Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel
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Summary
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo。
The Death Star is destroyed。 Darth Vader is dead。 The Empire is desolated。 But on the forest moon of Endor， amongst the chaos of a changing galaxy， time stands still for a princess and her scoundrel。
After being frozen in carbonite， then risking everything for the Rebellion， Han is eager to stop living his life for other people。 He and Leia have earned their future together， a thousand times over。 And when he proposes to Leia， it's the first time in a long time he's had a good feeling about this。 For Leia， a lifetime of fighting doesn't truly seem over。 There is work still to do， penance to pay for the dark secret she now knows runs through her veins。 Her brother， Luke， is offering her that chance -- one that comes with family and the promise of the Force。 But when Han asks her to marry him， Leia finds her answer immediately on her lips 。 。 。 Yes。
But happily ever after doesn't come easily。 As soon as Han and Leia depart their idyllic ceremony on Endor for their honeymoon， they find themselves on the grandest and most glamorous stage of all: the Halcyon， a luxury vessel on a very public journey to the most wondrous worlds in the galaxy。 Their marriage， and the peace and prosperity it represents， is a lightning rod for everyone in the galaxy -- including Imperial remnants still clinging to power。
Facing their most desperate hour， the soldiers of the Empire have dispersed across the galaxy， retrenching on isolated worlds vulnerable to their influence。 As the Halcyon travels from world to world， one thing becomes abundantly clear: The war is not over。 But as danger draws closer， Han and Leia find that they fight their best battles not alone but as husband and wife。
The Death Star is destroyed。 Darth Vader is dead。 The Empire is desolated。 But on the forest moon of Endor， amongst the chaos of a changing galaxy， time stands still for a princess and her scoundrel。
After being frozen in carbonite， then risking everything for the Rebellion， Han is eager to stop living his life for other people。 He and Leia have earned their future together， a thousand times over。 And when he proposes to Leia， it's the first time in a long time he's had a good feeling about this。 For Leia， a lifetime of fighting doesn't truly seem over。 There is work still to do， penance to pay for the dark secret she now knows runs through her veins。 Her brother， Luke， is offering her that chance -- one that comes with family and the promise of the Force。 But when Han asks her to marry him， Leia finds her answer immediately on her lips 。 。 。 Yes。
But happily ever after doesn't come easily。 As soon as Han and Leia depart their idyllic ceremony on Endor for their honeymoon， they find themselves on the grandest and most glamorous stage of all: the Halcyon， a luxury vessel on a very public journey to the most wondrous worlds in the galaxy。 Their marriage， and the peace and prosperity it represents， is a lightning rod for everyone in the galaxy -- including Imperial remnants still clinging to power。
Facing their most desperate hour， the soldiers of the Empire have dispersed across the galaxy， retrenching on isolated worlds vulnerable to their influence。 As the Halcyon travels from world to world， one thing becomes abundantly clear: The war is not over。 But as danger draws closer， Han and Leia find that they fight their best battles not alone but as husband and wife。
Reviews
Helena
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Han and Leia are adorable and Beth Revis completely nailed their characters。 I loved this book， even though sometimes I found it a bit confusing with so many characters （but that’s my fault as it’s only my second Star Wars book）。
Matt Hayes
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A really great addition to the canon。 Loved getting to spend this time with Han and Leia， and loved how this book pulled together threads from some of the other expanded media。
Meg
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one of my fave leia stories in terms of character exploration， all about allowing yourself to feel joy amidst loss and sacrifice。 loved it :）
Ben Brown
