Wires and Nerve

Wires and Nerve, (Wires and Nerves Series, Book 1), by Marissa Meyer. Art by Douglas Holgate Blurb: When rogue packs of wolf-hybrid soldiers threaten the tenuous peace alliance between Earth and Luna, Iko takes it upon herself to hunt down the soldiers' leader. She is soon working with a handsome royal guard who forces her to question everything she knows about love, loyalty, and her own humanity. Okay, I think my review of this book is going to be a little unpopular since so many people seem to love it... Consider yourself warned. I want to start off by saying that I loved the Lunar Chronicles and Iko was one of my favourite characters. I was desperate for her to get a story, especially after the tension between her and Kinney at the end of Winter. The I heard she was getting a book and I was so excited... then I realised it was a graphic novel... Which brings me to the first problem I had. Why not just write an actual book? I like graphic novels and read a fair bit of manga, but I felt since the rest of the series aren't graphic novels this one should follow that trend. But anyway I gave it a go and upon opening it I knew straight away the style of art just wasn't for me. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's not the style I enjoy and I personally felt it look a little childish. Bringing me to my next point... As well as the art, the speech also made me think that this book was actually meant for a younger audience than the rest of the Lunar Chronicles book, which I thought was weird. Despite this though, I thought the story line was good and I liked seeing the other characters again, especially Cress and Thorne. I will probably read the second volume when it comes out, since it finally started getting interesting with Iko and Kinney at the end and I'm looking forward to that moment when Kinney realises all his assumptions about Iko are wrong. Still, I'm holding out hope that one day Iko may get a full-length written story...