By Marissa Meyer
Genre YA, Scifi, Dystopian
Pages 550
First Sentence Her satellite made one full orbit around planet earth every sixteen hours.
Synopsis
As Cinder, Scarlet, Thorne and Wolf try to keep away from the evil Lunar Queen and come up with a plan to overthrow her, a young girl held captive in a satellite watches their every move. Cress, a netscreen hacker genius, has been watching the foursome escape and try to stay hidden. She's determined to help them if only they, specifically the handsome Thorne, will rescue her.
What is has going for it
I really love these silly re-tellings! I say silly because there's just a few unbelievable things here and there in these stories but other than that...what can I say? I really loved Cress. She was introverted and shy but a complete genius. Her wild imagination and silly fantasies cracked me up. The plot in this one is nonstop fun! I was much more engrossed in this story than I was with Scarlet. I loved Scarlet too but this one just had more fun and more action. It felt like it was moving forward more. I can see where the story is going and it's going to be just awesome! Marissa is a genius. I love the way she ties the original fairy tales in to these books and stays true to them but manages to make them her own. Pure Awesomeness! I can't wait for the concluding book!
What's Lacking
As I mentioned above, these books aren't perfect. Damn near, but not quite. I'm not sure I can believe that Cinder would so readily accept her destiny and then how unconcerned she is with starting a war. The books are awesome but there's always that obvious reminder in the characters attitude that screams, "This is only a story!". Which is totally fine with me but I like to really believe the book I'm reading could happen...Or at the very least, that the characters realize how serious things really are. People are dying, Cinder! Feel a little bad even if you can't cry!
Yea or Nay?
If you haven't read these ones yet, I'd highly recommend them. Very fun books!
It's on my Kindle and I plan to read it soon!
ReplyDeleteYeah, got to get ready for Winter.
DeleteI listened to Cinder, but I've yet to continue with the series... but I will someday!
ReplyDeleteYou've got to finish the series! It's awesome.
DeleteI've only read Cinder so far, so need to catch up! Glad to hear that you enjoyed this one so much, as I love the Rapunzel story!
ReplyDeleteYou need to catch up. So good!
DeleteI love this series too, definitely excited for Winter! Cinder remains my favourite of the books so far, but Cress is a close second. Looking forward to seeing how everything will be wrapped up!
ReplyDeleteYeah, Cinder was definitely the best so far.
DeleteThis one was my favorite. I'm hoping to get to fairest soon.
ReplyDeleteYes, me too!
DeleteI only read your last line because I don't want to be spoiled. I'm glad you liked this book. I can't wait to read Scarlet and Cress, but I want to wait closer to Winter's release. Are you going to read Fairest?
ReplyDeleteIt's getting close enough now. You should read them!
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