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Well， bummer。 Essentially acting as the new canon’s version of Dave Wolverton’s much acclaimed “The Courtship of Princess Leia，” “The Princess and the Scoundrel” is a competently executed， but ultimately disappointingly shallow plotting of one of the key post-“Return of the Jedi” events within “Star Wars” lore: Han and Leia’s wedding。 To her credit， author Beth Revis’ prose is rarely unengaging， and for “Star Wars” fans dying to see Disney’s take on such a consequential narrative moment， it’s ha Well， bummer。 Essentially acting as the new canon’s version of Dave Wolverton’s much acclaimed “The Courtship of Princess Leia，” “The Princess and the Scoundrel” is a competently executed， but ultimately disappointingly shallow plotting of one of the key post-“Return of the Jedi” events within “Star Wars” lore: Han and Leia’s wedding。 To her credit， author Beth Revis’ prose is rarely unengaging， and for “Star Wars” fans dying to see Disney’s take on such a consequential narrative moment， it’s hard to imagine too many feeling outright angry by how certain elements are handled here。 Still， though – it’s hard not to compare this to Wolverton’s original take on the story， which by all accounts felt significantly more engaging and – most importantly – MEANINGFUL， both in terms of the broader “Star Wars” story and on a purely romantic and character-based level。 “The Princess and the Scoundrel” isn’t BAD， per se…but it is disappointing。 And in some ways， that’s kind of worse。 。。。more
Gustav Jonsson Gullberg
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Fun to see a bit more “behind-the-scenes” of Leia and Han and how they’re dealing with the fallout of the end of the Empire， but the plot is a bit generic and at times slow。
Stephanie
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"She may be a princess， but not one from a story。 Because when a princess from a story reached her happily ever after， that was when the story ended。 But Leia realized this story， her story， it wasn't ending。 It was beginning。"When the announcement for The Princess and the Scoundrel was made， it was one of my most anticipated books for 2022。At least， at first。By the time it came out， my expectations for it were no longer high。 In a way， that worked in its favor。It started off really well。 So wel "She may be a princess， but not one from a story。 Because when a princess from a story reached her happily ever after， that was when the story ended。 But Leia realized this story， her story， it wasn't ending。 It was beginning。"When the announcement for The Princess and the Scoundrel was made， it was one of my most anticipated books for 2022。At least， at first。By the time it came out， my expectations for it were no longer high。 In a way， that worked in its favor。It started off really well。 So well， in fact， that I wished I had started it sooner。 I wanted to take my time with it。 But then， well， things in life went spiraling out of control。 It left me unmotivated to read。 I had 6 days to finish this before my loan expired and， even though I should have let it go， I didn't。 I pushed myself to finish it which I think partly plays a role as to why I didn't enjoy it as much as I had in the beginning。 So that's on me。 I shouldn't have pushed myself， not when I was feeling down， but I did。 I'll definitely pick it up to read again in the future， though， in the hopes my feelings will change by then。As for the audiobook， it was beautifully well done。 I loved that they had Saskia Maarleveld read Leia's chapters while Marc Thompson read Han's。 For me， it worked incredibly well。 Also， the music was perfection。 I love how Star Wars books insert scores from the soundtracks， but this time around it just really hit differently。 And I mean that in a good way。 It just made the scenes all the more touching。 I was surprised by how emotional I got while listening。All of that said， I do admit there were some bits and parts that I thought were in poor taste。 I won't say what because spoilers， but it came across as being out of character。 If it hadn't been for those bits and pieces， I would have been able to say with confidence that Revis got their characters right。 。。。more
Jessorella
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More romance in Star Wars， please！
Andrew Bulthaupt
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I listened to this book via Audible。The Princess and the Scoundrel is perhaps the most direct sequel we've seen to Return of the Jedi （in the new Disney canon）， starting immediately after the celebrations of the film and showing what happened next to Han and Leia。 Spoiler - they get married！Beth Revis perfectly captures the dynamics of the scruffy-looking nerf herder and her worshipfulness， making it feel as if you've stepped back in time to watch a younger Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher perfor I listened to this book via Audible。The Princess and the Scoundrel is perhaps the most direct sequel we've seen to Return of the Jedi （in the new Disney canon）， starting immediately after the celebrations of the film and showing what happened next to Han and Leia。 Spoiler - they get married！Beth Revis perfectly captures the dynamics of the scruffy-looking nerf herder and her worshipfulness， making it feel as if you've stepped back in time to watch a younger Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher performing on the page。 