Star Collector
by Anna Backhausen, Sophie Schönhammer
Genres: Manga, RomancePages: 209
Series: Star Collector #2
Rating:
Synopsis:Fynn's favorite activities are skipping class, smoking, and lying around. So when he's told it's time to shape up and try doing something else for a change, he has no idea where to even start.
Then, on a nighttime walk around his neighborhood, he sees a stranger with a telescope up on a hill: his name is Niko, and he loves to watch the stars. Intrigued, Flynn decides to find out more about this nerdy boy and what could be so interesting about the night sky that he loves so much.
This is the second and final volume of the Star Collector series.
Like the first volume of Sophie Schönhammer and Anna Backhausen’s Star Collector, this just feels a bit half-baked and rushed. I like the art and think it’s cute, and the enthusiasm and intensity of the crush and their first fumbling attempts to have sex ring very true for teenagers.
Buuut Fynn’s headlong rush into things still feels a bit off, even for a teenager. Parts of it make sense, like being mad at Niko not explaining what’s going on, but in other ways he’s going waaaaay too fast.
It’s all very melodramatic and teenage, in any case; it’s cute, but too rushed.
Rating: 3/5
