Imagine you're surfing the net, looking for some fanfiction for your favourite movie/game/show/what have you. So you find one, and the premise sounds intriguing, so you click on it. But as you begin to read, you notice something is off... 
 -the main character is an original character that has never been seen before 
 -said MC is super good at what they do 
 -they interact with the heroes of said game/show/whatever, but those heroes take a backseat to the brand new character 
 -the plot is weak and mostly consists of showing off just how awesome the MC is and how the heroes think the MC is the greatest 
 That's basically what Shattered Empire is. "Bridge the gap between Episode VI and VII", my ass. What we get is the adventures of Shara Bey, ultra dedicated, super amazing pilot, that are displayed in a clunky, abrupt way that adds nothing to the story and pushes Luke, Leia, Han, Chewy, and Lando to the side. Our heroes are instead used to create journeys for Shara to go on and show off her skills, while the others cheer in the background about how great she is. 
 This is canon, yet reads more like fanfiction than Legends does. Do better, Disney, do better.