Queen's Hope
Ratings7
Average rating3.1
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Ratings7
Average rating3.1
A peace-loving senator faces a time of war in another thrilling Padmé Amidala adventure from the author of the New York Times best-sellers Queen's Peril and Queen's Shadow!
Padmé is adjusting to being a wartime senator during the Clone Wars. Her secret husband, Anakin Skwyalker, [sic] is off fighting the war, and excels at being a wartime Jedi. In contrast, when Padmé gets the opportunity to see the casualties on the war-torn front lines, she is horrified. The stakes have never been higher for the galaxy, or for the newly-married couple.
Meanwhile, with Padmé on a secret mission, her handmaiden Sabé steps into the role of Senator Amidala, something no handmaiden has done for an extended period of time. While in the Senate, Sabé is equally horrified by the machinations that happen there. She comes face to face with a gut-wrenching decision as she realizes that she cannot fight a war this way, not even for Padmé.
And Chancellor Palpatine hovers over it all, manipulating the players to his own ends…
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This book was fine, but the main problem with it is that it doesn't feel like it adds anything at all. I know these EU novels are working with a stacked deck, but you can still find ways to expand upon something in a meaningful way, and I don't think this book did, except with the stuff with Sabe. But the Padme, Anakin, and Palpatine stuff was all the most basic, run of the mill stuff you could imagine yourself took place in between films 2 and 3. I would read another book about Sabe, though.
Also this audiobook was absolutely terrible, the sound effects added nothing to the experience and were loud and mixed in with the audio the entire time, things like the swaying of the ship but constantly. It was a weird choice.
