A review by kayblecar
Bloodline by Claudia Gray

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

• This book probably hit differently reading it after shows like Andor and Mandalorian have looked at the politics of the rebellion and post-Empire. In comparison to those, Leia's musings on the way that politics is different from working in the Rebellion felt like her complaining about "kids these days" rather than a thoughtful examination.
• There was a lot of what seemed like the political equivalent of technobabble, where characters are discussing a political motion but the details aren't really important to the plot. The words didn't feel technical enough (to me) to obscure the meaning, which was frustrating considering how much the political plot points drove the story.
• The reveal (I had been "spoiled" for 
  Spoiler

  Leia being "outed" as the daughter of Vader
  ) happened most of the way through the book, which felt like odd pacing to me.