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The 2024 Reading Thread begins!

This poster goes so fucking hard…

1. Return of the Jedi 2. The Last Jedi 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. A New Hope 5. The Force Awakens 6. Revenge of the Sith 7. The Phantom Menace 8. Attack of the Clones 9. The Rise of Skywalker

Finally, for now... Rogue Planet by Greg Bear - ⭐️⭐️ I really did not enjoy this novel. I hope that the post-Phantom Menace era of Legends has better to offer than this as I continue on.

The Red Pyramid by @rickriordan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ However... I then continued onto the Kane Chronicles which I had never read. This quickly became my favorite Riordan book and I'm currently halfway through book two. Can't wait to see if it holds up the whole way through.

The Blood of Olympus by @rickriordan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Needed something a little more light after Wind and Truth, so finally finished out the Heroes of Olympus, a series I started nearly fifteen years ago. Thoroughly enjoyed the way it all wrapped up.

Wind and Truth by @BrandSanderson - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ And so we get to the event of the year for me. For me, this solidifies Brandon Sanderson as the GOAT. I know that his work isn't for everyone, but I don't know that I've had an experience like the one I had reading this.

Nixonland by Rick Perlstein - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another just infuriating read. Great stuff.

Unsouled by @WilliamWight - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a reread while waiting for Wind and Truth w/ my book club. I haven't read past this first book so we're definitely going to be continuing it in the new year and I'm very excited.

The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very enjoyable read! Enjoyed it a lot more than the movie.

Cloak of Deception by James Luceno - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one started really strong but ended up losing pretty much all of its steam for me by the ending. Luceno's prose style is enthralling however. Really fascinated by the fact that the book avoids ever revealing Palpatine is Sidious.

Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Back to Legends! Another meh read. Maul just really isn't that interesting of a character to me until Rebels.

Jade War by @FondaJLee - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another five star masterpiece. Had to take a break here before Wind and Truth released, but will be finishing the trilogy with my book club in the new year. Very excited to reread the greatest ending to a fantasy trilogy.

Jade City by @FondaJLee - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was another reread as I introduced my book club to the genius that is the Green Bone Saga. Just a total masterpiece trilogy. Fonda Lee is an instant must buy author.

Directorate S: The CIA and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 by Steve Coll - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was incredibly dense. Great read but I feel like I need to revisit it at some point to try and grasp it better.

Jedi Apprentice series by Jude Watson - ⭐️⭐️ There's like sixteen of these so I'm not going to post each individual one. They were pretty much all somewhere between two and three stars. I enjoyed watching the evolution of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's relationship.

Maul: Lockdown by Joe Schreiber - ⭐️⭐️ If Plagueis rejuvenated me, this book brought me right back down. I really did not enjoy it at all.

Darth Plagueis by James Luceno - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Total masterpiece. I was worried this would be overrated like the Bane trilogy, but I devoured it in two days. Totally rejuvenated me for my journey through the Legends continuity. Must read for anyone who even likes Star Wars.