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From a Certain Point of View by Elizabeth Schaefer
3.5
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

There are some really, really good stories in this anthology. Then there are some not-so-good stories. The most frustrating thing about this book was how often some of the stories contradicted themselves (ie in one story, there weren’t enough X-Wings for all the pilots, but two stories later, there weren’t enough pilots for all the X-Wings…a bit frustrating. Wish there was more oversight.) Furthermore, a lot of them focused on very specific parts of the story. For example, a large section of the book talked about the Cantina. So many stories and characters and the same bounty-hunter trope that it started to get quite boring. That being said, you can really tell that this book was an act of love for the Star Wars series. And this really does have some gems in it. If you’re a Star Wars fan, I definitely would recommend this.