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Several awesome elements in this story. The world this author created hooked me in easily. I wish the other books in the series were published already. The way this book ended left a great opening and I can't wait to see the next decision Cinder makes. I just hope Kai can learn to forgive her.

jenni_elyse's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow! Just wow! I had heard Cinder was awesome, but I really didn’t realize how awesome it was until I read it. I loved Cinder, absolutely loved it! It’s definitely a favorite!

Going into this, I had heard that the plot was very predictable. I was worried that would make me not like it. On the contrary, while I figured out the big secret about 40 pages in, it only made me want to keep reading. I wanted to find out how the characters found out. I wanted to find out what this would do to the story if anything. I just wanted to know what happened! I was completely 100% entranced by this story.

I love the concept of this retelling of Cinderella. It love the sci-fi/dystopian feel Marissa Meyer gave to this classic story. It helped bring the story to life and give it new meaning!

I absolutely adored the characters, even Queen Levana, the antagonist. The bad guys are characters you love to hate. I haven’t loved to hate any bad character this much since Professor Umbridge. Cinder was awesome. She was strong yet vulnerable, confident yet shaky, pretty yet damaged. She had a lot of depth to her. And, Prince Kai … oh how I loved Prince Kai. He was awesome as Prince Charming.

My only issue is that I started reading this series before Winter (the final book in the series) is released! I held out for so long! And, I’m sure I’m just going to devour Scarlet and Cress and then I’ll be waiting for Winter until the end of next year! Why did I start reading this now?!

Seriously, I’m so excited to see how this story continues. I can’t wait to read Scarlet. But, I need to exercise some self-restraint so I’m not waiting too long for Winter.

bambdelion's review against another edition

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3.0

Decent read! It offered an interesting take on the classic Cinderella story, even though it was somewhat predictable. Definitely a great choice for YA readers.

emilyrdn180's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

pookers313's review against another edition

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4.0

LOVING this book so far. I'm only a few chapters in and it has me hooked. It is seriously close to dethroning Ever After as the all time best Cinderella story :::swoon:::

NOOOOOOO!!! I have to WAIT for the sequel! The horror :( the end of the novel bumbled around a bit, but I had already fallen in love with it so I didn't take much notice and am excited to read it's companion due out in February.

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I think what I am really attracted to is the main protagonist, she is a girl with a history who expands on that history to become who she is in the story. So there is great depth to her, not just "This is how you are and I'm going to write about you," kinda thing. There is a reason behind everything. So the second reading through and I was even more in love with it.

The rest of the story, while most of us know how it's going to go, the author has set a well know story into a truly unique world. I love her characters. I love the setting. I love this book.

ilovedogs123's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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