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People who don't like The Phantom Menace are wrong and this book proves why. It is a celebration of that movie and its characters so joyful and so full of heart that it is impossible to put down. Shifting the focus from Anakin and the Jedi to Padme and her handmaidens, the girls truly get what they deserve and we get a fresh point of view for a story that is much beloved and much beleaguered. But for those of us who fell in love with Star Wars again because of the Prequel Trilogy, this book is v...
E.K. Johnston’s Queen’s Shadow was a pleasant distraction when I read it last year, so when I felt like I needed another distraction, I knew just where to go. Queen’s Peril is a prequel, taking place during Padmé Amidala’s reign as the Queen of Naboo, whereas Queen’s Shadow covered her transition from Queen to Senator. Padmé is one of my favorite characters in the Star Wars universe and I love reading about her.I didn’t enjoy Queen’s Peril as much as Queen’s Shadow. The first half, which takes p...
I liked the concept of seeing Padme’s development from being Padme to figuring out how to be Queen Amidala and how to still be Padme in some aspects of her life. I enjoyed meeting all of the handmaidens, and seeing how they all get to know and become more comfortable with each other. Sadly, I ended up being disappointed with the book, and often felt like I was reading about a different character. I question a lot of the choices made which did seem to be more about “look how badass these teenage
Would you believe it’s possible for a book to make The Phantom Menace even worse than it already is?Behold: Queen’s Peril, by E. K. Johnston. (or: The Handmaidens Tale: A Star Wars Story)The book itself is purple, which goes well with the prose contained therein. Johnston’s writing is at the level of mediocre fanfiction. Though she doesn’t approach the level of Chuck Wendig, she’s definitely in the bottom tier of current Star Wars writers. This is a book that turns Star Wars into pretty dresses,...
Queen’s Peril is my entire fucking heart and the book I truly was waiting 21 years for and OH MY GOD
This is a prequel to a book that was based on a character from the prequel movies in this universe. To clarify the previous statement this book is about Padme being elected queen and her first days of office. For the life of me I don't understand why this book has so many positive reviews. I thought this book might be one of the worst books I read in this universe and that is including a bunch I read from the Legends timeline. There were so many issues with this novel. The first one was the conc...
Queen's Peril is a YA novel within the Disney Star Wars Canon. To put it in timeline perspective, the events in this novel take place after Master and Apprentice and just before the film, The Phantom Menace.In fact, to my surprise, the last quarter of the book runs parallel to The Phantom Menace. It is not a novelization of the events in that movie, however, more of an expansion of what we see on screen.With that timeline info out of the way, let's get into this story, shall we?At just 14-years
A very good book. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I though I would. I have a natural prejudice against prequels and I did not enjoy Queen's Shadow or Eposide One, but my obsession to read all things Star Wars won out. I am very glad it did as this book is great.One of the problems I had with the Queen's Shadow is it concentrated on Senator Amidala, and the handmaidens already seem to be established characters as they had been working together for years. This is where this book fills in the d...
Aw, YIS. This is the kind of Star Wars content I am on board for! I love Padme and her handmaidens, and here we have their story: How they were chosen, how they got together, and what they were doing in between scenes in Episode I! Come for the fashions, stay for the girl power!
If you're going to Rule, Rule with a Squad.Image from Uzuri Art on InstagramThe author has been pretty forthcoming about the fact that this is the book she envisioned writing about Padmé before eventually writing Queen's Shadow and though I thoroughly enjoyed that book I am quite grateful she was granted the leeway to dial even further back into the timeline. This novel brings us the delightful details of how Quarsh Panaka assembled his unlikely team of tweenaged decoys and wardrobe specialists
ARC provided by Disney Publishing Worldwide and E.K. Johnston via NetGalley. All opinions are mine and freely given.Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | BookBub "Whatever happened next, however it was recorded and remembered, she was entirely on her own." 06-03: 'Star Wars Queen's Peril' by E.K. Johnston is a story from the other side of Trade Federation's blockade of the planet Naboo during The Phantom Menace era.We've already seen the ins and outs of the liberation of the Naboo pe...
