It was fun. It’s SW so there’s issues. Looks like they maintained the EU concept that there are a few “big families” that really matter in the galaxy. Which means we’re probably going to find out later Finn is Lando’s kid. Looks like they grabbed a lot of ideas from Thrawn but changed them enough to not have to give Zahn money. Which is probably a good thing, though I’d rather Zahn get more money, he’s a cool guy. It’s good source material though, easily the best books in the EU.
I thought it was mediocrity incarnate. Flat characters with nothing interesting to say going through the motions of a rote ‘Rebels Vs Empire’ narrative. I should point out that the SW films have never done anything for me but I prefer ‘Revenge of the Sith’ to this.