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Secrets of the Jedi
Mar. 5th, 2005 07:59 pmI finished Jude Watson's latest Scholastic book a couple of days ago. Once again, Watson shows she can write Qui-Gon and she can write Obi-Wan's relationship with Qui-Gon, but doesn't quite get Anakin or his relationship with Obi-Wan.
The first part of the book focuses on Qui-Gon recovering from the death of his would-be g/f Tahl and 18-year-old Obi-Wan developing feelings for a fellow padawan Siri. Anyone who has read the whole Jedi Apprentice/Jedi Quest series knows there has always been a subtle bit of tension between Obi-Wan and Siri, but it's usually something short of flirting. I like Siri a lot; she's probably one of the better EU OCs. If there's any ship involving Obi-Wan that I could buy, it would be Obi-Wan/Siri. It's not nearly as far-fetched as say Obidala (bleahhhhh) or Sabewan. But for Obi-Wan to actually do something more than acknowledge his feelings would take something monumental.
In any case, Obi and Siri find themselves in close quarters keeping watch over a young prodigy (hint, hint, he's supposed to remind us of Anakin) and contemplating a romantic relationship, even if it meant leaving the Order. Eventually they decide leaving the Order would be a mistake and that romance has to be sacrificed. For the most part this section of the book is very good. My only quibble is that Obi-Wan is so by-the-book, he probably wouldn't need anyone to tell him that romantic love is not for him.
The second part of the book is mixed. Obi-Wan and Siri's relationship comes to a sad conclusion and that's well done. Some of Anakin's scenes with Padmé are nicely-written. But Watson has Obi-Wan and Anakin mistrusting and misunderstanding each other the entire time. It's totally different from Labyrinth of Evil or the Clone Wars comics. It's a wonder these guys didn't start dueling right away in Watson's story. Anakin's desire to protect Padmé rings true yet he also comes across as too controlling and he finds Padmé's calm way of speaking to him "infuriating." Huh? At one point, she almost says marrying him was a mistake. WTF? And of course there had to be a gratuitous reference to Ferus the Twit.
The first part of the book focuses on Qui-Gon recovering from the death of his would-be g/f Tahl and 18-year-old Obi-Wan developing feelings for a fellow padawan Siri. Anyone who has read the whole Jedi Apprentice/Jedi Quest series knows there has always been a subtle bit of tension between Obi-Wan and Siri, but it's usually something short of flirting. I like Siri a lot; she's probably one of the better EU OCs. If there's any ship involving Obi-Wan that I could buy, it would be Obi-Wan/Siri. It's not nearly as far-fetched as say Obidala (bleahhhhh) or Sabewan. But for Obi-Wan to actually do something more than acknowledge his feelings would take something monumental.
In any case, Obi and Siri find themselves in close quarters keeping watch over a young prodigy (hint, hint, he's supposed to remind us of Anakin) and contemplating a romantic relationship, even if it meant leaving the Order. Eventually they decide leaving the Order would be a mistake and that romance has to be sacrificed. For the most part this section of the book is very good. My only quibble is that Obi-Wan is so by-the-book, he probably wouldn't need anyone to tell him that romantic love is not for him.
The second part of the book is mixed. Obi-Wan and Siri's relationship comes to a sad conclusion and that's well done. Some of Anakin's scenes with Padmé are nicely-written. But Watson has Obi-Wan and Anakin mistrusting and misunderstanding each other the entire time. It's totally different from Labyrinth of Evil or the Clone Wars comics. It's a wonder these guys didn't start dueling right away in Watson's story. Anakin's desire to protect Padmé rings true yet he also comes across as too controlling and he finds Padmé's calm way of speaking to him "infuriating." Huh? At one point, she almost says marrying him was a mistake. WTF? And of course there had to be a gratuitous reference to Ferus the Twit.
