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Ahsoka is the 11th novel released in Star Wars canon, the second Young Adult Novel. It was written by first time Star Wars writer, E.K. Johnston.
Summary: This story is focused on the life of the Ahsoka and it takes place after the Clone Wars. Order 66 has been issued and the Empire has been formed! Ahsoka is doing her best to avoid imperial entanglements by moving from one planet to the next once the Empire’s presence grows. She finds herself making friends on the moon, Raada, and actually helps them resist the Empire’s grip on their home world.
Characters: If you’ve ever watched my YouTube videos, you should know by now that I’m not a big fan of the Clone Wars era, especially when it comes to characters! I thought the creation of Ahsoka actually damaged the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin. After reading this novel dedicated to this character, my feelings remain. I still don’t like Ahsoka. We meet a few new characters in the book, but none of them save Kaeden,were interesting. The others, you read them then forget them.
Overall Review: I read this book with an open mind, wanting my dislike for Ahsoka to turn around. The book started out great, but half way though it, I felt it turned into an episode of the Clone Wars. There are flashbacks scattered throughout the book, I don’t think we really needed those. The writing was decent, mostly dialog and brief descriptions. There was nothing to really there to make me feel like I was in the “real” Star Wars galaxy. It’s silly when a character can understand what an astromech droid is saying without a translator. The book was highly predictable and sadly anticlimactic. I do believe Clone Wars era fans or fans of the Clone Wars TV series will like love book. I need to make it clear, this book wasn’t awful. I just feel I wasn’t the target audience.
Rating: I give this book a 2.5 out of 5