#jedi lost

I would recommend reading “Master and Apprentice” by Claudia Gray before listening to this because there are a lot of references to stuff that happens in that book, but If you prefer going in blindly you will enjoy it as well. Also, even though it features heavily Asajj Ventress from the Clone Wars, watching the entire show isn’t necessary for enjoying the book because it takes place before the clone wars even start.

When I read Master and Apprentice, Dooku captured my curiosity. Before that, I didn’t really care much about the guy. But after it, I really wanted to dive in his backstory. So that’s why I picked up this audiobook. And if you want to know more about him this book really delivers. It shows his whole development and his reasoning behind it all, which makes of him a really complex character.

He is really likeable, so you’ll be rooting for him until you no longer do. It’s kind of what happens to Anakin Skywalker in the prequels: the desire to do good can lead you to the dark side as well if you are not careful enough.

My favourite character of this book however is Sifo Dyaz. Knowing more about him made his destiny even more tragic to me. My mans need a hug and therapy. He felt way too real, as well as the other characters.

The plot is really engaging and Dooku’s backstory is hell of a ride. Everything is so connected from beginning to end and even then, you don’t know what’s coming. I mean, as readers we know from the get go that Dooku is now a bad guy, but as we dive deeper into his backstory, we really don’t know what’s going to happen or what will he do. It’s amazing and really entertaining to listen.

My favorite part of the story was seeing Dooku as a youngling. Also, if you listen to the audiobook: the background music is a blessing. It really makes you feel inside the story.

The fight scenes, with the music and the dialogue, did feel real. Like, I could almost imagine inside my head the movie scene.

The story made me chuckle at times (mainly sifo as a youngling. He is a blessing and he has never done anything wrong in his life whatsoever) but also made me real concerned, as well as horrified at times. It is really a rollercoaster of a life.

I have no complaints about the story itself. The thing I didn’t like about the audiobook where the screams because those didn’t sound real sometimes and it kinda took me out of it at times, but that was maybe once or twice during the 6 hours ride.

Overall, it’s a really good story. I liked that it stayed really focused, so there was no filler.

I would recommend this book to anyone who liked Master and Apprentice, people who want to know more about Dooku, people interested in Star Wars Lore (there’s a lot ), people that like knowing about the dark side and sith artifacts, people who love Qui Gon, Ventress simps, people who really liked Ventress’ arc in the clone wars, people who liked the clone wars and the prequels altogether, people who likes to see the conflict within the characters, people who really like John Williams music, and to everyone I think .

I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t like the prequels because that’s what’s about. And I recommend not reading the script in one sitting in a dark room because now my head is hurting.