Star Wars Books Reread (via Goodreads 📚😸)

So for 2023 I thought I'd reread (or read for the first time!) every Star Wars book I owned or could find a physical copy of! They'll be in roughly chronological order starting from the RotS novelization (I'm gonna save Kotor, High Republic, & Clone Wars stuff for later), since that's the book I recently reread that made me want to revisit everything.

Convergence by Zoraida Córdova
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I thought this was pretty good, it ranks 2nd in my High Republic rankings (only read the adult novels so far). I thought the main characters were all likable and enjoyed reading them, and the story was pretty well developed and paced. My only complaint is I felt there were too many side characters. The one's on the "Republic" side of the story were underutilized and almost felt superfluous; especially Jedi other than Gella. I also thought the cult was overall underdeveloped and the two assassins could've just been combined into one character with how little they're actually present.

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Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was…really mixed. The romance (and new character) was awful & poorly written but the stuff outside of it was *ok* I guess. The plot was really weak & badly paced but the development for Mantis crew (especially Merrin) was ok.

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The Force Unleashed II by Sean Williams
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Juno’s story was decent (until she get captured 😒) & would’ve been a good sequel on it’s own. But Starkiller’s story was boring & felt like an afterthought. The clone aspect made me not care about him at all & I dreaded his chapters; which Unfortunately form the bulk of the 3rd act (and 100% of the game).

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The Force Unleashed by Sean Williams
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was mixed. The first 2/3 was simple & shallow as it breezed through the game’s story without adding much not shown in the game (except maybe glimpses into Juno's backstory). Then, it starts getting more interesting & developing the characters…aaaannnnd it ends 😑

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Star Wars: Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Having not read this since it came out, it wasn’t exactly what I thought it’d be. I’d forgotten that Vader is basically a secondary character in this, it focuses more on Order 66 survivors. There’s also a lot in here that might’ve inspired or influenced Jedi Fallen Order and the Kenobi show. Still a decent book, but if you're expecting something focused on Vader, you might be disappointed.

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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Woodring Stover
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hadn't read this since before the film released, and wow...this is still one of my favorite Star Wars books (and books in general). It's written like a true tragedy and has a impending sense of dread and underlying darkness that just creeps throughout the writing of this story. It reminds me that entire prequel era's changed a lot between pre-2008 TCW & now. It was a lot darker & "mature" back then. TCW also fundamentally changed & misunderstood Anakin's character...gonna reread more pre 2008 Clone Wars stuff now.

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Shadow of the Sith by Adam Christopher
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Unfortunately, I thought this was just kinda boring. The stuff with Luke & the Sith relics was cool (and I liked that side f the story), but the rest feels loosely connected & hastily thrown together. It also felt really bloated & unfocused, like it wasn't sure what story it actually wanted to tell or focus on.

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