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A review by carlisajc
Cress by Marissa Meyer
4.0
Re-read reviews are always really hard for me because I don’t know what to say. So, I’m just going to list the three main reasons why I love Cress so much and why it was my favorite Lunar Chronicles book (before I read Winter):
1. The addition of the Rapunzel story.
Rapunzel has always been a favorite of mine. Tangled will forever be one of my favorite movies because she’s just wonderful. Literally, in my sophomore Speech Class in high school, we had to do a “campaign” speech, and I ran to be the next Rapunzel. No joke.
So I love that Meyer added Rapunzel into it. But with that awesome sci-fi/fantasy twist. Cress (aka Rapunzel) isn’t in a tower. She’s in a freaking satellite, working as the Queen’s cyber-expert. It’s totally awesome.
2. I LOVE CRESS.
Besides the fact that she’s the Rapunzel character…I just love her. She’s really shy, but once she’s comfortable, she can definitely be spunky. Erm, so basically me. Just kidding. She and I are very different in certain ways. Like the fact that I know nothing about computer hacking and coding.
But she does romanticize everything, which sometimes I do, too. Romantic comedies can do that to a girl, okay?
3. The quotes.
I love quotes, and Marissa Meyer never fails. Here are some of my favorites:
“‘Captain?’
‘Yeah?’
‘Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?
He squinted and, after a thoughtful moment, shook his head. ‘No. I’m pretty sure it was Cinder.'”
“‘You said yourself that the people of Luna need a revolutionary.’ She lifted her chin, holding his gaze. ‘So I’m going to Luna, and I’m going to start a revolution.'”
“‘You can help me pick out a tiara when we’re done saving the world.’
“‘Maybe great, epic romances don’t just happen. We have to make them ourselves.'”
“‘I am an explorer,’ she whispered, ‘setting courageously off into the wild unknown.’ It was not a daydream she’d ever had before, but she felt the familiar comfort of her imagination wrapping around her. She was an archeologist, a scientist, a treasure hunter. She was a master of land and sea. ‘My life is an adventure.’ she said, growing confident as she opened her eyes again. ‘I will not be shackled to this satellite anymore.’
Thorne tilted his head to one side. He waited for three heartbeats before sliding one hand down into hers. ‘I have no idea what you’re talking about,’ he said. ‘But we’ll go with it.'”
4. The building tension.
Each each Lunar Chronicles book, another fairy tale is added into the mix. With this book, we have Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel. So the plot is thickening, intensifying—all this wonderful good stuff that makes me want to forever keep reading. I love the intertwining of stories like this. It’s just so creative and unique and wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
5. Of course, THE SHIP.
Cress + Thorne = Warm, fuzzy feelings.
Thorne’s overt flirtiness and Cress’s overt shyness (but also overt love for the romanticized version of him) is a lovely combination that will be sure to make you smile. Seriously.
I love Cress lots and lots. Finally, we start to see the story build up and up and up to what is surely the grand and epic conclusion of the 800+ page Winter. Seriously, I love it. Go read this series if you haven’t already. They’re so fun.
1. The addition of the Rapunzel story.
Rapunzel has always been a favorite of mine. Tangled will forever be one of my favorite movies because she’s just wonderful. Literally, in my sophomore Speech Class in high school, we had to do a “campaign” speech, and I ran to be the next Rapunzel. No joke.
So I love that Meyer added Rapunzel into it. But with that awesome sci-fi/fantasy twist. Cress (aka Rapunzel) isn’t in a tower. She’s in a freaking satellite, working as the Queen’s cyber-expert. It’s totally awesome.
2. I LOVE CRESS.
Besides the fact that she’s the Rapunzel character…I just love her. She’s really shy, but once she’s comfortable, she can definitely be spunky. Erm, so basically me. Just kidding. She and I are very different in certain ways. Like the fact that I know nothing about computer hacking and coding.
But she does romanticize everything, which sometimes I do, too. Romantic comedies can do that to a girl, okay?
3. The quotes.
I love quotes, and Marissa Meyer never fails. Here are some of my favorites:
“‘Captain?’
‘Yeah?’
‘Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?
He squinted and, after a thoughtful moment, shook his head. ‘No. I’m pretty sure it was Cinder.'”
“‘You said yourself that the people of Luna need a revolutionary.’ She lifted her chin, holding his gaze. ‘So I’m going to Luna, and I’m going to start a revolution.'”
“‘You can help me pick out a tiara when we’re done saving the world.’
“‘Maybe great, epic romances don’t just happen. We have to make them ourselves.'”
“‘I am an explorer,’ she whispered, ‘setting courageously off into the wild unknown.’ It was not a daydream she’d ever had before, but she felt the familiar comfort of her imagination wrapping around her. She was an archeologist, a scientist, a treasure hunter. She was a master of land and sea. ‘My life is an adventure.’ she said, growing confident as she opened her eyes again. ‘I will not be shackled to this satellite anymore.’
Thorne tilted his head to one side. He waited for three heartbeats before sliding one hand down into hers. ‘I have no idea what you’re talking about,’ he said. ‘But we’ll go with it.'”
4. The building tension.
Each each Lunar Chronicles book, another fairy tale is added into the mix. With this book, we have Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel. So the plot is thickening, intensifying—all this wonderful good stuff that makes me want to forever keep reading. I love the intertwining of stories like this. It’s just so creative and unique and wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
5. Of course, THE SHIP.
Cress + Thorne = Warm, fuzzy feelings.
Thorne’s overt flirtiness and Cress’s overt shyness (but also overt love for the romanticized version of him) is a lovely combination that will be sure to make you smile. Seriously.
I love Cress lots and lots. Finally, we start to see the story build up and up and up to what is surely the grand and epic conclusion of the 800+ page Winter. Seriously, I love it. Go read this series if you haven’t already. They’re so fun.