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Sunstone: Book Two

Sunstone: Book Two

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  • Author：Stjepan Šejić
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Reviews

Richard ，

This writer/artist is the reason why a ten-star rating system is needed！！

OmniBen ，

（Zero spoiler review） 4。25/5If you want to know what is good about this series， and there is quite a bit， I would suggest you read my review for book one。 but rather than wax lyrical about Sejic's art， I would rather focus on the weaker aspects of this collection， minimal （ish） though they are。 My main criticism with the first run was that， well。。。 not a hell of a lot happened throughout its 350 or so pages。 Unfortunately， this book goes and doubles down on the nothing， with the whole first half （Zero spoiler review） 4。25/5If you want to know what is good about this series， and there is quite a bit， I would suggest you read my review for book one。 but rather than wax lyrical about Sejic's art， I would rather focus on the weaker aspects of this collection， minimal （ish） though they are。 My main criticism with the first run was that， well。。。 not a hell of a lot happened throughout its 350 or so pages。 Unfortunately， this book goes and doubles down on the nothing， with the whole first half of this book being little more than conversations in one of three locations that do little to advance the plot。 Its the very definition of filler。 Its not bad filler per se， but with the more word heavy way Sejic tells his stories （I do like my comics to be wordy） but this goes and Spinal Taps it all the way up to 11。 We get a fairly big plot point kick off that carried throughout most of the second half， one which I thought he would have gotten to sooner， although thankfully， it restored a lot of my interest and investment in the book。 Sejic seems to be writing a novel more so than your typical graphic novel。 I really think a little more could be trimmed to tighten up the reading experience a bit。 There's only so many ways I can handle hearing Lisa justify her behaviour or keeping her love for Ally secret。 It really gets a bit bloated and repetitive by the end。Finally， the continual breaking of the fourth wall and narrative skips gets a little tiresome too。 This was another aspect of the first book that's been ramped up here， too。 the continuous references to past events， only to explain those past events in either minimal or maximal detail can really be a bit jarring， dragging you out of the narrative and losing whatever momentum it had at the time。 Despite these gripes， this is still an excellent collection and a story that I remain invested in。 If volume 3 came out tomorrow， I'd be picking it up。 And thanks for the complete redesign of the book from volume one。 It looks wonderful on my shelves。 Grrr。 4。25/5OmniBen。 。。。more

Amanja ，

Sunstone Book 2 is the omnibus collection that completes Ally and Lisa's love story。 It's a straight continuation of the events in Book 1。 We start with Ally and Lisa attempting to be roommates， friends， lovers， and BDSM partners， without admitting that they're in a romantic relationship。Obviously， this is a relationship dynamic that is impossible to maintain long term。 They are both developing strong feelings for each other but both are too scared to admit it。 This causes tension， jealousy， res Sunstone Book 2 is the omnibus collection that completes Ally and Lisa's love story。 It's a straight continuation of the events in Book 1。 We start with Ally and Lisa attempting to be roommates， friends， lovers， and BDSM partners， without admitting that they're in a romantic relationship。Obviously， this is a relationship dynamic that is impossible to maintain long term。 They are both developing strong feelings for each other but both are too scared to admit it。 This causes tension， jealousy， resentment， and everything else we've all experienced in relationships that we were too scared to progress but also too scared to lose。to continue to the full review please visit here https://amanjareads。com/2021/08/31/su。。。 。。。more

Carissa Lynn ，

SO GOOD！！ Review to come。

mscoolcat ，

I’ve never wanted to hold a book close to my heart like this one。 Reading this entire series has been incredibly fun & enjoyable， and these two volumes in particular solidified it as something I will never forget。 Ally & Lisa have my whole heart。

Chris ，

If the first book in the this series was about the joy of new relationships formed from a common interest （in this case BDSM）， this book is about maturing relationships。 What happens if you want to move from friends-with-benefits to something more and your partner doesn't or maybe they do but you're afraid to ask and rock the boat。 It's about friendship and jealousy and communication and misunderstandings and having friends at your back。 Overall an excellent read though intense enough that I nee If the first book in the this series was about the joy of new relationships formed from a common interest （in this case BDSM）， this book is about maturing relationships。 What happens if you want to move from friends-with-benefits to something more and your partner doesn't or maybe they do but you're afraid to ask and rock the boat。 It's about friendship and jealousy and communication and misunderstandings and having friends at your back。 Overall an excellent read though intense enough that I needed to put it down and step away a few times。 Definitely for adults only。。。 while the sex isn't explicit， it's a significant component to the story。 。。。more

