Thursday, February 6, 2020

Book Review: A Crash of Fate by Zoraida Cordova


Galaxy’s Edge: A Crash of Fate
by Zoraida Cordova (YA Cordova)

Galaxy’s Edge: A Crash of Fate is something of a companion piece to Delilah Dawson’s Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire. They both take place on Batuu (the setting for Disney’s Star Wars themed attraction). The fight between Resistance vs. First Order and other high-minded struggles takes a back seat to much smaller, more personal stories.

The protagonists, Izal “Izzy” Garsea and Julen “Jules” Rakab, are a pair of star-crossed would-be lovers whom fate, the galaxy and maybe even the Force seem determined to bring together only to fling them apart again. The story is engaging and the characters are fun and relatable. The plot is pretty basic and the writing gets a little choppy in the middle of the story. It’s a teen novel, though the story elements are fairly tame – so it’s pretty safe for younger readers capable of taking on bigger books. Overall, this is a good addition to the Star Wars universe and easily accessible to any fan of Star Wars.

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Lost Stars by Claudia Gray, Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire by Delilah Dawson or Most Wanted by Rae Carson.]

[ A Crash of Fate page on Wookiepedia ] | [ official Zoraida Cordova web site ]

Recommended by Corey G.
Gere Branch Library

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