I think in general, graphic novels just aren't my thing. I don't get full stories through visuals the way other people can. The visual aspect doesn't appeal to me or add very much to my experience of the story, and because there's so much less text, it does feel like I'm not getting a full story.

I also felt like the pacing was a little bit off. So much of the story felt like exposition, and when it wasn't exposition, everything happened so quickly. It felt like it needed to be much longer and slowed down. It was a bit confusing to get into as well. It immediately starts by throwing a bunch of names and countries and organizations at you, and I really didn't have any idea what was going on for a while.

That said, this was at least fun. I thought the story was cool and I liked following the characters. It's just the format I struggled to get into. So I definitely would recommend this if you're interested in a sci-fi graphic novel. My boyfriend devoured the whole series and love Ascender even more, so they come highly recommended. I'm not totally averse to continuing on and might at some point, but it's not high on my priority list.

*Not sure on the age group for this (YA or adult), so I just didn't mark any.