Padme Amidala has been my favorite character in the Star Wars universe since I was a little girl in the theater watching the Phantom Menace with my dad. One of my earliest memories of putting on a costume is wearing her red throne room dress for Halloween that year. While continuing the intrigue and politics of the Star Wars universe, which is my favorite aspect of it, Johnston’s book also let me feel closer to my favorite character.
Her art for writing style goes above and beyond adequately displaying the presents that the character radiates in the films. Her vivid imagery makes me want to go back through all of the films and all of the Star Wars books that I’ve read And make a list of every costume that Padme has ever worn and then make each one of those. I got chills listening to this book, and I most certainly cried listening to this book. Katherine Taber‘s performance is stunning and I hope that she gets to record more content as Padme. I definitely recommend reading this if you are a Star Wars fan and if you are a prequels fan.
