*5 out of 5 stars!*

This book is a secret gem! It ended up being so much better than I originally thought! This book has an awesome and super moving story line. Plus, it's packed full of Star Wars easter eggs from previous movies!! The main character, Karr, now has a special place in my heart and he must be protected at all costs. I don't really want to dive into the plot and characters for this review, but I did want to point out one thing. I don't really understand why this book is considered "Journey to Rise of Skywalker". Usually that means the story line of the book will lead up to the movie. That didn't happen in this book. Karr's story isn't connected to the new trilogy besides the fact that he's alive during it. Perhaps there will be another book on Karr and then we will get to see the story lines connect, but for now he's on his own. I guess maybe I was just hoping that Karr would somehow accidentally run into Rey haha. Other than that, this book was awesome. It's a great coming of age story and I hope that we will see more of Karr in the future!!!