Fanfics and Other Writings

I'm working my way through the Jedi Quest books. I'd read the first two and then I think I got busy with work and didn't read for a bit and picks up something else when I did. There's this passage in book 2 The Trail of the Jedi that has Anakin making an argument for colonization and I'm kinda going can someone please Gibbs-slap this teenager?

( The conversation )

Then it goes into Anakin not believing that Tatooine or the Temple on Coruscant is his home and him deciding that his mother is home to him. Part of me wants to shake Anakin and be all wtf kid while another part of me is going there is no way the Empire respected that agreement.

Going to put this under a cut because spoilers? Usually I'm reading about three books at a time, but somehow I have four.

( Books )

I like to listen to an audiobook while I'm driving to and from work and a friend recommended the audiobook An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green and I really enjoyed it so I went to check out the next book A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor. There was a wait on it so I decided I'd reread Alphabet Squadron by Alexander Freed because I'd never finished the series. So I started Alphabet Squadron and then that day two other audiobooks I'd had on hold came avaliable. The next day two more books I had on hold came avaliable. I have five audiobooks to read:

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Alphabet Squadron by Alexander Freed (a reread)
Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
The Bacta War by Michael A. Stackpole (This is 4th in the X-wing series and I still need to read book 3)
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar (a reread, I got to listen to an ARC last year)

I started Alphabet Squadron, but have mostly been listening to A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor. I'm not sure I'll get through all of them, but I'm going to try.

I've only just started listening to Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover on audiobook. I've seen it praised before on Twitter and Tumblr, but wow is it really good. I like the Anakin/Padme reunite a lot better than what was in the movie. One thing that was odd to me was when they're in the lift shaft Anakin watches his lightsaber fall away and has a moment of 'thank goodness Obi-Wan is knocked out and can't lecture me about losing my lightsaber,' but in the next scene he has his lightsaber. I really loved the introspection into Mace and how he sees shatterpoints.

I've also just started The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune which I saw recced on fandomsecrets and it's a delight so far. I've been reading a few books lately that blend the modern world with the supernatural world: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger and Vial Things by Leah Clifford before this book so I almost feels like I've got a fun theme going. This one has a dystopia tilt to it, but Goodreads is promising me found family and it seems that the author writes queer books so I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. I'm really liking all the characters so far and there's a cat, Calliope.

I've seen several Tumblr posts about a clone character Glitch who believes he's force sensitive. It took me a moment to find the comic. Defenders of the Lost Temple by Justin Aclin. I was really grateful when I could get it through an inter-library loan because when I finally found someone selling a copy after looking at that option first they wanted over $100. It's a one shot aimed at children...um no. It's a delightful story. Glitch didn't disappoint and I really loved Rennax, the padawan character.