Alphabet Squadron was ine of the most hyped additions to the Star Wars canon, so I was obviously excited for it. While it wasn't exactly disappointing, I didn't love it as much as I expected to either.

That isn't to say the the book is bad in any way. I actually think most of what I disliked were issues of personal preference other than actual execution.

The tone is very much of a war movie and is quite interesting. We have multiple scenes of tactical debate and detailed space battles, and Freed does a great job locating the reader on the chaos of action.

My main issue is that half of the book was what felt like an assembly prologue. I kept waiting for the plot to actually start and the characters to be more explored.

Still, I liked the cast and appreciated how the narrative allowed mistakes and flaws to the heroes, exploring how no government or side is purely good or completely evil.