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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
Loved it the second time around as well. Onto the last one!
My opinions on the art of this comic and Iko and Kinney's ship changed a bit from the first time though.
I actually appreciated the art much more this time around - I thought it made the story quite fluffy and endearing and matched my fondness for all the characters (though I would've liked it more colourful too, maybe).
As for Iko and Kinney and their soon-to-be romance - I enjoyed their dynamic more this time around as well. They brought this fun hate-to-love dynamic to this series that it didn't have before - all the previous ships were amazing plays on established romantic tropes and fun hate-to-love Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet dynamic was a great new addition to the series.
Overall, a fun experience for fans of TLC.
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*4.5/5 stars*
This little graphic novel gave me all the warm and fuzzy feels the original series and its short stories did. Tbh starting this, I was wary that the amazing humour from the books won't shine in this, but now I know I shouldn't have doubted the talented Marissa Meyer, because this had just as much personality and wit as all the other instalments in TLC.
“I know I’m not flesh and blood. No nerve endings. No heartbeat. Just a robot with artificial emotions and a disposable body.
I know I’m not really human.
But aces and stars, I wish that I was.”
Half star off because graphic novels / comics are not exactly my forte. And because when the novel was first announced, I admit I expected something different, more from the art design. Maybe something as gorgeous as the art in Saga, so.. The characters and places did look somewhat similar to how I imagined, at least most of them. But I thought that the style was a bit too basic and colorless. The characters did have some of the more prominent traits they had in the book series, but they looked just a bit bland to me. With all the potential, they could've looked better, more specific.
Also, I don't know how I feel about Iko and Kinney ship just yet. A few times here and there he had just such an iffy comments about Iko not having true emotions, only artificial ones and all that, so I don't think I ship them romantically just yet.
Though I'm glad that the romance was a very little part of the subplot, the story mainly focused on Iko kicking asses, and the crew.
This is Captain Carswell Thorne. He loves three things more than all others in the galaxy.
1. Himself.
2. His spaceship, The Rampion.
And 3. Cress, his genius computer-hacker girlfriend.
That's all I have for the cons, otherwise everything else was basically a plus for me! I loved the dialogues and the humour. There was so much Iko sass, Cresswell appreciation, Cinder's queening, and some Wolflet adorableness.
The only thing I missed and expect form the sequel is some Cinder and Kai time because I need to see their story a bit more closed. All in all, I love all these cinnamon rolls so freaking much! Recommended for big fans of TLC universe.
“That's not necessary. I'm doing what any good friend would do, out of loyalty and Lunar patriotism and--"
"I'll buy you a new pair of shoes."
"Sold.
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*SQUEEEL*
TLC TRASH FAN COMING THIS WAY!!
My opinions on the art of this comic and Iko and Kinney's ship changed a bit from the first time though.
I actually appreciated the art much more this time around - I thought it made the story quite fluffy and endearing and matched my fondness for all the characters (though I would've liked it more colourful too, maybe).
As for Iko and Kinney and their soon-to-be romance - I enjoyed their dynamic more this time around as well. They brought this fun hate-to-love dynamic to this series that it didn't have before - all the previous ships were amazing plays on established romantic tropes and fun hate-to-love Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet dynamic was a great new addition to the series.
Overall, a fun experience for fans of TLC.
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*4.5/5 stars*
This little graphic novel gave me all the warm and fuzzy feels the original series and its short stories did. Tbh starting this, I was wary that the amazing humour from the books won't shine in this, but now I know I shouldn't have doubted the talented Marissa Meyer, because this had just as much personality and wit as all the other instalments in TLC.
“I know I’m not flesh and blood. No nerve endings. No heartbeat. Just a robot with artificial emotions and a disposable body.
I know I’m not really human.
But aces and stars, I wish that I was.”
Half star off because graphic novels / comics are not exactly my forte. And because when the novel was first announced, I admit I expected something different, more from the art design. Maybe something as gorgeous as the art in Saga, so.. The characters and places did look somewhat similar to how I imagined, at least most of them. But I thought that the style was a bit too basic and colorless. The characters did have some of the more prominent traits they had in the book series, but they looked just a bit bland to me. With all the potential, they could've looked better, more specific.
Also, I don't know how I feel about Iko and Kinney ship just yet. A few times here and there he had just such an iffy comments about Iko not having true emotions, only artificial ones and all that, so I don't think I ship them romantically just yet.
Though I'm glad that the romance was a very little part of the subplot, the story mainly focused on Iko kicking asses, and the crew.
This is Captain Carswell Thorne. He loves three things more than all others in the galaxy.
1. Himself.
2. His spaceship, The Rampion.
And 3. Cress, his genius computer-hacker girlfriend.
That's all I have for the cons, otherwise everything else was basically a plus for me! I loved the dialogues and the humour. There was so much Iko sass, Cresswell appreciation, Cinder's queening, and some Wolflet adorableness.