Jessi ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I found the second book of volumes to focus on character development of newer characters introduced to storyline。 The writer definitely put a lot of work into this comic and it shows not only in the continued beautiful artwork， but in the dialogue and story line。This series definitely became more romance focused than I had expected。 Although romance isn’t my personal preference， I still very much appreciate the work that went into such character development。 I found that I missed the focus on th I found the second book of volumes to focus on character development of newer characters introduced to storyline。 The writer definitely put a lot of work into this comic and it shows not only in the continued beautiful artwork， but in the dialogue and story line。This series definitely became more romance focused than I had expected。 Although romance isn’t my personal preference， I still very much appreciate the work that went into such character development。 I found that I missed the focus on the BDSM community and erotic undertone of the first book。 Having said all of this， Sunstone is a series that will remain memorable for me and I look forward to reading the continuation of the story arches mentioned at the end of this book。 。。。more

Jamison ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a collection of Sunstone Volumes 4 & 5。 I went into this with a background in psychology and the community。 I was pleasantly surprised that the author’s focus was on the humanity， as opposed to only the sexuality。 Book 2 focuses more on the emotional difficulties resulting from each individual characters’ flaws and insecurities。 While there is a certain “happily ever after” quality to the conclusion， the journey there is painfully realistic in terms of how the characters engage with thei This is a collection of Sunstone Volumes 4 & 5。 I went into this with a background in psychology and the community。 I was pleasantly surprised that the author’s focus was on the humanity， as opposed to only the sexuality。 Book 2 focuses more on the emotional difficulties resulting from each individual characters’ flaws and insecurities。 While there is a certain “happily ever after” quality to the conclusion， the journey there is painfully realistic in terms of how the characters engage with their emotions and personal traumas。 Overall， this is a must read if you’ve read volumes 1-3。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

Absolutely loved this！ A new favourite graphic novel series！ I cannot wait for Book Three to be released and read more about these characters and their relationships

Casper ，

Pretty good ending， it all wrapped up alright。 The illustrations were definitely way cooler in the second half， with way more experimental pages that were super cool to look at。I definitely think the story was better in the first half， but it might just have been that it resonated with me a little better。 I think it stuck the landing pretty well， and it's definitely the only purely romance/slice of life comic I've been able to sit through。 Would recommend to anyone who'd like to be surprised by Pretty good ending， it all wrapped up alright。 The illustrations were definitely way cooler in the second half， with way more experimental pages that were super cool to look at。I definitely think the story was better in the first half， but it might just have been that it resonated with me a little better。 I think it stuck the landing pretty well， and it's definitely the only purely romance/slice of life comic I've been able to sit through。 Would recommend to anyone who'd like to be surprised by a strong romantic comic。 。。。more

Zian B。 ，

I left individual reviews to both of the volumes after having read them， and decided to do a review for Book Two。I think I like Book Two more than Book One because this entire book was a rollercoaster of emotion， while Book One was more setting the layout for what happened in this book。 I’m curious to get more insight at other characters and very excited to see what’s next for the overall series。

Leah ，

All I can say is that this book made me feel so many emotions。 Harsh， warm， sad， happy， jealous， and just overjoyed。 Absolutely will read this series over and over again。 Wow。 Just wow。

Laura ，

WHY DID THIS BOOK HAVE TO END？ IT WAS AMAZING。 Anyway。 Lots of feels in this book。 I screamed and almost-cried a couple of times。 FEELS。 As usual， the artwork， story， and characters are amazing and I would probably read any graphic novel this author writes。

