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A review by rubeusbeaky
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
4.0
Cyborg Cinderella fulfills a desperate need inside me I didn't even know I had! I love the sci-fi fairytale retelling, and I think an Asian protagonist is necessary and beautiful, at this moment in time. There were a few great discussions sprinkled into the adventure: Overcoming prejudice, suffering of immigrants/refugees, the dangers of indoctrination... And the plague storyline was TOO REAL given these past two years under quarantine :'(.
But for all the good things this book does... it's still very predictable. Nothing subtle here :/. I often felt like I was reading the script of a Disney TV show/movie, like The Descendants. The villain, especially, has no finesse, clunky dialogue, is often repetitive with her threats (and weirdly NO ONE punishes her for being overtly antagonistic). Just... I'm not looking forward to following this villain around for four books, she's hokey. The rest of the world is great, the "princesses" are awesome, but their Big Bad...meh :/.
But for all the good things this book does... it's still very predictable. Nothing subtle here :/. I often felt like I was reading the script of a Disney TV show/movie, like The Descendants. The villain, especially, has no finesse, clunky dialogue, is often repetitive with her threats (and weirdly NO ONE punishes her for being overtly antagonistic). Just... I'm not looking forward to following this villain around for four books, she's hokey. The rest of the world is great, the "princesses" are awesome, but their Big Bad...meh :/.