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Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

31 reviews

jfield351's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a good book, probably better than the previous one in the series.

Even though I thought I would hate it, I actually ship Wolf and Scarlet so hard HAHAH.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Medical content, Torture, Stalking, and Confinement

t_swizzle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: War and Gore

risten's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Blood, Medical content, and Confinement

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Suicide

vereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

2.0

 Rating ★★☆☆☆

“I lied to you about a lot of things....but I meant every apology.”

Little Red Riding Hood is one of my least favorite fairy tales. I was very excited to read Scarlet, after reading Cinder. I was really hyped about this. I guess having very high expectations backfired on this book.

“But you're the only one, Scarlet. You'll always be the only one.”

We follow Scarlet, who tries to find out why her grandmother went missing. In her quest, she meets a street fighter named Wolf, who helps her to find her grandma. We also follow Cinder, who tries to stay underground and figurate out what she is supposed to be.

“But I'm a wanted fugitive, like Cinder." Thorne continued. "They do realize I'm missing, don't they?"
"Maybe they're grateful," Cinder muttered.”

I did not expect such large participation of Cinder in the plot of this book. Although it was nice to spend time with her and company. I feel that Scarlet was relegated to a subplot within her book.

“Wolf, are you asking me to be ... your alpha female?"
He hesitated.

The characters felt flat and not well developed, especially Wolf. He is supposed to be the alpha male, and I thought he would be a more impulsive, smug, and dominant guy. Instead, the character is much more docile and submissive. I wish we could see more of his backstory and not just little pieces because It was hard for me to care about him.

“I really am sorry for shooting you."
"Are you?"
Her touch lingered as it reached the end of the bandage, checking that it was still securely tied. "What does that mean?"
"I suspect you would shoot me all over again if you thought it would help your grandmother."
She blinked up at him, almost surprised to discover how close they were standing. "I would," She said. "But that doesn't mean I wouldn't be sorry about it afterward.”

Regarding Scarlet, she is a very impulsive and strong mind. But kinda annoying. I guess I was expecting a more innocent and naive Scarlet.

I hope to see how things evolve in Cress. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Death, and War

inkysplodge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Alcohol, and Xenophobia

strabbyfieldz's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

2.75

there was a lot of dubious stuff in this one tbh, but the Rampion crew dynamic is really fun I wish there was more of that 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: War

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

maria_pell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book. At first I was mad that it kept switching from Cinder’s perspective but I grew to love Scarlet’s story too. I hope to get more insight on Carswell in future books. It was a bit predictable like the first book in the series but that didn’t take away from its charm. Wish we would’ve gotten Iko a body finally. Excited for how the next book is gonna tie in another protagonist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism, Vomit, Suicide, Self harm, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Medical content, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Colonisation

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

Scarlet was a really good, action-packed sequel to Cinder. Did it remind me a little of the second instalment of the Twilight series? Yeah, kinda. But I have to admit I’m more #teamWolf than I’ve ever been #teamJacob (don’t get me wrong, I considered Twilight pretty good when I was a teen). I’m a sucker for fairytale references/retellings and it was a really interesting take on Red Riding Hood. Solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me. 🐺

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Vomit, War, and Alcoholism