February - Theme - New Release (published in the 20's)

[colls]

This month will be a themed month. The idea is to read any Star Wars book you'd like that can be applied to the theme. The material can be anything - adult, YA, comics, even story-centric games.

1. How was the ending?

2. Were there any scenes that struck you as memorable?

3. Would you recommend the book to other readers?


Note: There is no planned book for March, this community is going on hiatus for the book-of-the-month posting.

Comments

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1. The ending wrapped up with the events of the movie, so there were no great surprises in the overall plot.

2. Padmé and her handmaidens were so incredibly young. Too young, IMO. Like... young!

3. I enjoyed the narrator and felt the pacing was ok, but I can see where it might not be to everyone's tastes. It's a lot about what the girls are going to wear and how they're all so super smart and talented. It's a coming-of-age story with the Star Wars framework.

[brokenmnemonic]

For some reason, your comment about how young the handmaidens and Padmé are reminded me of that scene in the Stargate movie, where Ra surrounds himself with children to stop people attacking him, and I don't know why...

I wonder why they chose to release the books in this order. Do you think this would've worked better as a prequel to the previous novel?

[colls]

LOL!! They're not quite that young, but still. Interesting visual ;)


I'm not sure why the order was chosen. I do feel like it's hommage to the movie release order in a way - starting a story with 'Episode 4'.

This book answers why they all have similar-sounding names (so they can blend and be forgettable). It gives a little more back story to Sabe and Sache, which were the two I liked the most in the 'Queen's Shadow'.