I grinned and laughed so many times listening to their witty banter and clear affection for one another - it was fantastic！The adventure itself is a perfect Star Wars tale - Han and Leia get hitched and go off on their honeymoon， but even though the Emperor is dead （or so we all think）， the Empire hasn't gotten the memo that it's been defeated。 Suddenly you're in the midst of a planetary crisis that only two heroes of the Rebellion could possibly solve， and the pieces fall into place。This is a fun addition to our favorite galaxy far， far away。 It's Han and Leia in their prime， fighting with one another while they save the day。 If you're looking for an enjoyable Star Wars read， you've come to the right place！ 。。。more
Jason Weber
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Fun read that picks up immediately after “Jedi” ends。 Han and Leia get married， yes married！
Saimi Korhonen
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“Leia fractured herself for everyone – the strong warrior for the Rebellion， the savvy politician for the Senate， the gracious leader for the people。 But she was whole in front of him， multifaceted， and sometimes， cracked， but whole。 He had to love the whole of her， or nothing at all。 That was the way of it with Leia – all or nothing。 He chose all。”The Princess and the Scoundrel is a romance novel set in the Star Wars universe and it follows the saga's most iconic couple， Han Solo and Leia Organ “Leia fractured herself for everyone – the strong warrior for the Rebellion， the savvy politician for the Senate， the gracious leader for the people。 But she was whole in front of him， multifaceted， and sometimes， cracked， but whole。 He had to love the whole of her， or nothing at all。 That was the way of it with Leia – all or nothing。 He chose all。”The Princess and the Scoundrel is a romance novel set in the Star Wars universe and it follows the saga's most iconic couple， Han Solo and Leia Organa。 In this book we get to see their wedding on Endor， their honeymoon on board the luxury yacht Halcyon and how， as it always does with this two， their romantic holiday turns into a mission against injustice and evil。Han and Leia are very important to me both as individual characters and a couple， and Beth Revis impressed me with her previous Star Wars novel， Rebel Rising， so I was excited for this book。 I had some qualms with it， but overall I was very happy with the book。Stuff I really enjoyed:- The characterisation of Han and Leia。 Revis captured the voices of the characters really well and I could hear Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford's voices in my head as I read their lines。 The characters had some interesting personal arcs in the story。 Leia is dealing with so many things - finding out Luke is her brother and Vader is her father， knowing the war is far from over despite the Emperor's death， learning to trust others and be more of a team player， finding out that she can use the Force and could be trained as a Jedi。。。 The girl is really going through a lot， and I loved how Revis explored her character。 All the stuff with her and the Force and her family was especially great。 Han， on the other hand， is dealing with the fact that he lost a year of his life to carbonate freezing and that his motivations in life are changing: he is thinking of settling down （at least in his own way）， making a home， perhaps having children。。。 Our two leads had a joined arc as a couple， but they were strong as individuals too。- The romance of Han and Leia was very well done。 Revis nailed the balance between their friendly and sometimes less-friendly arguing and bickering， and the deep connection， trust and bond that they have， that has been built on years of knowing one another and a love that surprised both of them。 As a Han/Leia shipper， this book was a blast to read。 Their wedding was beautiful， moving and all the stuff that took place before it with Han's bachelor party and all that， was a delight。 - The exploration of this time period as a whole。 The Emperor is dead， the Empire's greatest weapon has been destroyed and Darth Vader is no more。 But that does not mean the war is won。 I like how this book explored all the things that the Rebellion， now the victors， must face: they must convince the galaxy of their victory， take down the last imperial cells， establish a new government， handle the impending economic disaster， make new allies and so many other things。 I appreciate how the books and comics have shown that the celebration ROTJ ended in wasn't how it panned out: winning a war is not that simple and so much must be done after to make sure the hard-won peace is kept。 