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The Enemy

Charlie Higson

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Charlie Higson's The Enemy is the first in a jaw-dropping zombie horror series for teens. Everyone...

Truthwitch

Susan Dennard

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On a continent ruled by three empires, everyone is born with a "witchery," a magical skill that sets...

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Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Ann Gravells

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This highly popular and accessible guide to the PTLLS Award is a comprehensive introduction to...

Successful Social Stories for School and College Students with Autism

Siobhan Timmins and Carol Gray

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As children grow up and spend more and more time away from home in schools and colleges, life often...

Are You My Mother?

Alison Bechdel

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Alison Bechdel's Fun Home was a literary phenomenon: 'an extraordinarily intimate account of family...

Summer at Mount Hope

Rosalie Ham

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Phoeba Crupp lives with her squabbling parents and younger sister Lilith on a small farm in rural...

The World Before Us

Aislinn Hunter

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'A tantalising mystery...beguiling and richly suggestive' Metro Jane was fifteen when her life...

Erika (17788 KP) rated Star Wars: Queen's Peril in Books

Jun 27, 2020

Star Wars: Queen's Peril

E.K. Johnston | 2020 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

7.0

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EK Johnson is so hit or miss for me as an author. I've only read her Star Wars related books so far, because of this. @Star Wars: Queen's Shadow was NOT a good book. However, this book is an improvement, it begins with the election of Padme Amidala, and ends after Phantom Menace. It mostly covers how the handmaidens came to be, and the relationship between them.
I liked how this book revealed a little more about Shmi, that she was also good with gadgets and fixed a screen so they could watch Anakin during the podrace.I want a book about Shmi now.
What I don't understand about these new SW writers is the need to slap in love interests and who is interested in who... I legitimately don't care, and it never adds anything to the story. Unless romantic interests/feelings drive a story, leave that crap out, I'm reading it for the Star Wars content.
Parts of this book I really liked and I would read it again. However, I still think Padme's character should have been given to Claudia Gray, rather than this author. I think Padme should be given at least one adult book, written by someone else.