Lost Stars, Vol. 3
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Reviews
Nicole
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3。5 stars。。。this final volume wasnt as good as the first two for me。。。but it does wrap everything up in a good way for me。 This volume just seemed more scattered and things moved way too fast。 But the series was really good overall and I enjoyed it
Vinnie
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Nash’s character hurts me so badly。 Thane is awesome。 Ciena is annoying but over all the story is great。 I prefer it to the novel。
Nicole
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*4。5
_ aethonan _
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⭐4。8⭐
Alex Constantinescu
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Amazing ending。 While the book， and thus the manga， didn't spilt evenly with the 3 movies the mangas tried to line up with each movie。 Some small differences here and there but nothing to detract from my love of this story。 It is the best story to featuring Jedi in the Star Wars universe。 It would have been great if they would have stretched them out a bit more so we could have seen the world the book tried to portray。 Sad that we didn't get a sequel。 Amazing ending。 While the book， and thus the manga， didn't spilt evenly with the 3 movies the mangas tried to line up with each movie。 Some small differences here and there but nothing to detract from my love of this story。 It is the best story to featuring Jedi in the Star Wars universe。 It would have been great if they would have stretched them out a bit more so we could have seen the world the book tried to portray。 Sad that we didn't get a sequel。 。。。more
Jaydan
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This is going to be a comprehensive review for all three volumes of the Lost Stars Manga。 They were definitely solid adaptations， and， for my first manga experience， I was pleasantly surprised。 I recommend these to anyone who loves Lost Stars， and Star Wars/manga fans in general。 While they aren’t at the same top tier as the original novel， they are still worth your time。Pros:-The actual adaptation of the story was done really well。 The artist and author worked together to incorporate the key ev This is going to be a comprehensive review for all three volumes of the Lost Stars Manga。 They were definitely solid adaptations， and， for my first manga experience， I was pleasantly surprised。 I recommend these to anyone who loves Lost Stars， and Star Wars/manga fans in general。 While they aren’t at the same top tier as the original novel， they are still worth your time。Pros:-The actual adaptation of the story was done really well。 The artist and author worked together to incorporate the key events from the novel without missing those intimate， tender moments。 Most， if not all， of the big plot points were the same。 How we reached them may have been different， but that is to be expected。 Any alternative choices that were made paid off and did not leave me unfulfilled！-The emotional depth。 While sometimes a bit heavy-handed， these books do provide some emotional rawness and complexity。 The characters convey feelings in typical manga style （over-the-top expressions， endless streams of tears） but I found myself enjoying it for what it was。 It is definitely not for everybody， but I kept an open mind。-The love story。 It translated really well， and it was my favourite part of the original novel， so I was happy。 These two lovers have undeniable chemistry。 -The characters。 Not as developed as the original text， but still fairly good considering there is no way to actually describe people in comic books—everything is shown through dialogue and pictures。 Even then， both main characters had their core qualities and visible personalities， and I liked both equally。 The background characters as well were consistent and effective。 -The art。 It was well-done and I appreciated the style。 It is very different for a Star Wars story， but I am glad that the universe is being expanded and different mediums are being used！ The art was also incredibly detailed at times， especially when there were panels of the setting—the mountains of Jelucan， the Death Star。 A few minor things bothered me， like Ciena's wild and inhuman hair， and the choice to try to blend pilot helmets with characters' expressions in a weird gradient。 But my enjoyment was not affected。Cons:-The dialogue was admittedly a bit cheesy and overdone at times， but what can you expect？ It is hard to reach the same level of nuance in a series of manga volumes compared to a 550-page book。