Eevana ，

3。5

Silyara ，

This book gets more to the issues that develop from poor communication。 It has lots of stories within stories， and it doesn't always clearly set that up ahead of time。 It looks in depth at the baggage， insecurities， etc within the characters and how that causes problems/complications。 Obviously， this series let you know from the start how it ends， so it isn't a will they/won't they situation so much as a "how。"It ends on starting a relationship。 Which。。。 fine。 But I honestly think it would have This book gets more to the issues that develop from poor communication。 It has lots of stories within stories， and it doesn't always clearly set that up ahead of time。 It looks in depth at the baggage， insecurities， etc within the characters and how that causes problems/complications。 Obviously， this series let you know from the start how it ends， so it isn't a will they/won't they situation so much as a "how。"It ends on starting a relationship。 Which。。。 fine。 But I honestly think it would have been interesting to see how the relationship develops， ie characters figuring out and living a functional healthy romantic relationship rather than it being "happily ever after。" There will be more work in this universe， but it's not focused on that。 。。。more

Ania Greenlake ，

Il primo volume l'ho adorato， il secondo un po' meno。Nonostante abbia divorato entrambi i tomi in una manciata d'ore， non ho potuto fare a meno di storcere il naso una volta arrivata alla fine della meravigliosa storia tra Lisa e Ally。 Sì， la trama di per sé è davvero una piccola perla: c'è umorismo， introspezione， sesso （seppur sempre mostrato con una censura evitabile， a parer mio）， amore e molto altro， ma anche lacune。Stjepan Sejic è un maestro dell'illustrazione， soprattutto quando le sue op Il primo volume l'ho adorato， il secondo un po' meno。Nonostante abbia divorato entrambi i tomi in una manciata d'ore， non ho potuto fare a meno di storcere il naso una volta arrivata alla fine della meravigliosa storia tra Lisa e Ally。 Sì， la trama di per sé è davvero una piccola perla: c'è umorismo， introspezione， sesso （seppur sempre mostrato con una censura evitabile， a parer mio）， amore e molto altro， ma anche lacune。Stjepan Sejic è un maestro dell'illustrazione， soprattutto quando le sue opere tendono al realismo - sia negli oggetti （siano questi elementi d'arredo， attrezzatura bdsm o dettagli di sfondo）， sia nelle figure umane - e questo è a mio avviso innegabile， eppure quando si passa alla parte narrativa vedo dei vuoti。 Nel primo volume si è rimasti molto incentrati sulle due protagoniste， insaporendo le loro storie con digressioni sugli altri personaggi， quelli che le hanno rese quel che sono o le hanno aiutate durante la loro crescita personale all'interno di queste pagine。 Nel secondo， invece， ci si è sì， concentrati sulla dominatrice e la sua sottomessa， ma le digressioni sono state vaghe e mal ponderate。 La storia tra Alan e Anne è stata praticamente declassata， nonostante entrambi siano figure chiave all'interno della trama， dando piuttosto risalto ad Harper e Tanya， una coppia che sinceramente si poteva ignorare visto il loro ruolo marginale - così come， se qualcuno ci ha fatto caso， in un paio di vignette dedicate al presente delle due protagoniste， vi è un inspiegabile ritorno di Marion， un altro soggetto importante e di cui， dal "Book One"， non si è saputo più nulla。 Nel vederla， con il suo inconfondibile taglio di capelli， non ho potuto che chiedermi: che ci fa qui？Quand'è che ha conosciuto Lisa？ Perché è tornata？ Insomma， la storia tra Lisa e Allison fila， intriga， ma il contorno è piuttosto scialbo， falloso。 Le mie aspettative sono andate scemando pian piano durante la lettura， fin quando， arrivata all'ultima pagina， mi sono resa conto non esservi più nulla se non i miei dubbi。Nel suo complesso， quindi， la trama principale è ottima， anche se un po' troppo "vanilla" in questa parte conclusiva， ma non perfetta come me l'ero immaginata - non nego che un terzo volume， a "mettere i punti sulle i"， sarebbe più che gradito。 。。。more

Nim ，

A printed out version of a gorgeous webcomic。Book 2 gets even more in depth on the relationship and character development。 It's not always as fun and sexy as in book 1， but it is certainly powerful and relatable。 I don't want to spoil the plot， but it's really that good。Most of the bonus content is on book 1， but this one still manages to be the thicker book。Note: don't remember how long it took to read this， especially since I kept rereading bits of it and stopping to admire the art before movi A printed out version of a gorgeous webcomic。Book 2 gets even more in depth on the relationship and character development。 It's not always as fun and sexy as in book 1， but it is certainly powerful and relatable。 I don't want to spoil the plot， but it's really that good。Most of the bonus content is on book 1， but this one still manages to be the thicker book。Note: don't remember how long it took to read this， especially since I kept rereading bits of it and stopping to admire the art before moving on。 。。。more

