Title: Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate
Authors(s): Zoraida Córdova
Publication Date: August 6, 2019
Edition: Hardcover, ebook, audiobook; 352 pgs
Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press
Source: Rockstar Book Tours
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Disclaimer: I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are my own.
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The Summary
Izzy and Jules were childhood friends, climbing the spires of Batuu, inventing silly games, and dreaming of adventures they would share one day. Then, Izzy's family left abruptly, without even a chance to say goodbye. Izzy's life became one of constant motion, traveling from one world to the next, until her parents were killed and she became a low-level smuggler to make ends meet. Jules remained on Batuu, eventually becoming a farmer like his father, but always yearning for something more.
Now, thirteen years after she left, Izzy is returning to Batuu. She's been hired to deliver a mysterious parcel, and she just wants to finish the job and get gone. But upon arrival at Black Spire Outpost she runs smack into the one person who still means something to her after all this time: Jules.
The attraction between them is immediate, yet despite Jules seeming to be everything she's ever needed, Izzy hesitates. How can she drag this good-hearted man into the perilous life she's chosen?
Jules has been trying to figure out his future, but now all he knows for certain is that he wants to be with Izzy. How can he convince her to take a chance on someone who's never left the safety of his homeworld?
My Review
Okay, so first things first, I am a huge Star Wars fan. I've watched all the movies, watched all the shows (I've even seen the horrible Star Wars Holiday Special), and read a good chunk of the extended universe. I also own so much merch it's crazy. So when I heard that one of my favorite authors was going to be writing her own Star Wars book, I freaked. And THEN when I found out it was set in my most anticipated update to the Star Wars franchise, Galaxy's Edge, I complete lost it (yes, I have reservations for opening weekend at Walt Disney World, and yes, be jealous). So needless to say, when I had the opportunity to be a part of this blog tour, I jumped on it!
Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate (ugh that title is awesome) by Zoraida Córdova fits perfectly into the Star Wars world. Set in Batuu (the new land created for the Star Wars property in Disneyland and Walt Disney World), the story follows two young adults who were raised on Batuu, but who's lives took drastically different courses when they were just younglings. The language, the settings, the people, and the plot thrust you into a Star Wars story immediately, but Zoraida still makes it feel like her book and not a clone of anything else.
Adventure, danger, passion, and sacrifice are some of the key components to most Star Wars stories, and A Crash of Fate has all four in spades. I will say that the ending is happy, so don't worry there. But there is some serious stuff Izzy and Jules have to go through, that will definitely keep the reader on their toes. Flying through space with illicit cargo and ducking the First Order, all while falling in love; can you ask for a better book?
Zoraida has the amazing ability to suck readers right into the world through her characters and the aesthetic quality of her settings. She has a way of imbuing the book with the flavor of the world, and even if you're not a Star Wars fan, that means you get to live in a space adventure. Who doesn't want to live in a space adventure?! For a place that was made specifically for the Star Wars Lands in Disneyland and Walt Disney World, Zoraida makes Batuu, and the Black Spire Outpost, feel like it has been a part of the canon forever. But I promise, a newbie to the Universe, will still enjoy this book; no prior Star Wars knowledge needed (didn't I say SPACE ADVENTURE?)!
A seriously fun book, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate by Zoraida Córdova is a must-read for all my sci-fi/adventure/romance lovers out there. There is something for everyone, both hardcore Star Wars fans, and people who have never heard what Star Wars is. But I will say, if you're one of those hardcore fans, this book will give you some glimpses into parts of the Galaxy's Edge attraction at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, so that is pretty cool!
Out now, you can get a copy of Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate at one of the links above, or enter below for your chance to win a finished edition. And if you're a luckier person than I am, Zoraida will be doing a signing at Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World on August 28th from 12-2PM; I have to work...no I'm not salty about it at all.
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3 winners will receive a finished copy of STAR WARS GALAXY'S EDGE: A
CRASH OF FATE, US Only.
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