A review by dylanhenning
Empire's End by Chuck Wendig
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I know the Aftermath trilogy hasn’t exactly been everyone’s cup of tea but I’ve greatly enjoyed these books but especially this last installment.
Getting to see the battle of Jakku was pretty cool to see play out. I also enjoyed how each character in our cast got their ending. Some characters ending I didn’t particularly like but I felt they were all deserved if that makes any sense.
It was very impressive to see how this book touched on elements from almost all eras of Star Wars connecting threads from the prequels all the way to setting up seeds of the First Order for the sequel trilogy. Palpatine had plans on plans on plans for every possibility.
I also enjoyed seeing these characters have very real responses to this long war they’ve been fighting and the losses they’ve faced along the way and the trauma that results from all of it.
Getting to see the battle of Jakku was pretty cool to see play out. I also enjoyed how each character in our cast got their ending. Some characters ending I didn’t particularly like but I felt they were all deserved if that makes any sense.
It was very impressive to see how this book touched on elements from almost all eras of Star Wars connecting threads from the prequels all the way to setting up seeds of the First Order for the sequel trilogy. Palpatine had plans on plans on plans for every possibility.
I also enjoyed seeing these characters have very real responses to this long war they’ve been fighting and the losses they’ve faced along the way and the trauma that results from all of it.