I really enjoyed the character Qi’ra in Solo: A Star Wars Story. She was the highlight of the film. So, I was excited to get another novel about her. Unfortunately, this was just mediocre. Given the dark nature of Qi'ra's backstory, this should have been a really gripping, complex story. Instead, while we're informed that she struggles, she actually gets through things very easily. I wanted to see her work to earn the respect and high position she gained in the criminal world. We got a bit of that here. But overall, everything was far too easy. 

As always, Johnston did very well broadening the universe of the galaxy far, far away. The world was very immersive even if the story was so-so.