Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures: Volume 1 (Rey, Sabine, Padme) by Emma Carlson Berne
Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures: Volume 1 (Rey, Sabine, Padme)
by Emma Carlson Berne
If you haven't seen the free "Forces of Destiny" YouTube shorts yet then you need to! They're adorable little adventures featuring our favorite Star Wars women. And each one is about 3 minutes long or less so they're an easy, quick watch.
This book pulls together 3 of the shorts in a story format for middle readers. It took me no time at all to breeze through and was a fun read for sure. We get Rey and BB-8's encounter with a nightwatcher worm and Padme and Ahsoka's tangle with a bounty hunter. Sabine is also featured in a story about her recruiting Ketsu to the Rebellion fold, but this short doesn't actually come out until next month. I am happy to report these narrative stories added a lot to the visual shorts.
We get a taste of Rey's use of the Force before she has any idea what the Force is. She calls it simply "concentrating". As the narrative reads, "Rey felt a twinge of compassion for the worm and, suddenly, a thin thread flung itself like a lifeline from her mind - straight to the worm." I really enjoyed this early description of her Force usage.
Padme's story added a scene of her going to Ahsoka to ask for help. She clearly has a lot of respect for the Padawan which was neat to see. When Ahsoka tells Padme she reminds her of Anakin (d'awww), the narrative says the compliment means a lot to Padme. Good to know she thinks so highly of her love <3.
Sabine's story was the least well-written of the three and became a bit cluttered in spots with her and Ketsu fighting off stormtroopers. The dialogue was also a bit juvenile in this section - but this is a middle reader, so I should cut it some slack. I'm intrigued to see what the short looks like.
A couple of fun facts:
by Emma Carlson Berne
This book pulls together 3 of the shorts in a story format for middle readers. It took me no time at all to breeze through and was a fun read for sure. We get Rey and BB-8's encounter with a nightwatcher worm and Padme and Ahsoka's tangle with a bounty hunter. Sabine is also featured in a story about her recruiting Ketsu to the Rebellion fold, but this short doesn't actually come out until next month. I am happy to report these narrative stories added a lot to the visual shorts.
We get a taste of Rey's use of the Force before she has any idea what the Force is. She calls it simply "concentrating". As the narrative reads, "Rey felt a twinge of compassion for the worm and, suddenly, a thin thread flung itself like a lifeline from her mind - straight to the worm." I really enjoyed this early description of her Force usage.
Padme's story added a scene of her going to Ahsoka to ask for help. She clearly has a lot of respect for the Padawan which was neat to see. When Ahsoka tells Padme she reminds her of Anakin (d'awww), the narrative says the compliment means a lot to Padme. Good to know she thinks so highly of her love <3.
Sabine's story was the least well-written of the three and became a bit cluttered in spots with her and Ketsu fighting off stormtroopers. The dialogue was also a bit juvenile in this section - but this is a middle reader, so I should cut it some slack. I'm intrigued to see what the short looks like.
A couple of fun facts:
- Nightwatcher worms are also known as sandborers or Arconan night terrors (as they do quite look like Arcona in the face).
- The bounty hunter who set out to destroy Padme's diplomatic dinner is named Cato Parasitti. And Padme's come in contact with her before.
I definitely recommend this book as it is not just a stark re-telling of the shorts. The depth it goes into with thoughts and emotions add so much more to these simple tales. Any middle reader would delight in what this book has to offer. I cannot wait for Volume 2 to be published!
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