Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (The High Republic)

Not for Old School Star Wars Fans. Disney Star Wars, trying really hard to introduce new characters to the Star Wars universe. As an old school Star Wars fan, I'm just not feeling these new characters at all, and I'm struggling to find anything interesting about them. The audio quality of the audiobook was top-notch sound effects were perfect, and Marc Thompson continues to be amazing. My main issue is that I just couldn't connect with the characters in this series. I really want to try this series again, but I will take some time to figure out where they're going with this series.

I enjoyed it, and I recommend it! Light of the Jedi is a fascinating look at a brand new era in the Star Wars lore. It's so refreshing reading a story that's not forced to tie into the Skywalker Saga and can be something totally new. It does introduce a lot of characters and names, and while several characters get their time on stage, the story has an overall ensemble kind of feel. Despite really wanting to, I didn't get very attached to anyone as a result. There was so many people to meet and names to remember that I didn't feel like I got to know anybody super deeply. I honestly felt like I knew the antagonists better by the end of the book. I left off the 5th star because as refreshing and exciting as the story was, it's definitely a slow burn and the first part of a much bigger story. I don't know how well it stands on its own, and I keep thinking I wouldn't have been super satisfied if I'd read this back before the 2nd book was out. Still, it was a fun, engaging and surprising binge-read, and I'm looking forward to reading the next one!

Not available in the UK. Yeh, I'm leaving a 1 star review without actually knowing anything about the product, sue me. I want this audiobook, I've tried to illegally download it so many times but I can't find it anywhere. Now I actually go to legitimately buy the thing and it's not even available. For shame.