I also enjoyed how， using the Halcyon and its passengers， Revis explores the views civilians and the people who were neutral in the war have on the Empire's fall - some see it as merely a shift in power， some grieve， some are angry and some are happy， but most of them just don't care cause the Empire's atrocities do not concern them。 There's a lot on this book about the idea that remaining neutral in a conflicts like this one is， essentially， siding with the oppressor。- The connections to other SW material。 Revis made a lot of connections with the current Star Wars flagship comic by Charles Soule （she referenced Qi'ra a lot which was awesome since I love Qi'ra） and she also tied her story to some stories that were published a long while ago such as the comic Shattered Empire and the Smuggler's Run novel。 I really enjoyed those easter eggs。- Though he only appears in the beginning， I loved how Revis wrote Luke。 The twins have some amazing scenes and it was cool to see how different they can be， for example， in how they view their father。 I also loved how Revis showed how Han and Leia see and think of the change that has happened in Luke after he became a knight and learned of his parentage: he has become more somber， calm， melancholic even。 Leia thinking how lonely Luke must be as the last of the jedi made me rather emotional as Luke is my everything， my main man and my sweetest son。 Stuff I had some issues with:- The first third or so of the book on Endor was a delight and I loved it so much。 When the story moves to the Halcyon was when some issues started to show up。 I enjoy the Halcyon as a location and the way Revis used the passengers to explore the state of the galaxy， but the problem for me with the Halcyon was that none of the characters there stood up to me as individuals。 They all kinda felt like they were just there to say something about the galaxy or this conflict， not to be a memorable， individual character。 As a reader who is definitely more of a character than a plot-focused reader， this definitely posed some issues。 I had the same problem in the last third of the book， set on this ice moon: none of the characters stood out and I fear that in a week or two， I won't even be able to name most of them。- The mystery Han and Leia uncover on this moon was very standard。 I feel like I've read quite a few SW stories about strange stations and （view spoiler）[ imperials destroying planets through irresponsible mining。 （hide spoiler）] It didn't wow me， unfortunately， but it also wasn't bad。 It was just alright。- The finale， the fight， at the end was a bit too rushed。 I know this book is not about the wars in the stars as much as it is about romance - it is a love story and all about Han and Leia learning to become a married couple， a team - but I wished Revis would've given the battle a bit more time。I had a good time with this book。 If you ship Han and Leia， I highly recommend it。 It might seem like a fluffy story with not much substance based on the pitch， but it is definitely more than just Han and Leia's wedding and honeymoon on the Halcyon。 We dive really deep into these characters， who they are， what they want， how they have grown and what they are to each other。 The Halcyon being in the book didn't feel like just an advertisement for the real-life hotel experience - it is that too， of course， but it also has its part to play in the exploration of some of the bigger themes in the novel， such as neutrality in war and what it means。 The writing is good and enjoyable to read， and overall， I just had a good time。 。。。more
Raymond Just
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Well written with a huge number of easter eggs， but a little sappy and a little soppy in the end， and just not necessary。
Sarah
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Enjoyable。 Han: "You're my wife， if you're running a con， I will ALWAYS back you up"。 Such a romantic。 Enjoyable。 Han: "You're my wife， if you're running a con， I will ALWAYS back you up"。 Such a romantic。 。。。more
Rachel
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Ok this might be one of my new favorite SW books。 Definitely in the top 5。 Way more than just a “honeymoon story”， though if you ever expected that’s all this would be…you might want to rethink what you know about Han and Leia。
Jack
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The first 1/3 of the books is nigh on perfect。 The rest of the book is still enjoyable but I was not invested in the story。 Han and Leia are great throughout， though， and kept me going。 The book also seems like it's setting up to bring some old Legends stories into Canon， so that's exciting。 The first 1/3 of the books is nigh on perfect。 The rest of the book is still enjoyable but I was not invested in the story。 Han and Leia are great throughout， though， and kept me going。 The book also seems like it's setting up to bring some old Legends stories into Canon， so that's exciting。 。。。more
Yvette