Matthew WK ，

4。5 out of 5 stars - a definite romance/slice of life story where the characters drive the story， not superheroes or the plot。 Characters are well developed and I felt invested in their decisions and consequences which produces emotions in the reader。 I rated 4 instead of 5 as it's a bit of a niche read - not for everyone and also the first third really deals with insecurities revolving around insecurities， but the end wraps more with a flavor of jealousy。 Trying to give a broad assessment here 4。5 out of 5 stars - a definite romance/slice of life story where the characters drive the story， not superheroes or the plot。 Characters are well developed and I felt invested in their decisions and consequences which produces emotions in the reader。 I rated 4 instead of 5 as it's a bit of a niche read - not for everyone and also the first third really deals with insecurities revolving around insecurities， but the end wraps more with a flavor of jealousy。 Trying to give a broad assessment here as I don't want to spoil anything。 I thought this volume was a bit better than Vol。 1。 。。。more

Katy ，

I am in love with this series。 I can't count how many times I would read something and think to myself， "Oh my god， that's me！" I'm so glad to have been introduced to these books and these characters。 I am in love with this series。 I can't count how many times I would read something and think to myself， "Oh my god， that's me！" I'm so glad to have been introduced to these books and these characters。 。。。more

Graham G ，

This book was so formative for me， I really value it above so many others。 It has its problems， but for all that I still love it deeply。 There's a reason I begin every year with this series， and I still cry at the end。 This book was so formative for me， I really value it above so many others。 It has its problems， but for all that I still love it deeply。 There's a reason I begin every year with this series， and I still cry at the end。 。。。more

Lara （SapphicBookClub） ，

I think I'm in the minority here as I've enjoyed these volumes less than the previous ones。 The whole miscommunication drama dragged on for too much and there were just too many monologues （not gonna lie I skipped a few pages with no guilt）。 I do like the happy ending they got and that their relationship stayed healthy and loving and they worked through their issues。 A wholesome conclusion to it all。 I think I'm in the minority here as I've enjoyed these volumes less than the previous ones。 The whole miscommunication drama dragged on for too much and there were just too many monologues （not gonna lie I skipped a few pages with no guilt）。 I do like the happy ending they got and that their relationship stayed healthy and loving and they worked through their issues。 A wholesome conclusion to it all。 。。。more

Nate ，

I’ve never been a fan of the romance genre， so it’s saying a lot that I loved Sunstone。 Lisa and Ally are such fantastic characters。 I’m not sure what else to say， except I truly cared for them from the first pages to the end， when I was in tears。 The way Sejic characterizes them with humor and pathos makes the story soar。 It’s almost a bonus that Sunstone has gorgeous art and honest portrayals of sex。 If you’re not a romance fan like me， this series just might capture your heart。

Laura ，

Full of adorable flirty times， imaginative sexcapades， frank and respectful portrayals of BDSM culture， the inevitable relationship roadblocks and misunderstandings， and a healthy dose of humor。 A bit like Strangers in Paradise's kinkier cousin， this endearing friends-with-benefits turned romance will have you feeling all the feels。 And oh yes， it is sexy as hell。 Full of adorable flirty times， imaginative sexcapades， frank and respectful portrayals of BDSM culture， the inevitable relationship roadblocks and misunderstandings， and a healthy dose of humor。 A bit like Strangers in Paradise's kinkier cousin， this endearing friends-with-benefits turned romance will have you feeling all the feels。 And oh yes， it is sexy as hell。 。。。more

USOM ，

This story is so freaking cute。 I'm glad this volume exits because it gives some well needed perspective and also learning experiences for our faves。 ALSO I WANT MORE！ This story is so freaking cute。 I'm glad this volume exits because it gives some well needed perspective and also learning experiences for our faves。 ALSO I WANT MORE！ 。。。more

