Review: Sci-Fi Virginity Broken
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2014
Every once in a while it’s necessary to leave your comfort zone and to take a walk on the wild side. Prior to reading Wagner’s books (now I’ve read all three and each of the stories), I had no interest in science fiction. For the most part I found the genre too weird.  But I’ve always been smitten with good storytelling and this book delivers that and complex characters. Pretty boy- pink nail detective Kirin has definitely got issues.  My grandmother would have referred to him as a young man who is “smelling himself.” He’s a young man coming of age and he’s fun to follow around.  I found myself wanting to both smack and protect him as he burns building and races to the edge of a cliff.  But then he makes difficult scenarios seem easy.  I also like that he meets his match in Big Wolf which added an additional layer of excitement to this story.The dynamics of classism that exist in this dystopian adventure both intrigues and disgust me – but I enjoyed the seedier part of town as much as I did the High End sector.So it is official Wagner has broken my sci-fi virginity and now I want to see the movie!