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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Good read! Last couple of chapters are very very good!
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
I think this is my 2nd JL book - so I guess there’s something I like about his writing style. I thought the story was interesting but I must admit, there were times I thought “oh, that was it?”. Cool to read more of the backstory on the Dstar though, although I was expecting Galen to know about everything wayyyyy sooner. Not my fav SW book but I enjoyed reading it :)
A pretty good setup to Rogue One that story-wise is probably twice as long as it needs to be. However, the extra space allows for solid character development of Krennec and Galen Erso to give the movie more emotional resonance.
slow-paced
Not the most amazing story on its own... but good/fun background info for Rouge One and A New Hope. Protagonist is a scientist, so that's different and cool. :)
I'm a dedicated Star Wars fan, but this book was honestly boring.
This was an enjoyable read. It's OK whether you have seen "Rogue One" or not, but it does help if you've seen "A New Hope" and paid particular attention to Moff Tarkin.
A build up to the events and characters featured in Rogue One, I found this book to be pleasurable but also very mediocre.
It gives us the backstory to Galen Erso, father to Jyn, and his work. It ties the connections between Galen, the Empire and the death star. It explains why he needed to be forced into service.
It gives us character development on Orson Krennic. A character who in this book has reason and drive but seems to be glossed over in the film.
It also gives us repetitiveness on how the Empire worked. It shows the corruption and the deviousness of the government and driving dark force. It brings us even more planets that have no basis than to show how the "Empire doesn't care." This has become a trend in the new canon books. They like to show how evil the evil is and forget about the ying and yang. You need to show how good the good are.
If you are looking for more to Rogue One than this is it. If you want more Star Wars, than this will give you a taste (but I could recommend some great reads in the Legends storylines). What this will not give you is more rebellion, more Jedi, more galaxy building. This ends abruptly and still a ways off from the timeline placed in the film. In a small way that is what I expected.
The writing is good but has a tendency to be a slight repetitive, but that could be a style choice for this story. I have grown to love James Luceno's work with the Star Wars Universe (legends and canon) but this is not a favorite of mine.
It gives us the backstory to Galen Erso, father to Jyn, and his work. It ties the connections between Galen, the Empire and the death star. It explains why he needed to be forced into service.
It gives us character development on Orson Krennic. A character who in this book has reason and drive but seems to be glossed over in the film.
It also gives us repetitiveness on how the Empire worked. It shows the corruption and the deviousness of the government and driving dark force. It brings us even more planets that have no basis than to show how the "Empire doesn't care." This has become a trend in the new canon books. They like to show how evil the evil is and forget about the ying and yang. You need to show how good the good are.
If you are looking for more to Rogue One than this is it. If you want more Star Wars, than this will give you a taste (but I could recommend some great reads in the Legends storylines). What this will not give you is more rebellion, more Jedi, more galaxy building. This ends abruptly and still a ways off from the timeline placed in the film. In a small way that is what I expected.
The writing is good but has a tendency to be a slight repetitive, but that could be a style choice for this story. I have grown to love James Luceno's work with the Star Wars Universe (legends and canon) but this is not a favorite of mine.