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If Han and Leia are in the same room at any given time， you can bet that Han is looking at her adoringly
Alex
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I couldn't get over the fact that Mon Mothma wore white to Leia's Wedding。 I couldn't get over the fact that Mon Mothma wore white to Leia's Wedding。 。。。more
Beth
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I love this book。 The characters leap off the page into Harrison and Carrie's voices in my head。 There's some fun stuff with Luke and the Ewoks， then Han and Leia embark on their honeymoon--but of course， being Han and Leia， they manage to find trouble anyway。This book is very character driven， with the action coming mostly at the end， but the character stuff is delightful， and I suspect had I lived down the street from Beth Revis growing up （in a world where we're about the same age， I'm pretty I love this book。 The characters leap off the page into Harrison and Carrie's voices in my head。 There's some fun stuff with Luke and the Ewoks， then Han and Leia embark on their honeymoon--but of course， being Han and Leia， they manage to find trouble anyway。This book is very character driven， with the action coming mostly at the end， but the character stuff is delightful， and I suspect had I lived down the street from Beth Revis growing up （in a world where we're about the same age， I'm pretty sure she's younger）， she'd have been right there with me building pools for my rebel action figures so they could have fun at a pool party for once too。 （IDK， I guess tiny me thought Luke needed more water in his life？）Which is to say， come for the characters， stay for the world building and the adventure found at the end。。。 :） 。。。more
Sarah （collectors。mixie）
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Rating is closer to 2 and a half。 It wasn’t a bad read， I just felt it cruised a lot of the way。 I feel like the characterisation of Han wasn’t quite there， and it was very repetitive with certain phrasing/thoughts。 All in all， a decent read for a book clearly promoted to hype up Halycon @ Disney + we got gorgeous artwork for the cover
cassie
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SO。 FUCKING。 CUTE。
Courtney
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Admittedly， this is the first Star Wars novel I've ever read。 From its initial announcement， I was intrigued by the premise。 Han and Leia on their honeymoon aboard the Halcyon （aka the newly opened Star Wars: Galactic Star Cruiser at Walt Disney World）？ I was so curious about the blatant synergy， it became an anticipated read for me。 Unfortunately， I finished it a bit disappointed。 The cover served classic romance novel， and the official description from Barnes & Noble noted， "This story picks u Admittedly， this is the first Star Wars novel I've ever read。 From its initial announcement， I was intrigued by the premise。 Han and Leia on their honeymoon aboard the Halcyon （aka the newly opened Star Wars: Galactic Star Cruiser at Walt Disney World）？ I was so curious about the blatant synergy， it became an anticipated read for me。 Unfortunately， I finished it a bit disappointed。 The cover served classic romance novel， and the official description from Barnes & Noble noted， "This story picks up after Episode 6 and brings some major Bridgerton vibes。" I am not sure if we read the same book because the latter was unapparent to me。 It fell short in the romance department - just a few descriptive tame kisses at the end of each day before the end of select chapters with the next transitioning to a new day。 The presence of the Halcyon was also lacking as the latter half of the book takes place on a remote moon。 This setting brings your typical Star Wars action， so if you're looking for that instead of romance and a deeper characterization of Han and Leia's relationship， you'll likely enjoy this more。 。。。more
Heather Finch
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My absolute joy at getting a full length novel of my OTP getting married and going on a cruise for their honeymoon。 Of course， shenanigans ensue。 I’m just， so happy this book exists。 Beth really nails the voices of Leia and Han- who is particularly tricky- in this。 I could just effortlessly hear Carrie and Harrison in my head while I was reading because the dialogue all sounded so true to character。 I do feel like the pacing could have been tightened up a bit- the stretch between the wedding and My absolute joy at getting a full length novel of my OTP getting married and going on a cruise for their honeymoon。 Of course， shenanigans ensue。 I’m just， so happy this book exists。 Beth really nails the voices of Leia and Han- who is particularly tricky- in this。 I could just effortlessly hear Carrie and Harrison in my head while I was reading because the dialogue all sounded so true to character。 I do feel like the pacing could have been tightened up a bit- the stretch between the wedding and landing on the moon was a little slow for me。 But I really enjoyed all of the cameos and side characters。 I also enjoyed the way Beth addressed Han’s trauma from the carbonite freezing and losing time。 I wish this wasn’t stuck working within the confines of the SW cinematic universe in some ways， because knowing how H & L’s story ends is kind of a dark cloud over the story。 But overall I really loved this book。 。。。more
