Star Wars: Padawan by Kiersten White

Es ist schon schwer genug, ein Teenager zu sein, auch ohne dass man zum Jedi ausgebildet wird ... Der junge Obi-Wan Kenobi ärgert sich zusehends über die Ausbildungsmethoden seines Meisters Qui-Gon Jinn, der seinen Padawan mit Meditation statt Action auf die Probe stellt. Als die beiden schließlich zu ihrer ersten Mission aufbrechen sollen, ist Qui-Gon plötzlich verschwunden. Da nimmt sein junger Padawan die Sache allein in die Hand ...

I find it kind of nuts that this and Hide released within a few months of each other, but hey, good for her.
I absolutely love the attention Disney is giving this character due to the release of Obi-Wan Kenobi this year. And I'm super surprised we got another Padawan novel after Master and Apprentice in 2019, but I'll definitely take it. Easily one of the best SW characters overall.
This novel starts off with Obi-Wan not really knowing his place. Within the Jedi, and with his new master. Qui-Gon is all about meditation, meanwhile most padawans want action, Kenobi especially. With a very cool name drop linking to The High Republic, Obi-Wan takes off on a mission for the force, the Jedi council, but mostly for himself.
A fun, easy read that did lose me a bit in the middle with some pacing issues, but overall enjoyable

Star Wars books are always a hit or miss with me, even despite my bias love for all things Star Wars. Reading the synopsis, I wasn't sure if this one was going to be all that good, despite having one of the best characters in the world. But oh was I wrong. It was fantastic to see a younger, less confident Obi Wan try to deal with his insecurities. Jedi are often portrayed like these warrior monks to are well collected (at least when not being tempted by the dark side) who go into every situation with confidence. But they don't start out that way. So, to get a perspective of one of our favourites trying to find himself and his place in the Force, was refreshing. Great characters, lots of action, tons of fun.