Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

58 reviews

namzuru's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Gun violence

praetor's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood

emmasbookdiary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

A good book! (Reading the rest of the series makes it better in my opinion) Cinder is a great MC. 
It was weird getting used to all the lunar terminology but also cool. The rest of the series is epic so while this isn’t my favorite, it’s still really good and a good start to the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Cursing

0martina0's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I thought I only ever heard good things about this book... But it wasn't for me. I found the concept interesting, the writing was good enough at the beginning to keep me interested, but I just couldn't stop rolling my eyes at the prince, I couldn't understand why Levana even bothered with him and didn't straight up kill him with the way he talked. The romance felt forced, Cinder and the prince had zero chemistry. The kiss made me cringe. The plot was obviously super predictable, but still I was hoping for something more interesting. I was also hoping that this could work as a stand-alone, but it didn't. I have no intention to read the rest of the series.
I thought Cinder was interesting enough but would've appreciated her more in a different story. Keep Cinder, Iko, New Beijing and the market, drop the prince, her step sisters, Lunars. A story of a cyborg trying to fit in within a society that thinks of cyborgs as less-than, the way it kind of started, I would've found more interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood

keiwald's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

Finished part one in an hour. I got sucked in so fast, I wasn't expecting to care about the side characters right away. The plot was expected but still had its own uniqueness from the fairytale retelling. Finished the book in less than 24 hours and desperately want to get my hands on the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Self harm, Torture, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit and Gun violence

empathephant's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I think I really do just have a problem getting my brain to adjust the the new conditions of an SFF universe, because on this second read through I enjoyed the book so much more, no longer being unfamiliar with the setting and vocabulary. I need to remember this and just push through in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Excrement, Dementia, Violence, Slavery, Vomit, and Car accident

A pandemic that causes nearly death threatens the world. The plot takes place under the looming threat of war, centering on trying to prevent the war. Main character is an orphan, living in an abusive adoptive family.

At various points in the book, main character and other character are imprisoned, subjected to mind control, and manipulated into harming themselves. Two characters die from the pandemic, one in squalid conditions.

Book maintains a relatively lighthearted tone throughout, with moments of darkness and grotesqueness.

mndy's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed reading this Cinderella retelling. Although the ending was a bit predictable, the interpolated science fiction made the story a lot more interesting than your standard fairy tale. Though I did find Cinder annoying and a bit ignorant at times, I love her background and character overall. It ends on a cliffhanger, leaving you wanting to read the next installment. I bought the series a while back but never got the chance to read them, and I’m glad I finally did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood and Gun violence

therobinjoyce's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What an absolutely fantastic read! I would have killed to read this in my teens but even now as a full grown woman nearing 30 I loved every minute of it. The writing was so brilliantly polished that it didn't feel like I was reading a MG book but rather a general sci-fi novel. The blend of familiar elements and futuristic cyberpunk elements meshed so well and never once did I feel bored or that the story was info dumping. The choice of language too never felt over my head or too distracting. 

The characters are lovable and relatable and though as am adult I could see several of the plot holes coming from miles off the execution was still flawless and would thrill any reader who picked up this book. I cannot wait to dive in Scarlet and follow Cinder, Kai, and all the other characters old and new on the next adventure in this series.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood and Violence