A review by justthatstarwarsbookgirl
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel by Michael Kogge

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book. Honestly I personally believe it was Michael Kogge’s best work as an author that I’ve ever read, and I read the entire Junior Novelizations of the Sequel Trilogy written by him. Overall, I was fairly disappointed in The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi his writing style got better and more advanced, and finally in this book there wasn’t a single part or page I wasn’t hooked on with my every nerve fiber of my being. I LOVED every single page, every single part, every single paragraph inside this book from cover to cover. The portrayal of every incident, event and occasion was accurate as could be if not more accurate compared to The Rise of Skywalker movie (trust me, I should know, it’s one of my favorite Star Wars Movies of all time and my favorite out of the Sequel Trilogy). I honestly can’t think of anything to find wrong with this book, besides minor details that I can’t even remember because they were so insignificant and not that large of mistakes. It is THAT good, SO good, that the Greatness overwhelms every other part of it, even the tiny flaws. I feel like any Star Wars fan, as long as they even SLIGHTLY enjoyed the Sequel Trilogy (or even just want to give it its first or second chances) would enjoy this book tremendously, if not because it’s Star Wars just because of it’s Writing Quality and Style. The writing’s quality is super high and the style is super elegant and smooth in every way, sentence, line and word. Michael Kogge has grown and advanced tremendously ever since he wrote the first Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Junior Novelization, it’s super hard to believe that it’s the same author. How can you go from rating his first book 2 stars to his last 5, right? I’m not sure if there are any other Star Wars Books written by him out there besides the Sequel Trilogy Junior Novelizations, but I personally need more Star Wars books written by him!! If it’s possible, Michael Kogge made me love one of my favorite movies even more, and my favorite characters even more, including the ones I barely even liked before. I’ll never be able to watch the movie and not think of this Junior Novelization now. Plus, the book’s cover art is beautiful, the book is a decent if not PERFECT length for middle grade readers to test their limits and strength, allowing them to feel accomplished when finished with the book, and the book is wrapped up and finished with a very successful and happy ending, with almost if not all events incorporated in the Junior Novel. I’m SO glad I read this book and purchased it, even though it was difficult to find. IF YOU LOVE THE SEQUEL TRILOGY YOU’LL ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK!!

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