How To Mend A Broken Heart

** Today's Puzzle **

Happy Valentines Day to you all and today's romantic-themed task is to fix (ie solve!) Sam Cappleman-Lynes' Broken Heart. What's more this is a Star Battle today so a change up from sudoku. Oh and this is one heck of a puzzle... Play it at the link below:

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Rules:
Place 2 stars in each row, column and region. Stars cannot be placed in adjacent cells that share an edge or corner.

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