Leia: Princess of Alderaan

If Catalyst was a prelude to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story then this book was a prelude to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It did justice to one of the most inspiring and iconic characters in science fiction/fantasy by giving her fitting backstory. Introducing us to Holdo, long before they reunite in The Last Jedi was great, and I must say, based on the description in the book, Laura Dern nailed the character. I enjoyed the story, it gave us great insight into how Leia's character was formed. The romance with Kier was a bit too much for me, it did seem out of place for Leia, but I can understand the argument otherwise. So much was set on Alderaan that I constantly felt so horrible, knowing their fate, not long in the future.