This is a special edition book for World Book Day and so costs only £1 for the slim volume with a special WBD token. But it is worth a read?
I hated this book! The story was quite dull – the cartographer parents of Milo and Lina are kidnapped to work for the Empire by Captain Korda, who heads the Empire’s navy. Milo and Lina go on an adventure to try and rescue them. First they have to get their old spaceship back from a cave filled with mines, under the evil eyes of their enemies.
The characters of the children were quite generic. Milo was irresponsible and Lina was more mature but despite this they were not very original or interesting.
There isn’t much plot – two chapters were spent watching a hologram! They only encounter a few Storm Troopers so the story never gets very exciting and we never think the children are about to get caught or are in terrible danger. The pace of the story never speeds up. It could have done with a lot more tension.
The illustrations were the best part of this book. They were exactly what you imagined them to be and added to the book overall.
The story ends just as Milo and Lina fly off to rescue their parents… It has taken the entire book for them to get their space ship ready. A lot of time was wasted with unnecessary things – much of it was spent talking about a giant rabbit, a big digression from the main plot.
Fans of the Star Wars films might find these books a bit of a let-down as they aren’t that much like the films, though they include droids and holograms. No light sabers in sight! But for only one pound, it’s not a waste of money and they only take 15 minutes to read!
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