I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Especially considering it's a YA novel, and a Star Wars YA novel at that. 

I decided to read this in hopes to rekindle some sort of enjoyment for Star Wars again, and I think it actually worked. This made me crave Rogue One again. It was a nice self contained coming-of-age story for Jyn before the events of her adult life in Rogue One. And this book gets fairly grim at some points for a YA novel, which was interesting to see. 

And ody enough, I think I actually have a greater appreciation for Andor after reading this as well. Obviously I still want to move on from the Skywalker Saga in Star Wars, and so much feels repetitive in that universe, but stories like Rebel Rising can gladly stay within the Skywalker Saga as long as their executed properly as this one was. Solid, quick, and a fun read.