Welcome to Litsy!

124/150 Not enough Star Wars novels center on Leia, so I was happy that this one was so enjoyable. At first I was worried it was going to be heavy on politics, but there was plenty of action to keep the story moving at a fast pace. I wish Han had played a bigger part, but this was Leia's story so his part was only supporting. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
48th book for #RushathonExtended @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

I wanted to love this book. I mean how often do you get to read about a badass heroine who‘s in her 40s & it‘s not about kids/marriage/midlife crisis? Sadly I was a bit underwhelmed. I think the biggest problem is it‘s constrained by what happened in episodes IV-VI and what will happen in episode VII. But I still enjoyed a mid-40s badass Leia.

#roaringwolf Sept SciFi challenge: fits both the reaching for the stars & teleportation prompts

This book takes place about five years before The Force Awakens. Leia is still in the Senate which is starting to completely divide between the Populists and the Centrists. It's not going well and then the Ambassador from Ryloth warns of a new cartel rising. It was a really good book but it does make the event in the Force Awakens seem a bit rushed.

https://www.luulit.com/product/star-wars-bloodline-new-republic-audible-audioboo...

From the New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars comes a thrilling novel set in the years before the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

🚀🚀🚀 I was 2 when Star Wars came out. I grew up with it and Princess Leia was one of my first heroes. So reading a book like this is tricky. How do you write a book about a character who has become an icon? I think it's incredibly difficult to do. This wasn't a bad book but it read like fan fiction. Really good fan fiction but it didn't fully hit the mark for me. This is possibly why I've never read Star Wars books until now. That cover though.

These are the books currently in my tbr stack for #bookspin with @TheAromaofBooks

I'm pretty good at getting through my stack (although I constantly add to it). I'm not really a mood reader so I usually let my rpg dice app choose for me. I thought it might be fun to let someone else choose my bookish fate for me so here we are.

This has been a good year. Just met Claudia Gray for the second time. She's such a great, fun person. Love her! Also this book is amazing.

I have been growing a collection of Leia prints. These are three I picked up from Karen Hallion this weekend at pop culture con! They are so beautiful I can‘t wait to get them framed. I‘m gonna end up with a shrine to Leia.

#imaginaryplaces for #wanderingjune and the link to many more imaginary places including some rooted in historical fiction. https://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/incredible-maps-of-imaginary-places

Wow! I was so shocked and happy with every item I unwrapped! Don‘t worry your wrapping was great! I forgot to even wrap mine!! I was so happy to see that we had swapped Star Wars stuff! And Bloodline is the next Star Wars book I was going to buy!! All these books look amazing and I am super grateful! I love the art especially the Princess Leia print and tote!! And I just love coffee!! 💕💕💕💕 #sffs #blessed

Leia 2020!!

I loved this Star Wars novel. I loved seeing Leia in her adult life serving in the senate, glimpsing into her marriage to Han. The audio is done so well, with awesome sound effects.
#pop19 set in space

Took less than a chapter to get into this one, with all of the familiar names involved. No new movie at Christmas time, so have to get my Star Wars fix. This one listed as next for me in the new canon.

More Leia, please.

😂 I love knowing that other people notice stuff like this.

y‘all i cant switch between books i have something called hyper fixation

I wasn‘t jazzed about starting this book. At first it was Star Wars political machinations and I can barely stand following senate hearings in the real world I don‘t need it in my entertainment. However the author has the presence of mind and skill to make it interesting. Leia has always been a bit of a Mary Sue. Yet in this version she has a deep inner life and has motivations and agency. I would encourage any Star Wars fan to pick it up.

#BookMail & #StarWarsHaul Pt4 Bloodline is the continuation of Princess Leila‘s story. It‘s 20yrs after the events in Return Of The Jedi, And now Senator Leia Organa is dealing with opposing factions in the New Republics Galactic Senate. Leia is one of my favourite women in popular culture. She‘s forthright, strong & doesn‘t take crap from anyone. Kinda like the actress who played her so beautifully. #RIPCarrieFisher #PoliticsSuckEvenInTheFuture

You bet I'm the General! There is no other acceptable outcome! Hell yeah!

Which Sci-Fi/Fantasy Heroine You Are You?
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lukedhanjal/which-badass-heroine-are-you?utm_term=.rgaR...

My second time reading this book, and it was even better this time around than it was 2 years ago. This time around I did audio, and my dear friends, it was awesome. Almost more like a radio play, with sound effects, voice effects, and even bits of John Williams' score peppered throughout. Far and away my favorite Star Wars book, and possibly my favorite Star Wars content, period. SO GOOD.

#24in48

The audiobook was out of this world. 🤣 Love, Love, LOVED it. The music, voices, background noise: it all added to a fantastic plot and one of my top books of this year. I‘m now going down a Star Wars audiobook rabbit hole and I‘m happy about it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I just finished the last 20 mins of Bloodline this morning! This has become one of my favorites from the new canon. It's an oddly timely book that tackles some of the issues we are seeing in the US. On top of that it's nice to see Leia remain a badass, and for Han be portrayed as someone more worthy of any attention. In fact for the first time in a long time I actually liked him. 😂

#starwarsbuddyread

#StarWarsBuddyRead

This was great! Really well written, all of the supporting characters were nicely fleshed out, the conflict made sense and the politics were believable. Entertaining and actually I wish I‘d read it BEFORE seeing the Force Awakens (yeah, yeah, I know it wasn‘t written yet) because the politics in the movie make so much more sense now.

