Smuggler's Run

While reading this I was like, “DAMN, this is kinda DARK for middle-grade!” and then I was like “Oh I guess it's not any worse than the actual plot of Star Wars, which presumably anyone reading this has already seen?” But like for example in one of the first chapters a group of rebels gets captured and they all kill themselves/each other to avoid being tortured by the Empire??? Which again, isn't out of line with what happens in the movie but for some reason it feels darker to me in book form.

Uhh it was a pretty fun read! Middle-grade Star Wars fans will enjoy it. There was some good Han Solo character development (it's set between A New Hope and Empire Strike Backs and reflects on his changing opinions of the Alliance/Leia).