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Claudia Gray has consistently written some of the best Star Wars novels I have read so far. This is no exception.

I'm really glad to finally see this time period being explored in the new canon. The main focus of the book is the bond between Qui-Gon Jinn and his padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, which means it provides a good foundation for the Phantom Menace.

I've been following the work of George Holt and Andrew Gould for years now. I desired to know more about them and their work than just the blurbs on their websites. This book did not disappoint at all on that front, and I even discovered many more interesting people along the way. On top of that, I got a fascinating overview of Charleston's fascinating (and sometimes problematic) history, with a particular focus on its architecture.

It's of course not just a book about Charleston. It's also a book of the whys and hows of traditional architecture as well the struggles of the New Urbanist movement and amateur architects.

More thoughtful than I had anticipated, but most of the book still stretches the writings of Tolkien very thinly over the usual drivel espoused by the Acton Institute.

A much-needed bridge between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. The Resistance starts to regroup and old friends from other Star Wars novels join the fight.

While it was nice to see Luke experimenting with the Force, the whole book felt a bit odd and the first-person narrative didn't help.

The time spent with Saw Gerrera is pretty engaging, but afterwards the book seems to lose momentum. The remaining plot is pretty episodic.

While I would have preferred to see Claudia Gray handle the character of Padmé, Johnston still delivered a fairly competent character study. It neatly ties in with Princess of Alderaan. The actual plot is perhaps a tad too dull.

Another great Star Wars novel by Claudia Gray. It's not as essential as Bloodline, or as broad in scope as Lost Stars, but it's still a great coming of age story.

This book was recommended to me as “Romeo & Juliet in space” and I was rather hesitant to read it. I shouldn't have been. Like Gray's other book Bloodline, this was probably one of the best Star Wars books I have read so far.

Seemed like a decent, if slightly sensationalized, overview of the early space race.

I gained a new appreciation for statistics, even though I was skeptical of some the conclusions the authors reached. This skepticism seems to be validated, looking at other reviews.

Even if not all conclusions are justified, they still are interesting and thought-provoking angles. My way of viewing the world, alas, has not been redefined.

A fun ride with some interesting concepts. True, there's plenty of cringe-worthy stuff, but fortunately it's spaced out enough to not be too bothersome.