Wires and Nerve by Marissa Meyer, Art by Doug Holgate

If you are a fan of the Lunar Chronicles (and who isn't?), then you can join in the satisfaction that the adventure continues! Iko, an android, is front and center here. She is just as much as a vain fashionista as ever, but is serving her owner Cinder (also known as Queen Selene), by eradicating Earth of Lunar Wolves, who were left over after the end of the war between Luna and Earth. Lunar Wolves, genetically engineered beasts who thirst human blood, have been called back to Luna, but those that remain have been killing, as one of the alpha wolves recruits his fellow soldiers to hold hostage all the people that Queen Selene (Cinder) hold dear as ransom to meet their demand to reverse what has been done to them, so they can live a normal life.

This is clearly the first volume of many to come. Meyer craftily provides backstory and interweaves all of the main characters from the novels into the story arch. My imagery from the novels (which you can read all my reviews by searching "Lunar Chronicles" in the blog search box) is so strong, that I found the imagery in the graphic novel disappointing. The characters looked too cartoonish for me, but I must concede that graphic literature is not my favorite. All in all, this is a fun read, and if you are a fan of the Lunar Chronicles, you will certainly enjoy being back in with all your favorite characters.
Mark's Picks Rating: 3.5

Graphic Novel • Reading Level: 4.7 • Interest Level: 7-12  • AR Points: 2.0
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends • ISBN: 978-1-250-07826-1 • Available in Perma-Bound Binding