Jane
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Okay， I LOVED this book （I say in a singsong voice）。 Leia， my girl， you need to relax！ I love how Mon Mothma has to frame a honeymoon as work for Leia for her to agree。 But， of course， it works so well， and wow， did Beth Revis get Leia right。 So many brilliant and beautiful Easter eggs made me stifle audible laughs。 "What is the point of power if I can't use it to save the people I love。" What a powerful quote from Leia when thinking of using the Force。 In fact， her relationship to the Force and Okay， I LOVED this book （I say in a singsong voice）。 Leia， my girl， you need to relax！ I love how Mon Mothma has to frame a honeymoon as work for Leia for her to agree。 But， of course， it works so well， and wow， did Beth Revis get Leia right。 So many brilliant and beautiful Easter eggs made me stifle audible laughs。 "What is the point of power if I can't use it to save the people I love。" What a powerful quote from Leia when thinking of using the Force。 In fact， her relationship to the Force and her contemplation on being Anakin's daughter。 She displays so many aspects of Anakin's personality， even yelling， "I HATE YOU，" at the funeral pyre of Vader。 Han can be profound when he really thinks through things。 I wasn't super surprised by this， but I love how this book fleshes out his character。 Anyway， as you can see， I LOVED this book。 。。。more
Sab
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this is SO good at capturing the essence of a Star Wars story and the voices of Han and leia， and Luke and Lando for the little bit they’re in it It was boring at times but tbh good Star Wars is boring at times imo bc it’s political just as much as it’s action and this was definitely heavy political。 My biggest complaint is the lack of hanleia romance。 They don’t have very many scenes together across the book， and many of their scenes together are with other people and it’s not about them and th this is SO good at capturing the essence of a Star Wars story and the voices of Han and leia， and Luke and Lando for the little bit they’re in it It was boring at times but tbh good Star Wars is boring at times imo bc it’s political just as much as it’s action and this was definitely heavy political。 My biggest complaint is the lack of hanleia romance。 They don’t have very many scenes together across the book， and many of their scenes together are with other people and it’s not about them and their relationship。 I expected wayyyy more romance than I got and tbh I’m so disappointed abt that I also wanted more Luke but mostly I think bc Star Wars is really lacking in Luke and leia content 🤷♀️ having him officiate their wedding was just so good though and I WILL be sobbing over the “no one you love is ever truly gone” scene for the rest of time thanks 。。。more
Andrew Hershauer
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I’m a sucker for Star Wars， and this was a fun Star Wars story so it gets an easy 4。 Might be a tiny bit generous but it was still fun。I think the biggest thing that a lot of Star Wars fans will get stuck on is Han doesn’t feel like Han。 He feels like a boring， generic hero who is just there to be the boring， generic man who help the princess obtain her goal。 He isn’t brash or reckless， he isn’t really scared of commitment， he isn’t really brimming with roguish energy。 He just kinda exists。 He d I’m a sucker for Star Wars， and this was a fun Star Wars story so it gets an easy 4。 Might be a tiny bit generous but it was still fun。I think the biggest thing that a lot of Star Wars fans will get stuck on is Han doesn’t feel like Han。 He feels like a boring， generic hero who is just there to be the boring， generic man who help the princess obtain her goal。 He isn’t brash or reckless， he isn’t really scared of commitment， he isn’t really brimming with roguish energy。 He just kinda exists。 He does “typical man thing A” and “typical man thing B” like not wanting to leave bed because he just wants sex and “all I want is food right now”。 It doesn’t really… feel like Han that much。 And it was a weird feeling for sure to read a book about Han where the author kinda missed entirely on the character of Han。Leia she nailed， but really only the annoying parts of her post wedding。 After those perfect first couple of chapters with the wedding， and Luke， and Leia’s thoughts about the force and Vader， it all just devolves into her being selfish and not giving Han a second thought。 That is… until the author specifically makes Leia say “oh no I’m being a bad wife， but it’s for what I think is best so it’s okay”。 Which yeah Leia does but not to the insane degree she’s portrayed in this book。 It was fun。 It was a good Star Wars story。 I liked it。Not so much love for Han and Leia but it was still good， 7/10✌🏻 Andrew 。。。more
