Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown

I was really hopeful for this book: hoping it would add context to character choices from the Acolyte, hopeful it would tell a fun prequel story, and hopeful it would break away from the problems most of the YA novels have for Star Wars. Sadly, it let me down on all of the fronts. My largest criticism......more

I liked this much more than Wayseeker. That book barely tied into the show whereas this one is much more connected. The book is told mostly through Jecki’s POV (yay) and also features Yord. We didn’t get nearly enough of these two after certain unseemly events but thankfully this book tries to make......more

The Crystal Crown brings us back again to the time of The Acolyte, starting three years before the events of the show. Through the eyes of Padawan Jecki Lon and Yord Fandar, and a third POV of a character with a very well-known last name for fans of The High Republic, this book takes us through a cu......more

Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC of this book. I absolutely adored The Acolyte show and was really sad about them not doing a second season of it. I was thrilled when they announced this and the other tie in book, Wayseeker. The book is told through alternating PoVs from Jecki and Yord and takes plac......more

This was such a fun read for us High republic and Acolyte fans. Crystal crown is mainly from Jecki's POV and as a jecki stan i loved that choice with the reader getting so many deeper dives into how she is handling her journey as a padawan, her relationship with master Sol, her eagerness to continue......more