Cinder - Marissa Meyer

Cinder

Author: Marissa Meyer

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Retellings, Romance, Fiction, Dystopia

Pages: 400

Rating: 5/5

Book in series: 1# The Lunar Chronicles

ABOUT

"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. . . . 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."

THOUGHTS

I really enjoyed this book. I read another series by Marissa Meyer a year back, and absolutely loved that one. The same can be said about this debut novel and the start of a five (I believe?) book-series or retellings, starting with this as Cinderella (hence the main characters name Cinder). Although I could figure out what the main plot-twist was pretty early on, I still loved this book. I think it was just because of the countless times me and my mom has speculated and figured out stuff in the tv-shows we’ve watched together—I’m just good at knowing what will happen. But for someone who’s not as good, I believe they’d be shocked to find out, I was, even though I already knew. I have one word to describe this book as: AMAZING!

RECOMMENDATION

This book is perfect if you love books that are both fantasy and science fiction.

To sum up – a perfect read if you like Disney and like seeing familiar tales in a new renditions with some extra sneaky details added on.

Review writer: Lisen