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mayling23's review against another edition
4.0
Cinder ended up being a decent book, but it didn't blow my mind or made me fall in love. It was okay, I liked it, but I don't think it fullfilled my expectations. I hope Scarlet will be better...
eponineeurydice's review against another edition
5.0
This is my 3rd or 4th reread and I treasure this series so much. It is so sentimental to me... I love the worldbuilding, the sarcasm, the romance and the character dynamics-and the cleverness of the retelling! I'm so glad I decided to reread this series.
wendythegeekgoddess's review against another edition
3.0
The first time around when I read this book I rated it 4 out of 5 stars. My second time around, I'm giving it a 3.2 out of 5 stars.
Think you know the tale of Cinderella? Think again. This tale tells the story of a futuristic fairytale in which the Cinderella we all know and love is actually a cyborg. The story itself is highly creative and unique but I found that the pacing was a bit to slow for me. Especially since I'm one of those people that tend to read the most at bedtime, I need a book that will be fast paced and keep me awake so that I can read the amount of pages I was striving for that day, not one that makes my eyes droopy. Adri and Levana were amazing antagonist that readers loved to hate. Cinder on the other hand, had a pretty boring personality. I didn't dislike her, but I don't necessarily think I liked her either. Prince Kai to me, was the most realistic character of them all.
Think you know the tale of Cinderella? Think again. This tale tells the story of a futuristic fairytale in which the Cinderella we all know and love is actually a cyborg. The story itself is highly creative and unique but I found that the pacing was a bit to slow for me. Especially since I'm one of those people that tend to read the most at bedtime, I need a book that will be fast paced and keep me awake so that I can read the amount of pages I was striving for that day, not one that makes my eyes droopy. Adri and Levana were amazing antagonist that readers loved to hate. Cinder on the other hand, had a pretty boring personality. I didn't dislike her, but I don't necessarily think I liked her either. Prince Kai to me, was the most realistic character of them all.
ananas_iris's review against another edition
3.0
Meh
Predictable. And i don't mean the Cinderella parts, i mean the parts that were supposed to be unique to the book.
Predictable. And i don't mean the Cinderella parts, i mean the parts that were supposed to be unique to the book.
emcclendon03's review
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
glomdi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
zapkode's review against another edition
5.0
{my thoughts} - This book is about a young girl named {linh cinder}. She is a {cyborg/human}. She has feelings and thoughts just like humans do however she is classified as being less then human as being nothing but someone else’s property. She has a run in with {prince kai} and he and her begin to get to know each other. Eventually he gets up the nerve to ask her out on a date. However, she doesn’t tell him she is a {cyborg}. The book goes through her trial and error of trying to accept herself, of wanting him to understand and accept her for who she is and of wanting to run away and forget about everything she has ever known. She has a lot of spunk, a lot of determination and can be rather emotional. It’s a really nice book that is well written with a different take on the whole {cinderella fairy-tale stories}. If you enjoy reading different takes on {fairy-tales} then I am certain you will enjoy this book.
{reason for reading} - I like reading the different takes individuals have on {fairy-tales} so this book seemed Ideal for me. I really enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading the next one in the series.
{reason for reading} - I like reading the different takes individuals have on {fairy-tales} so this book seemed Ideal for me. I really enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading the next one in the series.
beccaj2180's review
5.0
Wow. This was such a cool take on an old fairy tale. I was actually kind of thinking this book would be kind of stupid...no offense, Marissa Meyer, because I hate the word "cyborg" with a passion. Oh, man. I was wrong. I don't know if the writing was very good. I wasn't really paying attention. To be honest, I was too wrapped up in the story. And now I can't WAIT to read the next one. A year is way way way too long to have to wait. Awesome, totally fun book.