HINGES is a wild mixture of pinocchio, pokemon and jungle book. Sort of. I think it is quite interesting how the main character is totally passive and doesn't speak a word until the end of the book. I really liked how McClaren plays with colors depending on the mood of the story. So far, the story is a bit of a mystery to me, because there isn't a lot of explanation going on. Things just happen. So you follow Orio and her Odd Bauble around the city of Cobble as she stumbles towards the events. I hope Volume 2 isn't too far away from publication.