A review by jexjthomas
Aftermath by Chuck Wendig

4.0

Definitely not perfect, but enjoyable nonetheless. A lot of people seem to take issue with Wendig's style, particularly that he writes in present tense, but other than some tics that weren't deal breakers by any means, it was fine once you got used to it. Mostly, it read like a screenplay, and that's fine. I'm not big on the present tense thing myself (completely turned me off from the Hunger Games books, for instance) but I adjusted and found an interesting, worthwhile story about the days and weeks after the rebels "won" the war. Wendig foregrounds the messiness of war and democracy, and introduces a new crew of Star Wars heroes, made worthy because of, rather than in spite of, their all-too-human flaws.