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A review by rayroyall
Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston
4.0
Tears: ⭕️
Overall: ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The Queen’s Shadow starts out at the end of Padme Amidala’s reign as queen. We get an inside perspective on how Naboo politics work and the process in which they go through in order to elect a new queen. We also get to see how the handmaidens for each queen are selected by the queen. At the end of the queen’s reign, the queen as well as her handmaidens leave the palace and start their own life.
General Character Analysis:
This book allowed us to see the changes that Padme as well as her handmaidens had to go through. We were able to see how the positions they were in shaped who they were as a person. We saw how Padme’s handmaidens chose new names in honor of Padme. I found it heartwarming that the handmaidens cared for Padme so much that they would willingly continue to follow her after her reign if she asked. I also found it interesting that Padme originally hadn’t wanted to go into politics but wanted to focus her attention on the slavery issue in the outer rim. I also hadn’t realized that her actions and involvement in removing Chancellor Valorum (and Palpatine to take his place) caused so much uncertainty within the Senate toward Padme.
Overall Thoughts:
In my opinion, this book is for dedicated Star Wars fans that want a closer look into the inner workings of the star wars universe. This wasn’t a very action-packed book. We saw surface-level growth with the characters as they transitioned from one part of their life to another.
Overall: ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The Queen’s Shadow starts out at the end of Padme Amidala’s reign as queen. We get an inside perspective on how Naboo politics work and the process in which they go through in order to elect a new queen. We also get to see how the handmaidens for each queen are selected by the queen. At the end of the queen’s reign, the queen as well as her handmaidens leave the palace and start their own life.
General Character Analysis:
This book allowed us to see the changes that Padme as well as her handmaidens had to go through. We were able to see how the positions they were in shaped who they were as a person. We saw how Padme’s handmaidens chose new names in honor of Padme. I found it heartwarming that the handmaidens cared for Padme so much that they would willingly continue to follow her after her reign if she asked. I also found it interesting that Padme originally hadn’t wanted to go into politics but wanted to focus her attention on the slavery issue in the outer rim. I also hadn’t realized that her actions and involvement in removing Chancellor Valorum (and Palpatine to take his place) caused so much uncertainty within the Senate toward Padme.
Overall Thoughts:
In my opinion, this book is for dedicated Star Wars fans that want a closer look into the inner workings of the star wars universe. This wasn’t a very action-packed book. We saw surface-level growth with the characters as they transitioned from one part of their life to another.