I liked this book a lot but I was hoping for at least one interaction with Ben Solo. Still it was interesting all the way through and it helped me understand Leia more.

1️⃣ General Leia Organa, thank you very much!
2️⃣ Third. You never forget your first doctor.
3️⃣ Do not care. Could not care less.
4️⃣ 2
5️⃣ The Great Gonzo, as you do.
@librarianryan #fandomfriday

I realized I never made my post for #StarWarsBuddyRead! But I loved this book so much. First I thought it was amazing to do a book about Leia when she‘s not young, we need more badass women in their 40s/50s (not sure how old she is). I also loved all the characters. I‘d read a book solely about each one of them. I think my favorite was Ransolm, the author did an amazing job with him and I felt exactly how Leia did. Five stars for sure!

I throughly enjoyed this book, lots of great quotable lines, but this may be my favorite. It‘s just so Leia!💙

#StarWarsBuddyRead

#StarWarsBuddyRead

I fully enjoyed this re-read, even knowing what was coming I still teared up and was heartbroken in all the same places, as well as got goofy grins at times too. This one could have easily been a stand alone movie in the Star Wars universe, and it would have been a great one.

#StarWarsBuddyRead

“Answer suffering with kindness”.

Sounds like great advice to me, and some we could all make good use of.

#StarWarsBuddyRead

This is such a great listen so far. Some of it makes my skin crawl as a few things come across a bit too parallel to our own world. My previous read Empire of Silence (not a SW book) did the same thing.

#starwarsbuddyread

Boy, some of these passages about the re-emergency of empire before the new Force Awakens, are eerily prescient and jump out at me with this re-read in a way they didn‘t when I first read it.

*She says as she sees trucks sporting confederate flags and that new “Blue Lives Matter” (B&W US Flag with a blue stripe) flag pouring into town for the 4th of July and the local Monster Truck show... in central Pennsylvania. 🤨

#StarWarsBuddyRead

I think my #StarWarsBuddyRead is starting to echo my #EarthseedBuddyRead now @BarbaraTheBibliophage

I have this say, even as a reread, I find these secondary characters so much more interesting than I did with Twilight Company. I‘m much more invested with them.

#StarWarsBuddyRead

Even my escape reading is talking real world sense today...

Even though this is a re-read for me, I can‘t help smiling when Snap Wexley shows up briefly from the Aftermath trilogy.

#StarWarsBuddyRead

Listening to my #StarWarsBuddyRead audiobook today while I‘m sitting in the waiting room, got a soda and what came out....Luke!😂. Well, he was missing from this story🤷‍♀️😂

Finally started this today! I'll be so glad when I finish up Empire of Silence and the Great Library series. They are both excellent but some how I was approved for both for review and they come out in the same day. 😶

So far this one is going well, though I am not far in. I'll be taking a break to go see Solo (out of obligation mostly) and then hopefully I get to dive back in. #Starwarsbuddyread

Here is the upcoming schedule for the #Starwarsbuddyread !! Anyone is welcome to join at anytime.

Here‘s the plan for the rest of the year
Posts are under #StarWarsBuddyRead for anyone who is interested in joining in. Hopefully this helps anyone reserving at the library or using inter-library loan.

@callielafleur @CSeydel @Alicia @NovelGirl82 @DivaDiane @ElyssaReads

This was my thought for the rest of the year, let me know what you think @InLibrisVeritas we have:
June: Bloodline
July: Lost Stars
August: Ahsoka

Then for fall maybe the unofficial Jyn Erso “Trilogy”?
Sept-Nov: Catalyst, Rebel Rising, Rogue One?

December either From a Certain Point of View or Leia: Princess of Alderaan one is short stories so a little easier to read around the holidays or the other being a fan favorite?

What do you think?

Starting this one today for #StarWarsBuddyRead I‘m looking forward to it, such a good book and good connector between the original trilogy and the newest.

Ok, #StarWarsBuddyRead group, we have Bloodlines for June are we going forward with Ahsoka for July or doubling back for Claudia Gray‘s other Star Wars installment. I haven‘t read either yet? Have you read either one, or both? Do you have a preference?

If you‘re interested in joining us, please feel free to jump in at anytime!

Bloodline is the #Starwarsbuddyread pick for June! Feel free to join in anytime this month!

I can't wait to start this one! I just have to polish off a few others on my pile first.

Successful library run! (Never mind that I swore no library books in June...) #StarWarsBuddyRead #ATB

Up next for us this June: Bloodline

#StarWarsBuddyRead

Just putting this here, for the record. FYI.

Evening reading to close #StarWarsDay

#MayThe4th
#StarWars

#Maythe4th
#StarWars