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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
In short, I was extremely disappointed in Scarlet (both the character and the book as a whole).
I read Cinder very quickly, and found it hard to put down. I loved her character, even if the plot was a bit predictable. Cinder isn't just there as somebody's romantic interest, or somebody's pawn. She's the family's sole breadwinner. She's well respected in her community. She's smart and independent. Aside from the predictability and a few plot holes, I really enjoyed it.
Scarlet, on the other hand, was a drag to read. I hated Scarlet's character. She's impulsive (example: throwing her produce at the wall in the opening scene) and unintelligent. Her useful skills/attributes seem to be 1. carrying a pistol in her pants, and... I can't think of a second thing.
I also hated her story (as told in the book).
Cinder is something I might give to a young feminist to read: Cinder is independent, smart, and respectable. I would suggest, however, that young feminists just go ahead and burn Scarlet, or maybe use it as a doorstop or something. Scarlet is more accessory than person:. We seriously do not need more stories about female characters who are basically possessions, objects, or accessories.
There were also some dumb plot holes in this book, as there were in Cinder; I could tolerate these better (as I did in Cinder) if the characters were more worthwhile.
I read Cinder very quickly, and found it hard to put down. I loved her character, even if the plot was a bit predictable. Cinder isn't just there as somebody's romantic interest, or somebody's pawn. She's the family's sole breadwinner. She's well respected in her community. She's smart and independent. Aside from the predictability and a few plot holes, I really enjoyed it.
Scarlet, on the other hand, was a drag to read. I hated Scarlet's character. She's impulsive (example: throwing her produce at the wall in the opening scene) and unintelligent
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(examples: trusting Wolf even though she knew he wasn't being honest with her; running in to "rescue" her grandmother with no plan whatsoever for how to actually do so)I also hated her story (as told in the book).
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Overall, the focus of her story is 1. finding her grandmother, and 2. her romance with Wolf. Unfortunately, Scarlet doesn't find her grandmother--Wolf does. As for #2, the whole romance comes out of nowhere (it isn't that hard to build romantic/sexual tension, but Meyer fails hopelessly at doing so in Scarlet), which makes the whole thing super awkward. It's also pretty derivative of Twilight, in my opinion, and even worse, it's executed much more poorly. "I'm dangerous!" "I love you anyway!" Barf.Cinder is something I might give to a young feminist to read: Cinder is independent, smart, and respectable. I would suggest, however, that young feminists just go ahead and burn Scarlet, or maybe use it as a doorstop or something. Scarlet is more accessory than person:
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she attaches herself to a man (Wolf), follows him around mindlessly, is betrayed by him, but decides to become his life partner anyway. She needs to be saved several times, and she never really succeeds in doing the saving. Perhaps the clearest demonstration of Scarlet-as-a-possession is when Wolf fights his younger brother Ran, declaring, "She is mine!" repeatedly (I may not be remembering the exact wording, but that was the basic idea). Scarlet seems to like this, because she is, as I have mentioned previously, not very intelligentThere were also some dumb plot holes in this book, as there were in Cinder; I could tolerate these better (as I did in Cinder) if the characters were more worthwhile.
Ridiculous, cheesy, fun. The scenes between Wolf and Scarlett at the end downgrades the book's overall rating---it got to be a bit too much.
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The second book in the series definitely feels more like its own thing in comparison to the first installment. It made it way more entertaining to read so I was quite satisfied!
Also you can’t go wrong with a little red riding hood x wolf story I mean come on.
Also you can’t go wrong with a little red riding hood x wolf story I mean come on.
I liked this book, but not as much as Cinder. Still carried the story along.
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved this book! It was so hard to put down, and while doing other things i couldn't WAIT to go home and read.
I love the new characters of Wolf and Scarlet, and can't wait to finish the rest of the series
I love the new characters of Wolf and Scarlet, and can't wait to finish the rest of the series
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix