A review by sonofthe
Canto Bight (Star Wars), by Mira Grant, Rae Carson, John Jackson Miller, Saladin Ahmed
4.0
Continues on with the production values I like about all the Star Wars audiobooks.
The stories here were all fun. The plot and characters kept me going.
The middle to stories worked best for me. I'd already read stuff from Grant, so knew to expect good things from her story. I wasn't familiar with Carson's work. Her story had me a little unsure at first, but I was fully into it by the end.
Ahmed's another author I've read before, but it had been a while, so I was happy to read another story from him. His protagonist with the rose-colored-glasses gave an interesting view of Canto Bight, especially when contrasted against the veteran underworld figure.
Miller gave me some of the most fun with his trio of brothers. I liked how Ahmed's protag popped up here briefly. The story had me going right to the end when the last bit spoiled it. It turned from a slapstick adventure to a tale with a moral. Worse yet, the moral is basically an antithesis to the existence of the Rebel Alliance. *sigh*
A good collection overall, and I came away with a new author to check out.
The stories here were all fun. The plot and characters kept me going.
The middle to stories worked best for me. I'd already read stuff from Grant, so knew to expect good things from her story. I wasn't familiar with Carson's work. Her story had me a little unsure at first, but I was fully into it by the end.
Ahmed's another author I've read before, but it had been a while, so I was happy to read another story from him. His protagonist with the rose-colored-glasses gave an interesting view of Canto Bight, especially when contrasted against the veteran underworld figure.
Miller gave me some of the most fun with his trio of brothers. I liked how Ahmed's protag popped up here briefly. The story had me going right to the end when the last bit spoiled it. It turned from a slapstick adventure to a tale with a moral. Worse yet, the moral is basically an antithesis to the existence of the Rebel Alliance. *sigh*
A good collection overall, and I came away with a new author to check out.