-While the writers and illustrators did better than I thought they would in designing a mature and deep plot， there were times where the story did feel slightly juvenile。 I know these are targeted towards young adults， but one of my favourite things in the original novel was the maturity that the characters developed as they aged， and how the writing catered to that。 I do not blame the people who adapted it—I am sure it was a difficult balance to achieve， between teens and adults， and especially for manga。 So props to them。 I just have my preferences。-Sometimes I would get confused on who was speaking。 Either if a character had an internal monologue that carried over to a page where a new scene was being set， or if the text switched between thoughts in boxes to speech in bubbles。 But I usually figured it out。 The characters' voices were distinct enough。-The covers。 I wish they were uniquely illustrated or， like in the Saga comic series， a particularly nice panel taken from inside the book。 I know that I am judging these books harshly， because I am comparing them to the original story。 However， that is how I wanted to approach these， especially since Lost Stars is one of my absolute favourite books。 For people who have not read the novel， I highly recommend this for general manga or Star Wars fanatics。 And， besides， these still got 4/5 stars， even with all my comparisons， so that just goes to show how good they were。 。。。more
Rosa Lizet Valdez
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4。5
Buck johnson
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The best star warsI cant put into words how much i love this story。 Its a great story regardless of it being in the star wars universe。 The fact that i got to read this story in my favorite franchise makes it so much better。 I love these characters so much， thats all。
Fizzgig76
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The Empire has fallen with the destruction of the second Death Star and the surviving Imperial agents are struggling to pick up the pieces。 Finding herself assigned a ship， Ciena Ree questions how she can keep fighting for the Empire but also not being able to turn away。 Suspecting Ciena is dead， Thane Kyrell mourns his friend and true love， but Thane is about to discover that Ciena’s death might have been the easy answer when it comes to traitors。Written and illustrated by Yusaku Komiyama， Star The Empire has fallen with the destruction of the second Death Star and the surviving Imperial agents are struggling to pick up the pieces。 Finding herself assigned a ship， Ciena Ree questions how she can keep fighting for the Empire but also not being able to turn away。 Suspecting Ciena is dead， Thane Kyrell mourns his friend and true love， but Thane is about to discover that Ciena’s death might have been the easy answer when it comes to traitors。Written and illustrated by Yusaku Komiyama， Star Wars: Lost Stars—Volume 3 is a Yen Press Star Wars manga adaptation。 Following Star Wars: Lost Stars—Volume 2， the graphic novel concludes the adaptation of Claudia Gray’s 2015 young-adult novel Star Wars: Lost Stars。Star Wars has always revolved around the Skywalkers to a fault。 The family has affected the course of the universe and cost countless lives。 Star Wars: Lost Stars takes a look at the individual caught up in the “Star Wars” and sees how the war between the Rebels and the Empire affects the every man。What is nice about this collection， is that this is the fallout from war。 Though the struggle of Thane to keep Ciena from sacrificing herself as her training told is dramatic， it feels more like this collection is the winding down…the destruction of the second Death Star was the peak。 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi basically ends with the celebration with no repercussions or explanation of what comes next。 Star Wars: Lost Stars—Volume 3 tries to bridge that gap。What is different for Star Wars: Lost Stars is that it has the framework for what comes next。 The Empire falls but the First Order arises。 The story begins to explore the founding of the First Order and with shows like The Mandalorian， Star Wars fans are getting the gaps filled in between Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens…but Star Wars: Lost Stars keeps it personal and tied to individual。Yusaku Komiyama’s art and storytelling are pretty slick， but they are also in many ways classic manga。 That doesn’t always sit well with everyone and someone who reads Marvel’s Star Wars comics might find the stylistic change and approach jarring。 Fortunately， the story is strong enough that even fans of American style comic books can enjoy Star Wars: Lost Stars。 It is a good gateway manga。Star Wars: Lost Stars—Volume 3 is an ending， but it also feels rather like an open ending。 You have Ciena in jail， but presumably looking toward some sort of future with Thane。 You also have a very angry Nash Windrider vowing to avenge the presumably dead Ciena。 With a solid outing and a decent story I hope Claudia Gray continues the story and if she does， I also hope we’ll see Yusaku Komiyama return to adapt the sequel。 。。。more
