I feel dreadful piling onto this book with everyone else, but it really just didn't deliver on the promise of its gorgeous cover art and fun premise. The interior art is nice enough, though not as good as the cover. That isn't unusual for comics though, and wouldn't have been an issue if the plot and writing had been better than they were. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get myself to care too much about the characters. I like their designs, and I'm usually predisposed to adoring any queer character, but still nothing. I found myself flipping through and scanning the second half of the book and found nothing there to re-engage my interest other than a couple of particularly visually striking panels... that still didn't hit me with their writing. A pass for me, I'm afraid.

To start off, I really enjoyed the art and the way it presented the past and present. Everything else about this graphic novel fell flat for me. None of the characters stood out or had interesting distinct qualities. I had a rough time connecting and sympathizing with them. The plot and world-building was quite confusing and could’ve used some more explanation. I couldn’t see where anything was going and was left thinking “what the heck just happened?”

*Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC for an honest review*

"Leaving her old life behind with the help of her magical luck dagger and her fan-turned-regret filled-friend Sally Soolin, Becstar ekes out a living under the nefarious Shadow Syndicate's radar. But when a mysterious girl appears with grim news and an urgent quest where the fate of the universe hangs in the balance, Becstar has no choice but to join... and regret it immediately."

Originally, it was the cover that drew me into reading this graphic novel and honestly, the illustrations did not disappoint. Fantastic art and character designs.

However, this GN did fall short with the world-building leaving me disconnected from the plot. If there had been a bit more development I'm sure this would have been a 4 star + read.
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Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of Becstar in exchange for an honest review.

First off, the visuals here where absolutely stunning so credit where credit is do, but the storytelling didn't really work for me. Both the world building and character relationships felt at best hollow, at worst confusing which made it exceptionally hard to get invested in anything. I won't be reading the next volume.

*Thank you to Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors for a copy in exchange for an honest review*

Becstar is star-hopping mercenary-gone-full time-gambler light-years away from Earth. Leaving her old life behind with the help of her magical luck dagger and her friend Sally Soolin, Becstar ekes out a living under the nefarious Shadow Syndicate's radar. But when a mysterious girl appears with grim news and an urgent quest with the universe fate hangs, she has no choice but to join and regret it immediately.

I was excited about this graphic novel. It, sadly, did not meet my excitement level. The plot was confusing, I had to keep flipping between pages to understand what was happening. It felt all over the place, and I feel like the story would have been done better if the plot was better planned out.

The art style, however, was phenomenal. I absolutely love this artist's style of character drawings.

This graphic novel just fell flat because the plot and worldbuilding were too jumbled for my liking, however, that does not mean someone else will like it!

Becstar and her small crew must find their way across space while being chased by mercenaries to find one of four relics that her old crew uncovered.

The story was very confusing and I found myself constantly having to flip back and forth because I felt like I was missing something only to find out I hadn't missed anything, there was just not enough info in this story. The art was okay. I preferred the art on the cover but the interior art was more cartoonish.

3 stars

Although I did like the style and design of the novel, I feel i need more world building to truly fall in love and understand the story.
It's not a bad novella at all because graphics are gorgeous but a better world development would have been great.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

Becstar has good art and unique character designs, however, I wasn’t able to be fully engrossed into the story and I felt a lack of world-building in the sci-fi setting. This held me back from really immersing myself into the plot and characters. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to connect with the main character or supporting cast. The quality of the comic is not poor, so I think another reader may really enjoy this.