Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End | 
pickThis trilogy definitely improved over time. While not an essential story, it is a compelling story and excels in exploring a galaxy in transition after the success of the rebellion. Perhaps due to a lack of planning, the conclusion is extremely vague, but I enjoyed my time with these books. (Maul was not involved, but I had to share this Lego portrait that I finished last night!)
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I spent today in my Maul socks. I went to see Episode I on the big screen. I am working on the Maul picture of the Lego Art Sith set and listening to the tagged audiobook. And I get to express my love of Star Wars everyday with my Jedi wedding band from @WildAlaskaBibliophile
so-soI'm still not a huge fan of the series but it was a good ending. Makes the perfect read before a rewatch of the new movies 😁
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pickA great ending to a great trilogy. I loved these books that were set shortly after The Return of the Jedi and tell how the Rebels become the new Republic and fight to finish off the Empire 🧡
#StarWarsBuddyRead I know I'm a bit ahead.
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so-soNot as good as Life debt but still much improved over Aftermath
pickMostly satisfying. I feel like most things (not all, but most) were wrapped up and explained the lead-in to The Force Awakens. There was a slightly disappointing lack of tension that I don‘t fault the author for. I should read more Star Wars books.
#BookMail Pt3 The 3rd & last book in the Aftermath trilogy. Norra Wesley‘s team have tracked Grand Admiral Rae Sloane to the planet of Jakku, not realizing that a fleet of Star Destroyers are in orbit around the planet. Norra & the bounty hunter Jas head down to the surface chasing the Admiral, while the rest of her team escape to Chandrila to warn General Organa about the fleet. #JulysHugeBookSplurge
Found a #kindle touch at the Goodwill today for $5! I'm way too excited about it. I don't have a lot of Amazon books, but I have some. Mostly it's handy for easy book lending from the library. Unfortunately, the power button doesn't work.
pickI'm glad I finally got to see (or hear) how these characters' story ended, but this final volume felt loooooong. The standard Star Wars corniness bugged me a little more than it usually does, too.
That said, I did have fun with it and the audio production was great.
This puzzle took me a bit longer than usual due to the aggressive inactivity thing I adopted to kick my cold, but I finally finished it last night. Only a couple left in the pile. #audiopuzzling
I needed something that'd be both filling and easy on my sore throat, so I put my audiobook on and cooked up a beef & rice skillet with extra rice and bonus zucchini. It was excellent sick people food, and now I won't have to cook again for a couple days. #audiocooking
I made tasty, tasty kale with spinach fettuccine while I listened to some more of my Star Wars audio. If you think you dislike kale, you've gotta try it braised with fat (I use bacon, but a good vegetable oil also works), stock (chicken, beef, or veggie), minced garlic, and maybe some red pepper flakes. It's delish. I usually top it with crumbled bacon or sliced sausage, too, for even more awesome flavour. #audiocooking
New puzzle; new audiobook. I've been trying to squeeze the print edition of this one into my reading schedule for about a year, so I'm mighty glad the FVRL has it on audio. All the Star Wars books have music and sound effects, too, which makes them extra fun to listen to. #audiopuzzling
pick100% what my cruddy Monday needed: Reading in bed with chocolate... 💯📚🍫
BB-8 has competition for the position of best New Republic droid.
The dialogue in this series is great in audiobook format because it is written by Chuck Wendig and performed by Marc Thompson. Couldn't wait for my audiobook hold to come in, so I went ahead and borrowed the ebook. But I can still hear Thompson switching between the plummy ex-Imperial and the bratty teenager and it's delightful, even though it's slowing my pace.
pickSorry no pic. I've been away from Litsy for a few weeks and just realized I never posted any thoughts/review on this one when I finished it...
Great conclusion to the trilogy. I didn't learn as much about this “in-between” period as I'd hoped, but I really enjoyed the journey just the same, and fell in love with many of the characters that Wendig created for his books. If you're on the fence, don't listen to the haters - read it for yourself :)
Onward! The end of the trilogy.
I was at a book store today and was literally shocked for a second seeing Star Wars books. I've gotten so used to the Marc Thompson narration I kinda forgot they exist as physical books.
The McNally Robinson SFF section's central table has a fair few colouring books on it right now, plus lots of oh-so pretty books.
pickLOVED these audiobooks, which are more like radio plays than a traditional recording. This last book was a delight, and I loved all the connections it made with TFA at the end. I laughed, I cried, I PREFORMED VIOLENCE, I enjoyed the crap out of it!
pickIt's been a while since I posted something! But I've returned!
Empire's End was an amazing ending to the trilogy and gave some incite into how the First Order came to be. #starwars
pickA satisfying conclusion to this trilogy and the ensemble of characters we have been following...although I have to admit the pregnant Leia and Han parts, plus the incomparable Mr Bones were some of my favorites.
One audiobook finished, time for the next one from the library....and shifting gears to some for-fun fiction this time.
I must give the Star Wars audiobooks' props, no matter how good or bad the plot goes, the audiobooks always have great sound effects plus John William's score to back it all up, I wish more fiction/fantasy audios had the same budget for such fabulous "extras". This one finishes up this trilogy too, let's hope it wraps up well!
pickChuck Wendig is my favorite author writing Star Wars these days. Such a satisfying end to the series.
That feeling when Barnes and Noble emails you about your friend's upcoming book release #goChuckgo #StarWarsAftermath #EmpiresEnd
