I've been re-reading the X-Wing books and they hold up pretty well. They're a quick and easy read and I appreciate some of the slower moments more than when I was younger. I had forgotten some of the twists in the books which was great to experience again. Some of the details I don't remember were interesting - the imperial propaganda about what happened at Endor was really amusing to read, and the stuff about the Krytos virus was a bit too real at times thanks to Covid.
My only gripes were excessive plot armor on some characters, the need to constantly reference things from the movies, and the insistence to end each chapter on some line of intense gravitas but coming across as cheesy due to how forced it always is. I'm only on book 4 but hopefully that goes away when the author changes for Wraith Squadron.
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