Book Review: Cinder
Title: Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1)
Author: Marissa Meyer
Rating: 🍵🍵🍵🍵🍵
A forbidden romance.
A deadly plague.
Earth's fate hinges on one girl . . .
CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen - and a dangerous temptation.
Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future.
This is not the fairytale you remember. But it's one you won't forget.
A fairytale retelling! Exciting, huh? Oh, but CINDER is so much more than that.
Cinder is a mechanic, a cyborg, and a citizen of futuristic New Beijing hiding the first two whenever she can. And it works. I loved Cinder; she was a strong, endearing heroine with some very real problems and some fantastical ones—from the earth, from the moon, and things in between.
The characters are solid and relatable, and the villain absolutely gave me the chills more than a couple of times. But that was counteracted by the awesomeness of Iko (whom I loved) and Prince Kai (whom I loved even more). And since we’re talking of Prince Kai—we are now—let me just say that he was so UNF. Seriously.
Tired of ridiculous meet-you-and-BAM-instant-love scenarios? Pick this book up. Cinder’s relationship with Kai developed gradually and made me giddy. I loved them together and I loved them separate, which is saying A LOT.
I must say, though, that you easily figure out the main plot twist in the first 50 pages of the book, BUT it doesn’t take away from the suspense. In fact, I just found myself waiting for the big reveal, wanting to find out how it would happen. And then it ends, and you’re left full of promises and waiting for the sequel, which needs to come out SOON.
I didn’t want CINDER to end—that’s how enjoyable it was <3 (and SCARLET is just as good)
- Adriana
Review originally posted at A (Secret) Book Nook.
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