Paul Allard ，

Having already reviewed Volumes 4 & 5， this was a revisit for me。 My review for Volume 4:The relationships within the group developLisa moves in with Ally and the word “love” begins to emerge but there is also a falling-out as neither face their feelings full on。 We get further insights into the more peripheral characters as they explore new experiences and explain their motivation。 It also includes flashbacks about how Ally’s interest developed。Overtly and graphical sexual scenes are avoided bu Having already reviewed Volumes 4 & 5， this was a revisit for me。 My review for Volume 4:The relationships within the group developLisa moves in with Ally and the word “love” begins to emerge but there is also a falling-out as neither face their feelings full on。 We get further insights into the more peripheral characters as they explore new experiences and explain their motivation。 It also includes flashbacks about how Ally’s interest developed。Overtly and graphical sexual scenes are avoided but understood。And for Volume 5:Lisa and Ally confront and seal their relationshipLisa moves out of Ally's and the word “love” begins to become more evident。 This volume – the final one， I imagine – deals with how the two of them deal with their changing relationship as Lisa turns her feelings into stories that she posts on the internet。Overtly and graphical sexual scenes are included or hinted at。 A fitting ending to the series， well-illustrated with loads of introspection unsurprisingly。 Worth a look if you've read the four previous volumes。 。。。more

Rod Brown ，

This is a guilty pleasure that helps me understand perhaps why so many people were so fervently reading those Fifty Shades of Grey books a while back。I love the characters and that amazing cheesecake art。Romance， erotica， humor and schmaltz combine to make an addictive if not particularly well written story of sex and love and bondage。 The plotting is predictable and frustrating， but I could not put it down once the central relationship reached a point of crisis。 This is a guilty pleasure that helps me understand perhaps why so many people were so fervently reading those Fifty Shades of Grey books a while back。I love the characters and that amazing cheesecake art。Romance， erotica， humor and schmaltz combine to make an addictive if not particularly well written story of sex and love and bondage。 The plotting is predictable and frustrating， but I could not put it down once the central relationship reached a point of crisis。 。。。more

Milena ，

Actually， 4。5 stars。 This book was even better than the first。 The characters really came to life。 It’s a beautiful love story of such a high quality that I have never read before in comics。 Sometimes it’s a bit repetitive in the phrasing though， so I can’t give it the full 5 stars。 The art deserves 10 to be honest。 It’s absolutely stunning。 A must read。

Melania 🍒 ，

3，70/5The second volume is even better than the first one。 It was very interesting to read （and a pleasure to see， since the art is more and more beautiful ）about the characters’ emotional struggles and growing as persons ;and that’s mainly because the story is so relatable and so well written 。I was amazed by the psychological insides and the clear ，healthy analysis of the main relationship and its problems。 I didn’t expected it。 It really puts some stuff in a new light for me， it made me think 3，70/5The second volume is even better than the first one。 It was very interesting to read （and a pleasure to see， since the art is more and more beautiful ）about the characters’ emotional struggles and growing as persons ;and that’s mainly because the story is so relatable and so well written 。I was amazed by the psychological insides and the clear ，healthy analysis of the main relationship and its problems。 I didn’t expected it。 It really puts some stuff in a new light for me， it made me think about my own relationship ，and consider some aspects I’ve never considered before。And the cute characters ，friendships， dialogues， situations from the first volume were still there。 I even shed a few tears at some points。 I’m so happy I picked this up。 。。。more

The Sapphic Nerd ，

Yep。 Still as good as before！ I read the series online， as well as the trade paperbacks。 This just。。。makes it better because it's all together in a beautiful hardcover with extras。 Definitely worth re-buying。 Yep。 Still as good as before！ I read the series online， as well as the trade paperbacks。 This just。。。makes it better because it's all together in a beautiful hardcover with extras。 Definitely worth re-buying。 。。。more

Krk ，

Already read the trade paperbacks included here， so I know it's good。 The larger format is great and the art is excellent。 My only qualm is with Image Comics' printer with both this and the first volume。 Either the glue or the inks used are very pungent in a chemical way。 This can make reading unpleasant， which is unfortunate because the series is great。 Already read the trade paperbacks included here， so I know it's good。 The larger format is great and the art is excellent。 My only qualm is with Image Comics' printer with both this and the first volume。 Either the glue or the inks used are very pungent in a chemical way。 This can make reading unpleasant， which is unfortunate because the series is great。 。。。more

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