Reviews

The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton

riseandfallout's review

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

3.75

xryker's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

theduchess93's review against another edition

5.0

Definitely my favorite standalone EU book so far.

cyris_reads's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

killerklowns's review against another edition

2.0

frankly i took in none of this i was too busy making my high republic as riverdale characters thread

kb_208's review against another edition

3.0

My only real complaint about this book is some of the dialogue that happens between Leia and Han, as well as a bit from Luke. Some of it's a bit corny and are not things you would expect to hear come out of their mouths. Other than that the story is pretty good and I rather enjoyed it. Leia is being courted by a prince of a star system they want to join the New Republic. This gets Han pretty jealous, so he kidnaps Leia and heads for a planet he won in a card game to impress her. They run into the Warlord Zsinj and some force sensitive witches down on the planet. Good stuff.
If you are reading in chronological event order like I am, this gives a pretty anti-climactic end to the warlord, who had been the prime antagonist during the last few books of the X-Wing series. But it is still a worthy read.

bookhoarding's review against another edition

4.0

As a female Star Wars fan I am weak when it comes to romance. Yes, it got weird. Yes, it was pretty out there (even for Star Wars), but it was pretty awesome to read how Han and Leia eventually got married. Plus the very ending has a pretty hilarious twist in my opinion.

michaelesch's review against another edition

3.0

I am upset because I have really struggled in what to rate this book 3 or 4 stars. I really enjoyed the book. I saw other people's reviews and they complained that it was a hard read and I did not think so at all. I was turning pages fast. I looked forward to reading it. The storyline was good and writing was fantastic. There is really only one downfall to the book and that is the characters did not seem themselves. Luke seemed to be a then a Jedi. I mean during war when people are getting slaughtered he says dont kill if you dont have to. While I agree with that philosophy not really a good pep talk during war. Leia seemed like she was on the bachelorette. Making out with both guys. Acting like she liked playing games with both (eyes rolling). Han seemed like a wussy (for a lack of a better turn). He basically drools over Leia except at a couple points of the story, which I think the lines were taken directly out of the movies. Now a chunk of that that review was bad, but really I did enjoy the book.

Do I suggest it? Well...I dont know. There are definitely better star wars EU books out there. This is the one where Han and Leia get married. I think it is referenced about in other stories. So if you want to know what happens then read it. I don't think that you will regret it.

fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition

3.0

http://fantastiskfiktion.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/star-wars-ii/

fdr_girl's review against another edition

4.0

[Reread] I've always enjoyed this book in the past but this time I was struck by how annoying Isoldor is, how Han always seems to be slightly out of character ... but as always how amazing Leia is. Love the witches of Dathomir - incredible women!