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laneelizabeth's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I am officially done with The Lunar Chronicles. Bittersweet.
~The Keeper: Scarlett going to live with Michelle-a sweet story, I really liked it
~Glitches: Cinder going to live with the Lihns-emotional and good background information to have
~The Queen's army: sweet baby Wolf's background-emotional and important backstory
~Carswell's guide to being lucky: Thorne's past-a cute anecdote to add to the story
~After sunshine passes by: Cress gets locked in the satellite-sad story but necessary for background
~The princess and the guard: Jacin and Winter's background-necessary for Winter's background and why she doesn't use her gift
~The little android: I never di find out who this was about or why it was important to the story
~The mechanic: Kai and Cinder's first meeting from Kai's point of view-not necessary, but super cute and fun
~Something old, Something new: family reunion, yay! I really appreciated this. It was like an extended epilogue and I loved it. After everything they have been through together, seeing them all at the farmhouse together back on Earth for Scarlett and Wolf's wedding and making normal plans for the near future and sharing a meal and being normal for once was much needed. The surprise wedding was beautiful. Leaving the boys to the decorations? Genuis and hilarious. And the proposal was so sweet. It was a great ending to the series.
~The Keeper: Scarlett going to live with Michelle-a sweet story, I really liked it
~Glitches: Cinder going to live with the Lihns-emotional and good background information to have
~The Queen's army: sweet baby Wolf's background-emotional and important backstory
~Carswell's guide to being lucky: Thorne's past-a cute anecdote to add to the story
~After sunshine passes by: Cress gets locked in the satellite-sad story but necessary for background
~The princess and the guard: Jacin and Winter's background-necessary for Winter's background and why she doesn't use her gift
~The little android: I never di find out who this was about or why it was important to the story
~The mechanic: Kai and Cinder's first meeting from Kai's point of view-not necessary, but super cute and fun
~Something old, Something new: family reunion, yay! I really appreciated this. It was like an extended epilogue and I loved it. After everything they have been through together, seeing them all at the farmhouse together back on Earth for Scarlett and Wolf's wedding and making normal plans for the near future and sharing a meal and being normal for once was much needed. The surprise wedding was beautiful. Leaving the boys to the decorations? Genuis and hilarious. And the proposal was so sweet. It was a great ending to the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Torture
msradiosilence's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
TLDR; 3 rating, it’s an anthology, and a couple of these were in the backs of the books already.
Content warnings at the bottom. :)
Every anthology I’ve ever read has had hits and misses. Most of these, unfortunately, were misses. I love The Little Android, which is the one exception, but most of these stories were in the backs of the original books. The one with Cinder’s dad, for example. And when I said I wanted Winter and Jacin’s relationship to be fleshed out, I didn’t mean that I wanted Winter to be unwittingly a player in someone’s continued sexual assault. It’s icky.
I wanted more of the Rampion crew. I know there’s the graphic novels, but I wanted more like the wedding story, which was very short and very rushed, if you ask me. And the fact that Kai upstages it by proposing to Cinder? The story says there’s a time skip, but they both seem like the immature teens they were in the series. UGH.
Rating: 3
Would I recommend? No, you could probably find The Little Android and the Rampion wedding story online somewhere.
Content warnings: Body horror, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Ableism, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child death, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical content, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Classism, and Body shaming
Content warnings at the bottom. :)
Every anthology I’ve ever read has had hits and misses. Most of these, unfortunately, were misses. I love The Little Android, which is the one exception, but most of these stories were in the backs of the original books. The one with Cinder’s dad, for example. And when I said I wanted Winter and Jacin’s relationship to be fleshed out, I didn’t mean that I wanted Winter to be unwittingly a player in someone’s continued sexual assault. It’s icky.
I wanted more of the Rampion crew. I know there’s the graphic novels, but I wanted more like the wedding story, which was very short and very rushed, if you ask me. And the fact that Kai upstages it by proposing to Cinder? The story says there’s a time skip, but they both seem like the immature teens they were in the series. UGH.
Rating: 3
Would I recommend? No, you could probably find The Little Android and the Rampion wedding story online somewhere.
Content warnings: Body horror, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Ableism, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child death, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical content, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Classism, and Body shaming
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Violence, Classism, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Ableism, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and War
prashiie's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
“Cinders. Embers. Ashes. Michelle hoped that whatever strength had allowed this child to survive the fire all those years ago was a strength that still burned inside her. That it would go on burning, hotter and hotter, until she was as bright as the rising sun.”
This book is a great way to end the Lunar Chronicles! There were many moments that were shortly mentioned in the main story and this book elaborates on it further. Each story felt special as it focused on the main characters’ past and their experiences. In my review of ‘Winter’ I mentioned that I was less invested in Winter and Jacin and didn’t understand Winter’s decisions. The story ‘The Princess and the Guard’ made me change my opinion. Sigh, I do like them now and I finally understand Winter.
I really enjoyed Thorne’s story. He’s such a funny character and is very smart. A typical Thorne moment right here >>>
"Last summer, he'd even managed to get the Santos family to pay him sixty-five univs for a box of "succulent, prize-winning" oranges, having no idea that he'd picked the fruits off their own tree earlier that day."
And there is one short story (Something Old, Something New) that takes place after the book ‘Winter’ and oh my gosh, so cute!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit
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