Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition by Mur LaffertyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I was slightly disappointing with this book. In fairness it did get better towards the end, but it was a bit too little too late. This is the third Han Solo book to come out since Disney took over the Star Wars franchise. I hated Last Shot, and Love Most Wanted. This book is somewhere between two.
I am a little disappointing with the way such a legend has been treated, like in Last Shot I felt Han was over shadowed by the side characters in the story. I know why Disney is doing this it is so they can develop their own characters, however I do feel such an important character should be given a proper moment of glory especially since his death in the series. In this book Han comes across as more of a lucky bumbling loser, relying on other to save him. Though he does show the beginning of becoming the of who he is to become towards the end of the book. I did also like the little twist on the debate of "who Shot first".
An okay book, that has a good links from the other books, and with some interesting revelations that I hope will be explored later in other movies or series, but I really wish this book was more about Han learning his trade rather then stumbling his was through it or being upstaged by side characters.
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