Star War Cataclysm is one of the special ones! If you’ve been with me for any amount of time, you understand I’ve been frustrated with the High Republic and its storytelling. Cataclysm in some ways makes up for all of that. I can’t believe I just said that sentence, but yeah, I think that’s true.

From the word go, this book is wrapping up the last book (The Battle of Jedha*), which I was questionable about. It picks up after Jedha, the Path of the Open Hand has thrown monkey wrenches everywhere. The first half is setup, but the second half is a pure crap show. A freaking epic battle! The Jedi are getting it handed to them. Spoiler alert, it’s fantastic!

Like any good Star Wars story, this one knows how to rip your heart out. Finally, I enjoy these characters, even though it took four or five books to get here. Everything makes sense now. By the end, they start piecing together things that happened 13 books ago.

The battle is intense feels like half the book (but probably isn’t). The Jedi work with very little and are overwhelmed. It’s awesome and terrible.

Cataclysm is a must-read. 16 hour audiobook. Even if you’re new to the High Republic, I’d say, ‘Listen to this by the end, you’ll be hooked.’ 5/5.

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