SPOILER Jelena’s Review: “Ahsoka” by E.K.Johnston

Huh-- absolutely a good point.

I never gave it a second thought... I haven't read anything else that would indicate the contradiction; this is one reason I love hanging out around here-- (The attention to details that I tend to miss).

 

Part that I loved the most out of this book, was when we got to see Ahsoka going to find her Kyber crystal to make her lightsaber well as when they talked about Sith making theirs. It was always nice going back to the planet where she got her crystal's, I wonder what happen there. I am always so fascinated with how people get their crystals and how they make their lightsabers.

I also enjoyed Ahsoka relationship with the youngling that is force sensitive, to my knowledge it was the first time that canon talks about what is happening to the kids that are found to have force powers. I was always curious about this, I mean just cause the Jedi was gone didn't mean the kids were still not being born with powers. I also liked when Ahsoka talks about how each youngling is stronger in a particular area of the force than others. It makes more sense with the story of the Inquisitors, not only finding and killing Jedi but are the ones that go find force sensitive younglings to use for experiments.

This book was definitely a service to the fans of Ahsoka, and it makes her role in Rebels so much more meaningful.


Only part I was a little confused about was when Ahsoka and Rex buried the other clone and left her lightsabers there....in the timeline of events when did this happen? After order 66? If so, did they work together just for the fact she wasn't a Jedi anymore?


Overall 7.5/10

 

Okay that makes sense, and I forgot Rex was part of the episodes on TCW when the clones found the chips.

 

One point- (at least) -that I wanted to remark on:

I figured Ahsoka could've been written to roll a little easier with the not-so-subtle Kaeden flirtation. (Although I'm pretty pleased the same-sex attraction was even mentioned/broached in a SW novel. That's pretty cool to itself.)

...and I'm not insinuating she (Ahsoka) needs to exhibit 'Capt. Jack Harkness' levels of "omnisexuality", (though, just maybe, that'd be pretty damned splendid) –but I was a little (amusedly) disappointed in the "mildly confused look" and the "Oh. Thanks" -reply. ...May have been a wasted opportunity, in my opinion, intentional or not. The LGBTQ community could certainly use a few more awesome heroes, but at the same time, I'll enjoy Ahsoka Tano regardless of her sexual preferences (or lack of them).

Overall, I'm just happy with having the chance to peruse a half-decent, character-defining book on a favourite character of mine. I haven't knocked off a book in that short a time frame in quite a while!

 

Thanks!

 

Snapped the initial portion that caught my attention...chapter 11, I think.

I'll add the actual "flirt" moment when I track it down. --And you're absolutely right on- Ahsoka's "Jedi hangups" are directly mentioned, as I remember.

 

^ This segment is the other portion I was referring to, (near the end of the book.) Utterly unnecessary to the the plot, but there's gotta be some reason the author wanted to toss it in there...maybe/possibly it was more reciprocal in earlier drafts, but the author was asked to not include such an event.

...Is it as blatant as I perceived it? To me, it's pretty clear she's quite fired up about Ahsoka, and those feelings are not (presently, at least) reciprocated.

Regardless, it's an interesting, uncommon, wee twist for a SW novel. (Or has it been touched on before to some degree?)

Anyway, I figured it was worthy of a small mention.

 

Haha!
–I see, I'm just WAY behind! Good for the SW franchise!
—And thanks for the plethora of examples above. –Humbling, (as I figured we had a fresh example in 'Ahsoka'), though certainly appreciated!)

Merci!