A review by cpachet
Cress by Marissa Meyer

adventurous emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I love the Lunar Chronicles and Cress is no exception. This new character is a sci-fi twist on Rapunzel, with a wicked captor, a blinded hero, the lot. I highly recommend reading Fairest before Cress; it helped contextualize some of the aspects of Lunar culture and abilities and I feel I would have been lost without that knowledge. Lots of loose ends so make sure you have a copy of Winter on hand (I don’t and I’m heading to the library to find one). My biggest complaint about this series is that for all its diversity (cyborgs, racial/cultural diversity, wolf-hybrids), there is no 2SLGBTQIA+ representation and I feel like it’s a missed opportunity. Every woman character seems linked to a man romantically and while the women are capable and strong, I wish there was less comphet.
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