You know that scene in Ratatouille where Remi eats the cheese, and then the strawberry, and then the strawberry with the cheese, and then he closes his eyes and there's a bunch of fireworks?
That was me reading this book.

I've read Star Wars books I loved before, but Light of the Jedi went, narratively, where I never imagined it could.
It's ruthless. It kills characters. It gives them depth.

With so many switching povs is impressive how much it builds, because in the end you don't spend that much time with each character. And yet you feel the weight of every decision, of every fear, every bond. You feel the hardship of a wookie who can't be understood, the pain of a Jedi feeling a partner disappear, the machinations of a truly unpredictable antagonist.

I will say that, with so many new characters, I was quite lost and had to keep an infographic with illustrations to remind myself who exactly everyone was and what they were supposed to look like, but that's mostly part of the overall Star Wars experience. 

This is an incredible introduction to this phase of galactic history and I can't wait to read the rest of it!