A review by ofclumsywords
The Evil Experiment by Jude Watson
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I wasn't kidding when I said that I was excited for this plot to be a multiple book arc in my last review and this did not disappoint! Obi-Wan is separated from his master at the very end of Deadly Hunter and now he has to navigate how to find Qui-Gon all on his own.
Now that Qui-Gon is gone, we really get to see Obi-Wan's progression of all he has learned in his apprenticeship. He conducts the entire investigation without any Jedi supervision and with the help of Astri, Didi's daughter. Though he lacks confidence during certain parts of the mission, he really does an excellent job. He lets himself take his time to think things through instead of jumping to conclusions and being quick to judge. He lets Qui-Gon's past lessons come back by remembering his teachings as if Qui-Gon is right there next to him speaking them out loud.
With that being said, it also makes me sad to realize how far Obi-Wan has come and that there are only a few books left in this series. And Qui-Gon's eventual death. Seeing them apart while Qui-Gon is still alive and hearing Qui-Gon say multiple times in this book that he is proud of Obi-Wan and that he knows that Obi-Wan will find him is like a knife in the heart. Their bond is growing stronger and all their past differences are in the past. We get to see each of them really care for each other and worry about the other and getting an inside look to Obi-Wan's apprenticeship is really driving home how much Qui-Gon's death effected him in The Phantom Menace.
I really cannot wait to begin the next book; and getting to buddy read it (something I tried for the first time here on StoryGraph and was so much fun) made reading this book with so much angst much more bearable.
Now that Qui-Gon is gone, we really get to see Obi-Wan's progression of all he has learned in his apprenticeship. He conducts the entire investigation without any Jedi supervision and with the help of Astri, Didi's daughter. Though he lacks confidence during certain parts of the mission, he really does an excellent job. He lets himself take his time to think things through instead of jumping to conclusions and being quick to judge. He lets Qui-Gon's past lessons come back by remembering his teachings as if Qui-Gon is right there next to him speaking them out loud.
With that being said, it also makes me sad to realize how far Obi-Wan has come and that there are only a few books left in this series. And Qui-Gon's eventual death. Seeing them apart while Qui-Gon is still alive and hearing Qui-Gon say multiple times in this book that he is proud of Obi-Wan and that he knows that Obi-Wan will find him is like a knife in the heart. Their bond is growing stronger and all their past differences are in the past. We get to see each of them really care for each other and worry about the other and getting an inside look to Obi-Wan's apprenticeship is really driving home how much Qui-Gon's death effected him in The Phantom Menace.
I really cannot wait to begin the next book; and getting to buddy read it (something I tried for the first time here on StoryGraph and was so much fun) made reading this book with so much angst much more bearable.