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Cress by Marissa Meyer

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elocinrhom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? N/A

4.5

Removing half a star for predictability but these books are addictive. You have to go on to the next one as soon as you finish. Definitely an interesting twist on well-known fairytales.

caitiep92's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.75

emilyb_chicago's review against another edition

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4.0

This series is getting better with progress. I'm enjoying the character development and the gentle integration of fairy tails and intertwining of those tales into each of the novels.

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5.0

I loved this one even better than the last. All of the characters are coming together, and I can't wait to read the next one.

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5.0

As soon as I picked up this book, I found it VERY difficult to put down, only doing so because a body needs food and sleep to survive. In "Cress", I enjoyed reading about the other protagonists of the series more so than the titled protagonist, but she still made for a beautiful character. I ESPECIALLY enjoyed the way Meyer integrated Thorne into this story overall. I mean, I didn't realise it until he went blind, but Captain Carswell Thorne was always designed to be Cress' prince - Rapunzel's prince was blinded by a thorn bush after the witch who was holding her found out about them, and of course, after Sybil (the witch, as Thorne calls her), discovered Cress' betrayal and Thorne comes to the rescue, he gets hurt and blinded because of Sybil's actions.

Not to mention, it wasn't until I realised until after Erland figured it out for himself that Crescent was actually his daughter. I mean, I remember him mentioning he had a daughter in Cinder, but I never imagined to connect the dots like so. Again, all due to the masterful interwoven story telling that Meyer is gifted with.

So far, "Cress" is my favourite in the series.

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5.0

Oh my god.

This book was so incredible.
The Lunar Chronicles is definitely my favorite and the next book, the last book, is going to be FUCKING AMAZING.

Pardon my french, but sometimes I need to swear to get the full affect of things. (or is it effect?)

NO REVIEW. FOR NOW.

JUST CRESS
AND CAPTAIN THORNE

OH MY. SO. GREAT.

AND WE MEET WINTER IN THIS BOOK. SHE IS IN THE NEXT ONE.
YAY FOR CAPS.

GOOD DAY