The only thing I missed and expect form the sequel is some Cinder and Kai time because I need to see their story a bit more closed. All in all, I love all these cinnamon rolls so freaking much! Recommended for big fans of TLC universe.
“That's not necessary. I'm doing what any good friend would do, out of loyalty and Lunar patriotism and--"
"I'll buy you a new pair of shoes."
"Sold.
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*SQUEEEL*
TLC TRASH FAN COMING THIS WAY!!
This was a completely random read for me that I purely picked up because it was available at my local library. I've wanted to read it since it first came out but it just kind of slipped my mind and attention.
Iko is amazing and I really loved that we could see the crew again! I don't really feel like the drawings accurately depict the way I see the characters, especially Cinder who I always thought was Asian but she's depicted as a white girl in the comics?
Regardless I'm excited to read volume 2 and I'm going to need to finally read "Stars Above" to get more of my faves!
Iko is amazing and I really loved that we could see the crew again! I don't really feel like the drawings accurately depict the way I see the characters, especially Cinder who I always thought was Asian but she's depicted as a white girl in the comics?
Regardless I'm excited to read volume 2 and I'm going to need to finally read "Stars Above" to get more of my faves!
Loved this! I really liked the simple color scheme of everything being in varying shades of blue. It gave it that sorta futuristic electronic vibe without being overwhelming. The art in general was usually pretty good, though I do have to say that I was disappointed that everyone's faces looked more or less the same. I get that it was a long book to illustrate, but I do feel like there could have been more effort put into at least making the main characters look different from each other. Also, most of the Lunar soldiers didn't look like werewolves/wolf-people. They kinda looked like...yetis? That was weird, and hard to take seriously because I kept thinking of the Abominable Snowman from Monster's Inc whenever they were in frame, but otherwise this book was on point. Iko was just as lovable as she is in the rest of the series, as well as all the other main characters as well. And the pacing/layout of some of the panels was really well done as well. I loved getting to see the crew, as well as some of the hints to events in the epilogue of Stars Above. I can't wait for volume two!
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun and quick read. It was great to revisit the Lunar Chronicles characters and see what they're up to. Definitely do not go into this book expecting it to be as good as the main books though. It was weird seeing all of the characters illustrated because some of them were exactly how I pictured them and others looked way different so I think that distracted me in some ways. But this is worth picking up if you liked the Lunar Chronicles.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29772863-wires-and-nerve-volume-1#
Le bajo una estrella porque los dibujos me siguen pareciendo feos a pesar de que la historia es genial!
This was my first time reading a graphic novel and i found it very enjoyable. The illustrations aren't my favourite but the storyline was great.
actual rating: 3.5
Definitely a fun addition to the series. I've always really liked Iko and unfortunately it never really made sense to focus an entire book on her in the main series, but with her awesome new body she's ready to take center stage! I like that this book focuses on some of the political fallout after the end of Winter because I thought that there were actually a lot of loose ends left there and it was one of my major problems with the book in general. This book focuses not only on dealing with all the Lunar soldier that refuse to leave earth, but also with Cinder trying to abdicate her throne and set Luna up as a monarchy. It focuses mainly on Iko, but Cinder, Cress, Thorne and Winter also play a pretty big role [Kai, Scarlet, Wolf, and Jacin are there are well, but not as much].
The art is a little bit too cartoony for my personal taste but it is overall well done and I think fits the mood of the story pretty well. The only reason I technically gave it 3.5 stars is because I haaate Iko's love interest and also the fact that we have to go there YET AGAIN at all. Like I said before, I pretty much expect it from YA books at this point but I think it would have been much more meaningful for her become friends with another sentient AI or something like that to make her feel less alone [maybe the main character from The Little Android? I forget what happened to her at the end of that story]. Oh well, still a really good read if you ignore that minor detail, although I'm sure it will become more prevalent in volume two.
Definitely a fun addition to the series. I've always really liked Iko and unfortunately it never really made sense to focus an entire book on her in the main series, but with her awesome new body she's ready to take center stage! I like that this book focuses on some of the political fallout after the end of Winter because I thought that there were actually a lot of loose ends left there and it was one of my major problems with the book in general. This book focuses not only on dealing with all the Lunar soldier that refuse to leave earth, but also with Cinder trying to abdicate her throne and set Luna up as a monarchy. It focuses mainly on Iko, but Cinder, Cress, Thorne and Winter also play a pretty big role [Kai, Scarlet, Wolf, and Jacin are there are well, but not as much].
The art is a little bit too cartoony for my personal taste but it is overall well done and I think fits the mood of the story pretty well. The only reason I technically gave it 3.5 stars is because I haaate Iko's love interest and also the fact that we have to go there YET AGAIN at all. Like I said before, I pretty much expect it from YA books at this point but I think it would have been much more meaningful for her become friends with another sentient AI or something like that to make her feel less alone [maybe the main character from The Little Android? I forget what happened to her at the end of that story]. Oh well, still a really good read if you ignore that minor detail, although I'm sure it will become more prevalent in volume two.
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No