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A review by romiress
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
adventurous
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Updated: I reread this, and I think it still holds up great. The plot twist is obvious and clearly broadcasted from page one, but the worldbuilding is fantastic. I was less enthusiastic about Cinder's priorities this time around, but I still think it's a great book, and I'm looking forward to reading the sequels.
Original: I had a hard time deciding a genre. Sure, it's YA, but is it Scifi? Fantasy? Dystopian? A bit of everything. I wasn't expecting much of anything from this, but in the end I loved it. While the plot 'twist' is predictable from the first twenty-five pages, it's well written and kept me reading. I read it in only a few hours, and every time I went to set it down, I ended up picking it up again.
Original: I had a hard time deciding a genre. Sure, it's YA, but is it Scifi? Fantasy? Dystopian? A bit of everything. I wasn't expecting much of anything from this, but in the end I loved it. While the plot 'twist' is predictable from the first twenty-five pages, it's well written and kept me reading. I read it in only a few hours, and every time I went to set it down, I ended up picking it up again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Ableism, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent