Thoughts 
 So why is Disney not pushing this book harder?? This book was AMAZING. I will admit I was a bit skeptical with the author choice. I enjoyed the Evernight series, don't get me wrong, but it didn't peg me as being necessarily the right style for Star Wars. 
 I WAS WRONG. 
 So wrong. 
 Claudia Gray's expansion of the Star Wars universe and the characters created to show the struggle on both sides of the Galactic Civil War were superbly done. Nothing was cut and dry. It gave real humanity to those that sided with the Empire and showcases just how idealistic many in the Rebellion were. There were also plenty of cameo's by familiar Star Wars character, both lead and secondary characters. 
 This was released as a lead up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens to give a bit more insight as to the events that happen in the movie, but it will definitely feed the imagination of those who have already seen the movie and those who still haven't. It starts before the events of A New Hope and ends after the Battle of Jakku. So it covers a lot of ground. We watch the two main characters grow up together, get torn apart, and struggle. And I just highly recommend for any Star Wars fans.