I really enjoyed the final installment of the Aftermath trilogy. The wrap up about Palpatine's Contingency plan in case the Empire fell, the layers of manipulation and several different perspectives on the same issues (that for once didn't feel random or tiring) painted the galaxy's scenario beautifully.

With the comprehension that this came out before even The Last Jedi, I understand that many things about the uhm aftermath of empire's fall could be extremely detailed, as they would spoil what was ro come in the movies. But I still felt that something was missing, that there was obviously more to be told, explored, a bigger finale. Even in retrospect, knowing that episode IX didn't do a great job of explaining how exactly somehow Palpatine is back, they could at least let the books do that.

And that's my main takeaway for the trilogy: a great set up, love the themes, but many of the payoffs were left to the movies and they just never came. If there was one thing that was already cooked and served for the Sequel Trilogy to take, it was these book's worldbuilding, and I can't help but feel that they were severely underutilized.