I liked it - first of all, Marc Thompson's Thrawn, perfect as ever. Second, finally we see what Thrawn and Anakin were up to and was hinted at in the first book - and we see Thrawn and Vader working together. At times I guess it annoyed me when we kept going back and forth between the past story and the present one, but yet I dealt with it fine because while the two were connected, it also felt like we got two stories for the price of one. But good stuff - can't wait for the third book!

July 2019 - my relistening of this one for getting ready for the third - still loved it, but still wished it was two separate books. I was very invested in the Anakin/Thrawn story and then the Vader/Thrawn story, but the going back and forth does take one out of the full thing when it happens. But yet, it's hardly the end of the world that it happens. Anyway, can't wait for the third one!

Dec 2021 - continuing relistening to the original trilogy after reading Lesser Evil. This one definitely feels different now with the added look from the prequels. Good stuff! :)

June 2023 - just continuing on my rereading the Thrawn books before Ahsoka comes out! :)