Erika
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What a rushed ending。 It felt like the previous volumes were building up to something bigger， a clever and emotional face off。。。 and it just didn't deliver。 （view spoiler）[Again there was some unnecessary nudity， showing Ciena taking a shower， probably to keep certain readers happy。 Why no Thane shower scenes， I ask！ And since now Ciena has to go back to being in love with Thane we better make another secondary character the new villain。 It felt very lazy。 （hide spoiler）] What a rushed ending。 It felt like the previous volumes were building up to something bigger， a clever and emotional face off。。。 and it just didn't deliver。 （view spoiler）[Again there was some unnecessary nudity， showing Ciena taking a shower， probably to keep certain readers happy。 Why no Thane shower scenes， I ask！ And since now Ciena has to go back to being in love with Thane we better make another secondary character the new villain。 It felt very lazy。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Estefania
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I really enjoyed this story。 The art is really good and translates the star wars universe in an excellent way， special mention to the spaceships and the Ithorians depicted。 I fell for those two idiots and enjoyed seeing their motivations and fear。 Claudia Gray once again delivers an amazing star wars story。 I'm looking forward to read the book now。 I really enjoyed this story。 The art is really good and translates the star wars universe in an excellent way， special mention to the spaceships and the Ithorians depicted。 I fell for those two idiots and enjoyed seeing their motivations and fear。 Claudia Gray once again delivers an amazing star wars story。 I'm looking forward to read the book now。 。。。more
Jeremy Bautista
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When this volume opens， Ciena and Thane are locked in battle， as if by fate （or the Force）。 And the action goes quickly from this encounter as a precursor to the Second Death Star to the final battle on Jakku。 And as they tell this part of the story （post-Hoth）， the action is pretty strong and made this a super-quick read。 A bit too quick， and I'll explain why。 Nick Cochran made the case for not-binging in an article of Robotech Remix 2。4 and I think his point is well taken。 The longer we get to When this volume opens， Ciena and Thane are locked in battle， as if by fate （or the Force）。 And the action goes quickly from this encounter as a precursor to the Second Death Star to the final battle on Jakku。 And as they tell this part of the story （post-Hoth）， the action is pretty strong and made this a super-quick read。 A bit too quick， and I'll explain why。 Nick Cochran made the case for not-binging in an article of Robotech Remix 2。4 and I think his point is well taken。 The longer we get to dwell on certain events， the more it impacts us and causes us to wonder why it all came about and what might come next。 When chapters of world and character building are consolidated to a few comic/manga panels， it really feels rushed。 Luckily I did read Claudia Gray's original book and so I GET it。 I do。 There are moments that get captured perfectly。 Think: a picture is worth 1000 words--Ciena tells her crew to abandon ship but does so with a slight smirk on her face because she knows that in her death as a captain going down with the doomed ship， she'll finally escape the Empire without extra harm to her family。 These are precious few。 The real drama described in the original novel of this final meeting of Thane and Ciena on the bridge simply does not have a worthy adaptation in comic/manga form。 Their love for each other is palpable only if you can pause a few more moments before turning the page。That aside， again， there's a bit of Forrest Gump going on here。 Lando， Vader， and Palpatine each make appearances。 But this is less fan service and more to truly establish where this is in the timeline and what the backdrop is。 But that said， I think there's a story that can be told about what happens next for Thane and Ciena。 Star Wars after Jakku has not been explored much at all and the timeline only picks up with Bloodlines （also Claudia Gray） which is 19-ish years after the Battle of Jakku。 But if this story does get picked up， I'll be sure to read （hopefully Claudia Gray's version of） the novel first and leave the manga or comic adaptation for later。 。。。more
