I need to stop reading Star Wars books. This felt like I was reading a movie. Jumping around from character to character, not being able to get invested in any of them. There was a montage at the start, jumping around between different characters on various planets and ships that were never to be seen again, and were each infuriating in their superfluousness and simplicity. They felt like caricatures that were meant to show "hey, the star wars galaxy has underdog high school nerds too". None of the hyperspace mechanics felt as if they were adhering to any kind of theory or internal consistency. I like the notion of stories from this era, would love to see another take on it.