A review by purplesaturday
Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What I thought this book did best, was showing the relationship between Leia and her parents - the good and the bad. It felt very natural to me. 

I didn’t think I’d like any romance in this book, but I found Kier likeable and a valuable perspective on things that differs from her parents belief. Though of course the entire time, I was just waiting for him to leave or die.

I really liked how this book kind of explained Leia’s lack of emotion for her entire planet being destroyed. We see, from her perspective, how she is able to to focus on her mission above all else, seeming eerily calm in moments of crisis to others.
Spoiler”When her fear or despair reached its absolute height, her mind turned crystalline—hard, set, focused, straight.”


SpoilerI’ve just read Queen’s Peril, so seeing the state of Naboo was particularly saddening. The way the new queen is reduced to a mere puppet when past queens were so respected, and everything that has happened to Panaka.. I kind of wish they’d left it unclear if he’d revealed Leia’s true parentage to Palpatine or not, but I understand why they didn’t.
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