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Warning: Mixed feelings ahead. ;)

I’m not a Star Wars superfan, but I really enjoyed watching this movie with my sisters and a bestie. It was one part epic, one part hilarious, and one part heartbreaking. Like a good story should be. :D The novelization was even better!

The author stayed completely true to the storyline while adding more character depth and explaining the fascinating political situation. (But giving more description of the Jedha bit and giving stormtrooper POV? Not okay. *whimpers* I named snakes and splinters after the evil leaders.) I loved getting more backstory on Jyn when I finally understood Saw Gerrera, and I learned to grow worried whenever Cassian “wore his spy face�. In the movie, the rebel leader Mon Mothma just seemed like a weird, floaty speech maker. This brought out her fascinating history and compassion.

The two characters who surprised me most, however, were Bodhi Rook and Galen Erso. I loved seeing the pilot find courage and purpose, and his conversation with K-2SO about being defectors was really special. Galen Erso, though, might be my favorite. So complicated, downtrodden, and brave. (And brilliant! Oh, brilliant man! How in the world were you clever enough to set up your sabotage?!!)

So, why three stars for a five star story? I was personally uncomfortable with a few things. There was zero profanity in the movie, so the several instances in this book was a bit of a nasty surprise. It was mostly when Jyn was particularly disgusted and we got to see her internal thoughts. The other thing was pretty major for me and a big reason I haven’t watched a lot of Star Wars--the Force. In some ways it was less than if there had been a jedi character, but in others in was frighteningly not treated as fiction. I was easily able to skip the supplemental data section explaining it, but Chirrut’s constant “praying� got to me more. It sounded almost like a corruption of something Jesus said, and I tried to skip it because I didn’t want it stuck in my thoughts. It was also really sad that Baze’s character arc was him “returning to faith in the Force�. Not cool and super sad. All of these things concentrated together kinda ruined the climax for me.

That was a TON of mixed feelings. ;) Time for some quotes courtesy of K-2SO. :D

Best quotes: “I thought I told you to stay with the ship,� he growled. “You did,� K-2SO replied. “But I thought it was boring, and you were in trouble. There are a lot of explosions for two people blending in.�

The droid looked down at her. “Jyn,� he said. “I’ll be there for you. Cassian said I had to.�

Altogether, I did enjoy this story, but I do have one question--why the kyber crystal necklace?

Let the fan theories begin. ;)