Samantha Ramirez
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4/5， but a 5/5 audiobook！
Emma
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The Princess and the Scoundrel was everything I could've wanted and more。 I finished this book about a week ago and am still thinking about how incredible it was。 Beth Revis really knocked this out of the park。The Princess and the Scoundrel has something for everyone。 We get to see more of Han and Leia's romance。 There's lots of great banter between them as well as some realistic hurdles they each have to overcome in order to make their relationship work。 I mean we get to see （view spoiler）[Han The Princess and the Scoundrel was everything I could've wanted and more。 I finished this book about a week ago and am still thinking about how incredible it was。 Beth Revis really knocked this out of the park。The Princess and the Scoundrel has something for everyone。 We get to see more of Han and Leia's romance。 There's lots of great banter between them as well as some realistic hurdles they each have to overcome in order to make their relationship work。 I mean we get to see （view spoiler）[Han and Leia's wedding！！ （hide spoiler）] That alone is an excellent reason to pick up this book。 There's also a mystery to solve， a fascinating look at the transition between the Empire and the New Republic， and some great action scenes。 One of my favorite little easter eggs in The Princess and the Scoundrel is how much it incorporates from the Star Wars comics。 D3-09 was one of my favorite characters from the Halcyon Legacy run and it was a blast to get to see them again。 There were also references to what happens during the year that Han is frozen in carbonite， which pulled from various comic runs。 These elements were a wonderful way to make the galaxy far， far away to feel more connected without distracting or confusing people who haven't read the material being referenced。 There have been a lot of great Star Wars books released this year but The Princess and the Scoundrel is my favorite so far。 A really fun read that I never wanted to end。 。。。more
Clarice Warren
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Loved it！ I felt like it was a very accurate portrayal of a couple who got married quickly。 They learn how to live with each other and grow together。 Beth shows what it feels like to have to learn to live with another person in such a real way。 The obvious Halcyon bits were definitely there （which I do not blame Beth for as it was a big part of the book she needed to include） but I felt like apart from a couple odd moments it was tastefully done。 This book definitely focuses on character develop Loved it！ I felt like it was a very accurate portrayal of a couple who got married quickly。 They learn how to live with each other and grow together。 Beth shows what it feels like to have to learn to live with another person in such a real way。 The obvious Halcyon bits were definitely there （which I do not blame Beth for as it was a big part of the book she needed to include） but I felt like apart from a couple odd moments it was tastefully done。 This book definitely focuses on character development and relationships over action and when I say that I mean it in a positive way。 This is kind of the book I've always dreamed of for Han and Leia。 We got to see into both of their traumas and understand them better as characters。 Definitely recommend for people who are invested in Han and Leia's relationship and enjoy character development！ 。。。more
Maria
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Otp
Liz
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Pretty sure most people would be upset if Leia hijacked everyone's vacation and made them go to a snow planet instead of the beach because she felt like working instead of chilling on her honeymoon。 Obviously it ended up being the right choice to save people， but like why drag the whole ass cruise with you Pretty sure most people would be upset if Leia hijacked everyone's vacation and made them go to a snow planet instead of the beach because she felt like working instead of chilling on her honeymoon。 Obviously it ended up being the right choice to save people， but like why drag the whole ass cruise with you 。。。more
Kevin Carey
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