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lis4so's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Torture, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
psliz's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide, Blood, and Kidnapping
diana_raquel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
"I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you."
[Disclaimer: Shortly after finishing Cinder I discover that this series is considered to be a problematic series. According to some people, The Lunar Chronicles series has an offensive Pan-Asian setting that homogenizes Asia and evokes Japanese imperialism and Marissa Meyer uses honorifics in the wrong way. I think these are valid concerns, but I'm not gonna further my opinion on the matter. Look, I'm a white European girl, I'm not the right person to talk about this issue].
Well, that was disappointing. Like I said in my review of Cinder when I started this series I wasn't expecting much out of it. But then, I loved Cinder. So I was excited to start this book. The Little Red Riding Hood is one of my favorite fairytales and I usually like its retellings. However, this one was disappointing.
The story can be interesting, but I hated Scarlet. We just see her concerned about her grandmother and Wolf. So we don't get to know her as a heroine. And because we don't get to know her, she became too irritating and tedious. I think that the narrative tried to show Scarlet as a reckless heroine but didn't deliver it. Every time I was reading her POV I was rolling my eyes. I found Scarlet to be irritating, tedious, and, sometimes, cringy. And although I liked Wolf, he's not sufficient to make me like their storyline.
The only thing I actually liked in this book was the storyline of Cinder and Kai. Their storyline is much more interesting and Cinder is the true heroine of this book (look, it may be Scarlet's story, but the real badass was Cinder). And Thorne is my new favorite character. I hope to see more of him in Cress. Their storyline is the only thing that prevents me from giving an even lower rating.
I'm pretty sure that this book suffers from "second book syndrome", and the only thing that kept me from DNF'ing was my reading buddies. None of us liked this book, and if it weren't for them, I don't know how I even would finish.
I hope that Cress is better.
"It would be easy to abuse a person when they never recognized it as abuse."
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent
janaya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and War
Minor: Death
tiana_king's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement and Kidnapping
theteamsreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Abandonment
gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I love the characters introduced in this book. Scarlet, Wolf, and Thorne are all great, with their stories and interactions. On top of the characters we see a bit more into what the Queen Levana's Luna is like as well as other places on Earth. The book also does a fun job of pulling Cinder and Scarlet together and sets up well for the next book.
I'm very much enjoying the reread and recommend giving this series a go if it has been your radar, but haven't had a chance to pick it up.
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Addiction and Torture
cammiem8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping and War
Minor: Sexual assault
A character is threatened with sexual assault but nothing happensjfield351's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder
t_swizzle's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore and War