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mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
Thank Lord I finally finished! This won't be a very long review.
Why it took me almost a month to read this? Because it started out terribly slow. Not only that, but the multiple POVs were highly confusing at times.
On to that part of POVs. Nice and all that you want to let every effing character speak a part, but it gets confusing. We had POVs for Cinder, Cress, Thorne, Scarlet, Erland, Kai, Iko and maybe some others. And sorry, but that is just too much, at one point I just started skipping POVs that weren't by Cress or Cinder or Scarlet. Some of those POVs get all the attention (Cress and Cinder), while the kick-ass girl from the last book, Scarlet, barely gets any attention, and that is what made me pissed off too. We only get snippets of what happens to our dear Scarlet at Luna, and most snippets are quite short. Poor thing, lead girl in the previous book, and now dumped to nothing. :( I can only imagine how it will go in the next book when we get, yet again, another girl to the mix. I don't even want to know how confusing that will get.
The story was quite great, but at times a bit too cliché.
I did love the cover, I did love the fact we got ourself Rapunzel. I did love the name Cress, and I also liked that we finally had a girl for Thorne (yes cliché again, every lead girl has her own knight in shining armour).
Will I read/buy the next book? No. I will probably see if I can find it somewhere, try it out and see if it is any good.
Actual rating:2.5 stars.
Why it took me almost a month to read this? Because it started out terribly slow. Not only that, but the multiple POVs were highly confusing at times.
On to that part of POVs. Nice and all that you want to let every effing character speak a part, but it gets confusing. We had POVs for Cinder, Cress, Thorne, Scarlet, Erland, Kai, Iko and maybe some others. And sorry, but that is just too much, at one point I just started skipping POVs that weren't by Cress or Cinder or Scarlet. Some of those POVs get all the attention (Cress and Cinder), while the kick-ass girl from the last book, Scarlet, barely gets any attention, and that is what made me pissed off too. We only get snippets of what happens to our dear Scarlet at Luna, and most snippets are quite short. Poor thing, lead girl in the previous book, and now dumped to nothing. :( I can only imagine how it will go in the next book when we get, yet again, another girl to the mix. I don't even want to know how confusing that will get.
The story was quite great, but at times a bit too cliché.
Spoiler
Satellite falls out of the sky and our dear great leader Thorne becomes blind? Hold on? What? Wolf snaps and goes in almost mental breakdown because conveniently Scarlet gets taken hostage, Cress is the daughter of a certain person... Urgh.I did love the cover, I did love the fact we got ourself Rapunzel. I did love the name Cress, and I also liked that we finally had a girl for Thorne (yes cliché again, every lead girl has her own knight in shining armour).
Will I read/buy the next book? No. I will probably see if I can find it somewhere, try it out and see if it is any good.
Actual rating:2.5 stars.
sienna727's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.75
notsonya's review against another edition
3.0
still confused over the geography and political situation of planet earth ‘cause wdym there’s no continents and only six countries…? but yk… vibes i guess
letsbebookfriends's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the progression of the series in this book. However, I found Cress to be my least favorite of all the characters, I just couldn''t attach myselt to her the way I did with Cinder and Scarlet.
diana_garni's review
5.0
I’m going to be just as brief as honest: this book was amazing. It met all my expectations and more. I was so immersed in this it’s unbelievable, time just flew by.
I loved every single one of the characters, I loved every point of view and I loved the writing style. Overall, I loved this journey from beginning to the very end.
Nothing further to add in this matter, Your Honor.
I loved every single one of the characters, I loved every point of view and I loved the writing style. Overall, I loved this journey from beginning to the very end.
Nothing further to add in this matter, Your Honor.
haileyreadsalot's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
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? No
5.0
laurendeen's review against another edition
DNF at 25%
I liked Scarlet a little bit better than Cinder, but I really wasn't liking Cress. Most of the reviews I saw were people saying this was their favorite in the series, so I skipped ahead and read the last chapter, and decided I wouldn't keep going.
I liked Scarlet a little bit better than Cinder, but I really wasn't liking Cress. Most of the reviews I saw were people saying this was their favorite in the series, so I skipped ahead and read the last chapter, and decided I wouldn't keep going.
sklus's review against another edition
5.0
I’m really enjoying this series, which is surprising because I didn’t think I would after reading the first book. I really like seeing how the retellings fit into this futuristic setting and I really adore pretty much every protagonist in the book.