A New Dawn: Star Wars

As a book where efficiency is a major theme, it is unsurprising that A New Dawn uses its time efficiently. However, this has the effect of making it quite predictable. When every character and situation that is introduced is important, it becomes very obvious who has secret identities and whatnot. The diverse cast was refreshing, though I was disappointed with Kanan; haven't we seen enough ladies' men with a penchant for drinking who pretend not to care about anyone in Star Wars? I am having a hard time figuring out what age group this book is meant for. The supposed mysteries that were so easy to figure out point towards a younger teen audience. But then Miller goes and uses words like "coruscating" and "perdition" which I have never seen before. There is a very silly notion of what falling in love entails (Kanan hears Hera's voice and immediately his only goal in life is to find out who that lovely voice belongs to). But then there is the savage violence displayed by Count Vidian. I enjoyed the book, but unless you are a diehard Star Wars fan this isn't a must-read.

The book is great but I left the paperback at home and wanted to finish it while traveling. So, I pulled it up and it was listed as $1.99 so I decided it was worth $1.99 to finish the last 3rd of the book. Nope $5+ was what it actually charged me. Grrrrrrr. Yes, I got distracted during the check out process but come on!!!

Fine story, AWFUL character interactions. Reads like bad fanfiction where Kanan is an ex-Jedi constantly thirsting for the “barely 18” Hera—yes, he literally describes her as such. Does not do Hera justice as a character at all. Kanan seems like an entirely different person than in Rebels, too.