Title: Star Wars: Jedi Academy: The Force Oversleeps
Publisher: Scholastic
Date: 2017
Writer: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Artist: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
This is the second book in the second series of Jedi Academy (the first three books in the series are reviewed here, here, and here). This series features Jarrett J. Krosoczka taking over for Jeffrey Brown, and doing a good job of maintaining the style and feel of the first three books. I skipped the first book in this second trilogy, but it was easy to jump in here.
Victor Starspeeder is the transferred into Jedi Academy halfway through the previous year, and now he's a second-year student starting his first full year of studies. He's got a new rival, a new admirer, and a bunch of rumors that Sith forces have been lurking around the school.
But when those rumors begin to focus in on his sister during her graduation year, Victor begins to worry that she may be under the influence of the Dark Side.
The Force Oversleeps keeps up the clever humor and rapid-fire movie references (I particularly liked the student musical production of Little Sarlacc of Horror) and in-jokes that make this series fun.
Ms. Catara, the Gungan guidance counselor and school newspaper advice columnist was an amusing addition to the series, and she had some of the best humorous moments.
There is more high-stakes action here, although the major plot points feel crammed into the end. There are also some potentially emotional events that felt rushed or glossed over.
In general, this book did a better job with the small jokes than with the serious plot elements and character development. There are some good insights, especially about family, but they are thrown in so quickly that it is easy to miss them.
Rating: 5/10
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