This was advertised as a middle to YA sci-fi, and it is not. It's much closer to being an early chapter book for young, grade school readers. It is not entertaining for an older audience, too much is explained simplistically. For example, in the first ten pages, the narrator explains, "Rey didn't know Rose. But now she did. Rose was a nice person." Or, "Rey, Rose, Poe, Finn and Chewie were on a mission. Rey couldn't wait to be done with the mission, and get back to her friends."... What other friends? You just named ALL of her friends?! It's that pervasive, sing-songy insistence that Friendship is Magic, without building much of anything else - characterization, conflict, action, metaphor, etc. - that makes this VERY obviously a book for LITTLE kids.

2 stars for encouraging little guys to read, that's always important. But there's no art or fun in this book, so no more than 2.

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