Considering it took somewhere around half a year to finish volume 2, which had a strong start but a slow middle, with a decent end that gave me enough confidence to buy another volume - volume 3 assured me that I made the right choice.

The motorball sequences were wonderfully intense and fast-paced; this was sometimes to the point of detriment, and I was sometimes unsure of exactly what was happening. For the most part though, I found it very welcome compared to how slow the previous volume had felt. Everything culminated in a rewarding way, and the return of Zapan was both interesting and exciting, although short-lived.

The introduction to Desty Nova was great, he's a straight up mad scientist with a desire to see chaos brought to the universe - a polar opposite to the orderly, calm but determined science that Ido represents. Learning more about the greater scene and universe of Alita is very rewarding; flashbacks to Mars, learning more about Zalem and the Berserker body are all great!

A solid four out of five, as although there were some moments where I felt the story lacked, the action and continuation of the plot were excellent. The two year jump was sudden, as well as the fact Ed sold Alita's body... maybe I forgot when that happened, as it seemed to me like it was retroactively told to the reader instead of shown. Nonetheless, you won't go wrong with reading this volume.