Very character driven, which I enjoyed. Panaka, Sabe, and Padme are very thoroughly described and their characters are expanded through this book. Some of the other characters, like Rabe, Sache, and Eirtae were not as well described and almost felt interchangeable to me. As an adult reader, I don't like that, but I believe if I were reading this at the target age, it wouldn't bother me as much.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that this expanded the world of Naboo beyond what we see in the prequel Star Wars films. I think now that I'd like to watch the first one again and see how this story fits within the larger scope of the films.

The ending of this book felt very rushed to me and the occasional other short POV moments were not transitioned to smoothly. But, this book is a fun read and its sins are not enough to detract from the enjoyment. Any Star Wars fan will enjoy this.