's review against another edition
4.0
A lot of the writers in the Expanded Universe are all agog about the Jedi, and write about them as the wunderkind they are. Traviss approaches the Jedi from a different angle, as flawed humans who have lost their attachment to real people, and instead shows us normal people who are as brave, resourceful, and committed as the Jedi, as if to say, "These people do it without all the superpowers; why aren't we celebrating them?"
For the direction this series is taking, Traviss is the best writer to participate in creating it. I kinda wish she'd written the entire series.
For the direction this series is taking, Traviss is the best writer to participate in creating it. I kinda wish she'd written the entire series.
djdembeck's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Such a powerful continuation of the first book. The constant sense of a darker presence pulling the strings, getting Boba Fett’s arc, and seeing more characters make irreversible decisions.
jus10greyseeker's review against another edition
This was my first legends book and even tho I started with book 2, amazing character development and love the twins
cayleigh_sorella's review against another edition
3.0
This was surprisingly good. I only picked it up because it had Boba on the cover, and the back sparked something familiar in my childhood Legends brain. Had I known it was the second in a nine-part series, I probably wouldn't have bought it. Now, I kind of want to read the first and then the rest.
Star Wars Legends books are always harder to get into. They require more paying attention to than the new canon material. I love it though. I love meeting characters I've known my entire life, reading the arcs I've played out in Lego in the youth. This is the Star Wars I know and love.
Han and Leia always hold the fort down for me when reading Legends. Their relationship helping me pull through some of the tougher parts - Jacen complaining about becoming a Sith, mainly. It was nice to see the family relationship between the Skywalker and Solo clans, how comfortable they all are with each other. I love this Luke, and respect his decisions, understand his actions and choices. Ben is a breath of fresh air too. Boba stole the show and had me coming back for more. Tempted to hunt down the rest and devour the entire series.
Star Wars Legends books are always harder to get into. They require more paying attention to than the new canon material. I love it though. I love meeting characters I've known my entire life, reading the arcs I've played out in Lego in the youth. This is the Star Wars I know and love.
Han and Leia always hold the fort down for me when reading Legends. Their relationship helping me pull through some of the tougher parts - Jacen complaining about becoming a Sith, mainly. It was nice to see the family relationship between the Skywalker and Solo clans, how comfortable they all are with each other. I love this Luke, and respect his decisions, understand his actions and choices. Ben is a breath of fresh air too. Boba stole the show and had me coming back for more. Tempted to hunt down the rest and devour the entire series.
drownedcrown's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
priyastoric's review against another edition
2.0
Wow. I guess there aren't a lot of things I can say about this book other then I am not a huge fan of Karen Traviss.
First of all, the woman cannot write Luke or Mara or Han or Leia for that matter. Thier conversations just seemed so out of charachter.
And then there were the idiotic thought processes of Mara (really would she really not see the darkness surrounding her own nephew?) Not to mention the relationship between L and M and Ben.
That being said the hardest parts of this last bit of the book:
"Poor Grandfather: gifted, exceptional, dismissed, barely tolerated, largely untrained, abandoned. No wonder he resorted to crazed, desperate violence...
I'm the second chance.
The Jedi Council dropped the ball. And they paid for it.
Jacen had accepted his Sith destiny, but now he understood not only that it had to happen, but why. Everything in his life had led to this point because Anakin Skywalker's destiny had been subverted and warped by well-meaning but blind Masters, sending him off on a tangent to do a flawed Palpatine's bidding instead of realizing his own full power.
I am more powerful than any of you." (Jacen after Forcewalking back in time to see how the Council refused Anakin his title of Master)
Ridiculous, I think the part when he admits he is prepared to kill Tenel Ka and Allana is where I decided I wanted to hurl.
Though I will say that the most realistic moment of Han's was this quotation:
I don't know who you are, but you aren't my son anymore. My Jacen would never do the kind of stuff you do. Get out. I don't want to know any more." --Han.
There are tons of gripes, but maybe its my dissatisfaction with the larger storyline: Omas, internment, secret police, Luke saying he 'isn't a student of history' when his whole life has been determined by the past. Anyway. I wasn't happy, but at the very least I've heard the series picks up with the next book..so stay tuned. (So I lied, I did have a lot to say)
First of all, the woman cannot write Luke or Mara or Han or Leia for that matter. Thier conversations just seemed so out of charachter.
And then there were the idiotic thought processes of Mara (really would she really not see the darkness surrounding her own nephew?) Not to mention the relationship between L and M and Ben.
That being said the hardest parts of this last bit of the book:
"Poor Grandfather: gifted, exceptional, dismissed, barely tolerated, largely untrained, abandoned. No wonder he resorted to crazed, desperate violence...
I'm the second chance.
The Jedi Council dropped the ball. And they paid for it.
Jacen had accepted his Sith destiny, but now he understood not only that it had to happen, but why. Everything in his life had led to this point because Anakin Skywalker's destiny had been subverted and warped by well-meaning but blind Masters, sending him off on a tangent to do a flawed Palpatine's bidding instead of realizing his own full power.
I am more powerful than any of you." (Jacen after Forcewalking back in time to see how the Council refused Anakin his title of Master)
Ridiculous, I think the part when he admits he is prepared to kill Tenel Ka and Allana is where I decided I wanted to hurl.
Though I will say that the most realistic moment of Han's was this quotation:
I don't know who you are, but you aren't my son anymore. My Jacen would never do the kind of stuff you do. Get out. I don't want to know any more." --Han.
There are tons of gripes, but maybe its my dissatisfaction with the larger storyline: Omas, internment, secret police, Luke saying he 'isn't a student of history' when his whole life has been determined by the past. Anyway. I wasn't happy, but at the very least I've heard the series picks up with the next book..so stay tuned. (So I lied, I did have a lot to say)
skywalker07's review against another edition
5.0
Man, wasn't expecting that Boba storyline to hit so hard. So emotional. He's really a beautiful character. Han turning his back on Jacen hit hard too. I'm happy it's taking it's time with Jacen slowing becoming a Sith. It would be awful if it was rushed.