Rating: Fangirl
Released: January 3rd, 2012
Published By: Feiwel & Friends
Series: The Lunar Chronicles #1
Pages:390 pages U.S. Hardcover
Source: Public Library
"Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .Description from goodreads.com
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future."
Review
This book had elements that I love in it.
Fairy Tale? Check!
Robots/Cyborgs/Androids? Check!
Strong Female
Character? Check!
This book was just so much fun. The characters were pretty
well developed. The story was fun, but predictable at times. This book was just
one of those books that I want to tell my friends “I can’t explain this, Just
Read it! You will like it! Trust me!”.
Cinder, you are one classy cyborg. I love how strong she is.
I really enjoy her inner monologues she has. I just like her. Cinder’s journey was fun, yet predictable.
Though I was able to figure out most of the twists and turns her character was
so intriguing I wasn’t bored or annoyed. Iko, the fabulous android, was a great
comedic and sidekick. Prince Kai was Dreamy (of course), but stronger than he
thought he was. Stepmother Adri was, well, the evil stepmother and played the
cards well. Queen Levana, the Lunar Queen was as manipulative as she was
beautiful. And Dr. Erland, now, I really liked him. That is all I will say to
that.
With all I liked about the book, there were still some
things I didn’t really enjoy. The Evil Stepmother and sister I felt didn’t get
as good as character development. I know, I know. They are the Evil Characters,
but this is a retelling and I was craving some redeeming qualities for these
women. Besides Cinder, Peony, and Iko (who is android so technically…) all the
main women’s characters are Evil, Manipulative, and just plain selfish. The
Main Male Characters, Dr. Erland and Prince Kai are the exactly the opposite.
New Beijing really needs to be fleshed out more. I wanted to
dive into the landscape, have a better understanding of this interesting world
that Ms. Meyer’s created, but I felt that it kind of was flat. I hope in the
sequels to this series that the landscape is more detailed so I can just throw
myself into the story with the main character.
Okay, Back to my favorites again, no need to dampen the mood
more. I am super excited for Cress to
come out (in 2014?! Sigh!) With her little cameo she had, I want to know more!
OMGoodness, it is going to be epic. And the ending, I am so glad I read this book
Only a few weeks before Scarlet comes out, because otherwise I don’t know what I
would do.
So, read this book. It is awesome! The end!
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