Luana
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Ultimo volume che ci porta la conclusione delle vicende di Thane e Ciena， destinati ad affrontarsi da avversari sul campo di battaglia。 Qui vediamo come Ciena prenda finalmente coscienza degli orrori e delle ingiustizie perpetrati dall'Impero - eppure la ragazza non sa nemmeno come lasciarsi alle spalle tutto questo， sa benissimo che， se dovesse mai provare a fuggire， i genitori sarebbero i primi a pagare per questa sua decisione。 E quindi decide di restare al suo posto， nella speranza che la mo Ultimo volume che ci porta la conclusione delle vicende di Thane e Ciena， destinati ad affrontarsi da avversari sul campo di battaglia。 Qui vediamo come Ciena prenda finalmente coscienza degli orrori e delle ingiustizie perpetrati dall'Impero - eppure la ragazza non sa nemmeno come lasciarsi alle spalle tutto questo， sa benissimo che， se dovesse mai provare a fuggire， i genitori sarebbero i primi a pagare per questa sua decisione。 E quindi decide di restare al suo posto， nella speranza che la morte in battaglia possa liberarla dalle catene dell'Impero。Come detto， i nostri due protagonisti si trovano faccia a faccia durante il corso dei combattimenti， in particolare durante la battaglia di Endor - scontro che segnerà la sconfitta dell'Impero， con la morte dell'Imperatore （più o meno， visto che quello che si vede in Episodio IX） e di Darth Vader e con la distruzione della seconda Morte Nera。 Thane è convinto di aver perso definitivamente la donna che amava， ma la nostra Ciena è rimasta sì ferita gravemente， ma riprende il suo posto， venendo nominata addirittura capitano di uno star destroyer。 E così， i due ragazzi finiranno per ritrovarsi durante la battaglia di Jakku （il pianeta su cui， anni dopo， ritroveremo Rey）: in vista dell'imminente sconfitta， seguendo le direttive imperiali - ovvero， uno star destroyer non può assolutamente cadere in mano nemica -， Ciena decide di far schiantare la nave al suolo， dando però al personale la possibilità di fuggire。 Lei， invece， decide di rimanere a bordo e mettere la parola fine alle sue sofferenze。 Sarà proprio in questi momenti concitati che Thane avrà la possibilità di riabbracciarla e di portarla in salvo （dopo aver buscato un po' di legnate）: ovviamente， visto il suo ruolo all'interno dell'esercito imperiale， Ciena viene presa in custodia， ma questo non sembra scalfire minimamente l'affetto tra i due， anzi。Il manga poi si conclude non con i nostri due protagonisti， ma con alcuni superstiti dell'Impero （nel corso dei tre volumi， quel Nash è diventato sempre più inquietante e fanatico） che non intendono arrendersi， gettando probabilmente le basi per la fondazione del Primo Ordine che ritroveremo in Episodio VII。Devo dire che questo manga mi è piaciuto， sia la storia che i disegni， e mi sento di consigliarlo soprattutto ai fan di Star Wars。 Adesso， per completezza， mi leggerò anche il libro， per vedere se c'è qualche differenza。 。。。more
Grant
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The conclusion of a very good adaptation。 The artwork is excellent。
Christy
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That ending gets me every time
Dimitris Papastergiou
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It was ok。Great idea， ok story， meh dialogue。 The over the top reactions of the manga style chars and all that is clearly NOT fit for a Star Wars story to be told。 *SPOILERS FROM NOW ON*Had my problems with the characters too，in many occasions， for example， Ciena watches footage of how the AT-ATs got destroyed on Hoth， and she immediately goes "THAT'S THANE！" "only HE could be flying that way"， "Only HE could find a way to bring down the AT-AT's" No。 --fuck outta here-- that you know that it's h It was ok。Great idea， ok story， meh dialogue。 The over the top reactions of the manga style chars and all that is clearly NOT fit for a Star Wars story to be told。 *SPOILERS FROM NOW ON*Had my problems with the characters too，in many occasions， for example， Ciena watches footage of how the AT-ATs got destroyed on Hoth， and she immediately goes "THAT'S THANE！" "only HE could be flying that way"， "Only HE could find a way to bring down the AT-AT's" No。 --fuck outta here-- that you know that it's him because you were childhood friends。 A huge no。 So right after that， Ciena goes - HE PROMISED， I'LL GET REVENGE ON THANE - （that he wouldn't join the rebels）， well， he didn't you dumbass， he just said he wouldn't join， cuz he didn't like either side， and if he did？！ So what？ You're not even talking， you haven't seen each other in ages， he changed his fucking mind， how fucking unrealistic for the writer to expect us to believe that she's spending all the time throughout her fucking life talking and thinking about Thane but OH when she suspects that HE joined the good guys， now he has to die。 fuck outta here。。 that's lazy writing。Then， at the end I'm waiting for a pay off， and Thane goes to the ship that's going on purpose down or something with Ciena in it， and she's like。。。 go。。。 save yourself。。 I'll stay and go down with my ship。。。 the captain always goes down with the ship is what they say。。 they have my parents so I have to stay and die。" Really？ And then at the end the villain who's going to fuck shit up over dramatically and shit。。。 sucked。 So fucking bad。 Like， let's finish this off with that shit so we can get off work。Yeah。 This was ok。 This was at best something to read if you're 15。 If that was the target group， then ok！The idea and the whole plot being intertwined with the events from the movies is good。 Even Thane as a character I liked， but everything else was mediocre or just plain bad。Would NOT recommend， unless you really wanna read about Thane I guess。 Star Wars + Manga = NO 。。。more
Sarah
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Fantastic end to this manga adaptation！！ Fast paced And beautifully done。
Gabriel
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Wonderful art and a great end！ Read all three volumes from my local library and I plan to purchase them all in the future to reread again。
Nicolas
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As much as I enjoyed this story I was a little underwhelmed by the end。 It left me unsatisfied。 I would rather a strong finish than sequel setup。
Hana
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（view spoiler）[Thane: I'll never be。。。over it。 When I lost Ciena， I lost a piece of myself too。 You don't get over that。 I'll always feel an emptiness。 Up until the day I die。Ciena: Who knew I would die the same day my dream came true？ But now， I'll finally be free of the Empire。Thane: This time， no matter if you cry or scream， I'm definitely taking you with me！ （He holds out his hand。） Let's go home。。。together。 （Ciena proceeds to kick him in the ribs。）Kendy: Is Ciena still the same person she w （view spoiler）[Thane: I'll never be。。。over it。 When I lost Ciena， I lost a piece of myself too。 You don't get over that。 I'll always feel an emptiness。 Up until the day I die。Ciena: Who knew I would die the same day my dream came true？ But now， I'll finally be free of the Empire。Thane: This time， no matter if you cry or scream， I'm definitely taking you with me！ （He holds out his hand。） Let's go home。。。together。 （Ciena proceeds to kick him in the ribs。）Kendy: Is Ciena still the same person she was in the past。。。？Thane: Ciena。。。has always been the exact same person。 That's exactly why she suffered so much。Thane: If you're waiting for me to apologize for saving your life。。。you're going to be waiting a long time。Thane: I can't be happy with anyone but you。Ciena: You'll never change， will you， Thane？ （Thane smiles）Ciena: It's not too much of a burden。。。？ Is it okay for me to ask you to wait for me？Thane: Yeah。 That's fine。[Their hands here omg。 I'd forgotten how much their ending simultaneously is a relief and a source of hurt。 I need a sequel， Claudia Gray！！！] （hide spoiler）]Okay， judging from how much I'm sobbing over a manga adaptation for a novel that I've already read and remember the ending of。。。it was a mistake to read this while I'm still so raw about TROS lol。 。。。more
Kai Charles（Fiction State Of Mind）
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This is the final volume of the series and its full of action and heartache。 Thane and Ciena continue to face each other in battle on the eve of the events in Return of the Jedi and culminates with the final battle on Jakku。 I love the art in this series and the ending。
Ashley
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4。5
Jessica
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Breezed through this last volume。 Yet again I’m reminded how much I want Lost Stars to have a sequel。 I need to know what happens next！ （You hear me Claudia and LFL？） But in all seriousness this manga series was done so well！
Andrew Bulthaupt
