I recently tried reading the X-Wing series, but... sorry - just too boring. I read A New Dawn and really liked it. I'm reading Tarkin now and am liking it more. Luceno does a great job of re-canonizing the Essential Atlas , for which I am tremendously grateful.
Also I never understood when Star Wars fans complain about a Star Wars book or show seeming like it is targeted at kids. My answer is "You're Right!"
Star Wars was and is, aside from some of the old EU books, targeted at the ages of 10-15. So when you are watching a Star Wars show remember that you the Grownup Adult are not the Target audience. So let your inner boy out and enjoy it for how it makes you feel young again.
Agreed!
Maybe if I had been capable of similar sentiment when I first watch Phantom Menace, I would have been more generous towards it. But I wasn't in the right stage of life for that at the time.