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nytephoenyx's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
While I liked SCARLET well enough, it doesn't hold a candle to CINDER. I think that this was a necessary installment in the overall story because it moves the characters all closer to the incoming climax, adding resources and providing new information, as well as the introduction of Scarlet and Wolf... but I just didn't love Scarlet or Wolf, and their story took up a good chunk of this book. Which makes sense! Because this book is called Scarlet.
I really liked that SCARLET had a self-contained story from Scarlet's perspective as well as pushing the series plot forward. I felt Scarlet was a well-written character, so don't misconstrue my relatively meh reaction as a judgement on the writing here - I thought it was well-done, I just wanted more of Cinder and less of Scarlet. And that's okay, by the way. We don't all need to love all the characters. I think that Marissa Meyer wrote her really well and the romantic storyline made sense based on what we know about Scarlet and I have no complaints about the writing or style.
Looking forward to moving on to Cress where we meet yet another important character and weave another fairytale into this futuristic world. I think the series as it stands is a really good and creative and I love it.
For more in-depth reviews and other bookish content, head on over to The Literary Phoenix.
I really liked that SCARLET had a self-contained story from Scarlet's perspective as well as pushing the series plot forward. I felt Scarlet was a well-written character, so don't misconstrue my relatively meh reaction as a judgement on the writing here - I thought it was well-done, I just wanted more of Cinder and less of Scarlet. And that's okay, by the way. We don't all need to love all the characters. I think that Marissa Meyer wrote her really well and the romantic storyline made sense based on what we know about Scarlet and I have no complaints about the writing or style.
Looking forward to moving on to Cress where we meet yet another important character and weave another fairytale into this futuristic world. I think the series as it stands is a really good and creative and I love it.
For more in-depth reviews and other bookish content, head on over to The Literary Phoenix.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
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