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At this point， if you read the first two volumes of the Lost Stars manga， I'm not sure what you're reading this review for。 Either you liked it enough that you want to finish the story， or you just weren't that into it。But I'll keep going anyway。 The quality of the art and writing is just as strong as it was in the first two volumes。 Since this is the final installment， we see the conclusion of Thane and Ciena's story， which coincides with the end of the Empire at the Battle of Jakku。 There's ce At this point， if you read the first two volumes of the Lost Stars manga， I'm not sure what you're reading this review for。 Either you liked it enough that you want to finish the story， or you just weren't that into it。But I'll keep going anyway。 The quality of the art and writing is just as strong as it was in the first two volumes。 Since this is the final installment， we see the conclusion of Thane and Ciena's story， which coincides with the end of the Empire at the Battle of Jakku。 There's certainly room for more stories to be told about the two main characters and the various supporting cast （in fact， Yendor has appeared in several books since this one）， but I think it wraps up nicely。As I said above， at this point you either want to finish the story or you don't。 If for some reason you're on the fence about it， I say go for it and find out what happens to our star-crossed protagonists！ 。。。more
Court
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This really makes me want to read this book again in full。 As someone who has read both I understand the criticism that some of the emotional weight it lost with the secondary characters with the comic， but honestly it still reads wonderfully for me， even if my mind is filling in the gaps。 This really reminded me that this may be my favorite Star Wars book。 Honestly all of Claudia’s books have been my favorites， and I hope she gets more soon， if she wishes to write more in this universe。 She tru This really makes me want to read this book again in full。 As someone who has read both I understand the criticism that some of the emotional weight it lost with the secondary characters with the comic， but honestly it still reads wonderfully for me， even if my mind is filling in the gaps。 This really reminded me that this may be my favorite Star Wars book。 Honestly all of Claudia’s books have been my favorites， and I hope she gets more soon， if she wishes to write more in this universe。 She truly is the standout of the new EU authors and really fully truly understands the heart of Star Wars I believe in her writing。 Again， the artwork is great。 I’m so glad this got published in the states。 I hope the Leia manga gets a print here soon as well。 。。。more
Amanda
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A fun conclusion to a great series of manga。 Star Wars as manga is wonderful and this story had me captivated from page one。 Would have liked a little less cliche ending to the story， but it was a fun read nevertheless。 To read my full review， visit: https://www。projectbooklist。com/2019/。。。 A fun conclusion to a great series of manga。 Star Wars as manga is wonderful and this story had me captivated from page one。 Would have liked a little less cliche ending to the story， but it was a fun read nevertheless。 To read my full review， visit: https://www。projectbooklist。com/2019/。。。 。。。more
Chris
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The final volume of the manga adaptation of "Lost Stars"。 Really enjoyed reading the story again in this format。 The final volume of the manga adaptation of "Lost Stars"。 Really enjoyed reading the story again in this format。 。。。more
Khurram
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Awesome volume。 I am a huge fan of ths story I think this was one of the best books to come out of the Disney Star Wars era。 The art work in this volume is excellent。 Like the book this is based on I could not put It down so read the whole thing in one sitting。 The perfectly captured the emotions of the characters。 The montage of artwork towards the end of the book is a perfect example of this。I have said Lost Stars was one of the best love stories I have ever read。 True I mainly read it as it w Awesome volume。 I am a huge fan of ths story I think this was one of the best books to come out of the Disney Star Wars era。 The art work in this volume is excellent。 Like the book this is based on I could not put It down so read the whole thing in one sitting。 The perfectly captured the emotions of the characters。 The montage of artwork towards the end of the book is a perfect example of this。I have said Lost Stars was one of the best love stories I have ever read。 True I mainly read it as it was set in Star Wars， but this is the real thing。 This man volume captures the book perfectly and enhances the story with great artwork。 Not that the manga of the book has been completed I am still begging for a sequel to finish these characters story。 。。。more
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