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Cover Photo by Scott Biel This novel is set six years before Star Wars: The Force Awakens and it's a canon novel by Claudia Gray, so far my favourite  romantic multiverse author, and it's my first time to read something from Star Wars that's written by her.   Was she able to live up to my expectations?  Yes. The book is a page turner.   When I was a little girl I asked my dad what "A long, long time ago in a galaxy far away..." meant.  "I don't want to pretend to know," he sighed. "I think  it means that all these happened before all earthlings existed on earth and even then their technology was way more advance than ours." "How is that?  Didn't God created the earth?" Another sigh. "God created all universes and galaxies.  God is not bound by space and time.  Maybe they have a different understanding of time out there."  "Uni means one, like unicorn, says mom."  "Perhaps they are...

THIS NOT REALLY A REVIEW: People were actually "amazed" that I have not seen this blockbuster hit before Christmas because they knew that I was waiting for this since it was announced. It just so happened that I was really very busy with a lot of things that I didn't have the luxury to watch it.  I had a chance once, but due to miscommunication, my companions thought I just wanted to sleep that they watched the movie without me.  What I said was, "If we are going to watch the movie, I'll follow...if not, I'll just sleep." I was willing to wait until the 8th of January, but thanks to Facebook, I learned that the SM Supermalls were showing it via their IMAX Theaters.    I had a great IMAX experience.  I was able to journey with Rey and Finn like they were my close friends.  It was also great to pretend that I was fighting with the resistance. I had cheap thrills seeing Han and Leia embrace. I fought my tears when someone died.  A lo...