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A review by theespressoedition
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf? Certainly not me - not when it comes to Wolf and Scarlet.
This book was my favorite of The Lunar Chronicles the first time I read the series, going on 10 years ago now. I've never been a huge fan of The Big Bad Wolf or Little Red Riding Hood (or whatever you want to call the story), primarily because I didn't find it interesting. However, Marissa Meyer knows how to make every fairytale more interesting. Give me mind-controlling aliens, cyborgs, and wolf-men any day and I'm gonna be totally hooked.
Unlike my reread of Cinder, I found this story to be better the second time around. It's an easy read, as all of the books in this series are, and I loved how quickly I got invested in the story - despite knowing what was to come. There were certain scenes that clearly stuck out to me the first time I read these books because I vividly remembered them and had those "OH YEAH! This is happening now!" moments - and that made it extra much fun to read them again. Other moments were less captivating, originally, yet I thoroughly enjoyed them during this reread.
I'll admit, it's a little hard to write a review on something I've already read because the emotions aren't new. But I will say that this book holds up over the years and it only made me look forward to moving on to Cress!
This book was my favorite of The Lunar Chronicles the first time I read the series, going on 10 years ago now. I've never been a huge fan of The Big Bad Wolf or Little Red Riding Hood (or whatever you want to call the story), primarily because I didn't find it interesting. However, Marissa Meyer knows how to make every fairytale more interesting. Give me mind-controlling aliens, cyborgs, and wolf-men any day and I'm gonna be totally hooked.
Unlike my reread of Cinder, I found this story to be better the second time around. It's an easy read, as all of the books in this series are, and I loved how quickly I got invested in the story - despite knowing what was to come. There were certain scenes that clearly stuck out to me the first time I read these books because I vividly remembered them and had those "OH YEAH! This is happening now!" moments - and that made it extra much fun to read them again. Other moments were less captivating, originally, yet I thoroughly enjoyed them during this reread.
I'll admit, it's a little hard to write a review on something I've already read because the emotions aren't new. But I will say that this book holds up over the years and it only made me look forward to moving on to Cress!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Torture