By Marissa Meyer
Genre YA Scifi/Fantasy
Pages 824
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Synopsis
The exciting conclusion to the Lunar Chronicles finds Cinder and and the gang traveling to Luna for a final showdown with the evil queen Levana.
First Sentence
Winter's Toes had become ice cubes.
- Finally! I feel like it's been forever waiting for this one. I'm glad I finally got to read the exciting conclusion to this fun series.
- My new favorite couple in this series is Winter and Jacin. I adored watching their relationship grow and learning more about them and their past.
- Winter is an interesting girl. It's almost funny to read about her odd behavior but mostly sad. I was most excited to read her book and that excitement was amplified when we got a glimpse of her in Cress. I thoroughly enjoyed her character. She was sweet and caring and, yes, a bit naive but I loved her.
- I really wanted to love this series as a whole but this book did have it's issues. It wasn't perfect. I was frustrated with its length. It was way too long. Unnecessarily long. It's like the author kept dragging it on because she couldn't bear to part with her characters. I get it but it didn't need to be that long.
- I didn't like how easily the people of Luna joined Cinder. I found it a bit unbelievable.
- All in all I loved the series. It's easy to overlook some minor annoyances when you love the characters and world the author has created.
Should you read it?
Obviously! I think whatever you like reading that this series will appeal to you.
Oh see, I liked the length! I was happy that it wasn't easily resolved and done and over this quickly like in other books where things happen so fast, I didn't know what even happened. But I am glad you like this series too!!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I guess you're right. There was a lot of conflict and that was good. I just got frustrated I guess.
DeleteI just want to know one thing. Do Cinder and Kai end up together?! I need to know! Please tell me!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I could be mean and say, you'll have to read it to find out but I won't. Of course they do.
DeleteYES! I figured I'll be spoiled anyway at the signing tonight, lol.
DeleteI liked this one overall, as well. But I agree about the length - it was so much longer than it needed to be. I did like that each couple got their own chapter at the end, though. And I still really want to read the epilogue in Stars Above. :)
ReplyDeleteMe too! The chapters and the epilogue.
DeleteI've only read Cinder, but this is one of the series I would like to finish up, or at least continue, this year!
ReplyDeleteYou should totally finish it up. I hope you enjoy it!
DeleteI have a copy of Cinder. This series has been so praised! But I've gotten kind of wishy washy about it. You guys aren't praising the ending so much.
ReplyDeleteIt's worth it, though. They're fun!
DeleteI couldn't get past the half way mark of Cinder :( But I'm really glad you finished the series and enjoyed them all!!
ReplyDeleteReally? They are a bit prefictable and cheesy but I liked them.
DeleteI've really enjoyed this series as a whole, but I'm definitely putting off reading WINTER because of its length. I get irritated when book are unnecessarily long, enough if I love the characters. I'll get to it eventually, for sure, just not rushing.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I read it before I forgot what was going on but that length made it hard to pick up.
DeleteI loved Winter! I do agree that it's quite lengthy, but I was enjoying the story so much that it didn't really bother me. In fact, I was kind of glad? Because that way we got more time with each of the characters. Since there are so many POV, I was wondering if Meyer would be able to give proper closure to everyone. I'm so happy she did! :)
ReplyDeleteI also agree it wasn't perfect. (Seriously, did there have to be a certain death? Poor Wolf!) But overall it's definitely a great ending. Also looking forward to Stars Above!
I liked that we got closure too.
DeleteGah!! I'm waiting desperately for my library to get the audiobook in!!! Glad to hear you liked it!
ReplyDeleteI hope you like it when you get it.
DeleteYeah, I'd agree that this book was a bit lengthy. But! I feel like some of that was sort of necessary? Because we do have a lot of characters and their plotlines to finish up. And seriously! This entire series is just awesome. I definitely agree that everyone should read them! :)
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