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A review by sj_elli
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
5.0
I really wish that I would have gotten around to reading this book sooner than I did. I tracked it until it released, I read reviews, and I STILL didn't read it immediately like I should have.
Cinder was such an incredible read - definitely a beyond-five star book for me in 2013. The story follows Cinder, a cyborg who was adopted by a man who has since passed away. She belongs to Adri (the evil "stepmother") who has two daughters, Pearl and Peony. The story opens with Cinder performing mechanical work on androids at her booth at the market with her android friend, Iko. Prince Kaito visits to drop off an android to be repaired and shortly thereafter, another booth owner succumbs to The Plague (the same one that killed Cinder's "father") and is taken off in a hover. Rumors are flying around that Prince Kaito/Kai will be holding a ball to find a bride. But there are also rumors that the Lunar (a colony of violent and greedy people that live on the moon) queen, Queen Levana, will sink her metaphorical claws into Prince Kai and take over Earth.
Cinder was an extremely unique retelling of Cinderella. Cinder is just the most BA heroine. Prince Kai is very swoonworthy and charming. Both Adri and Queen Levana are DESPICABLE, horrible, and just plain evil.
If you haven't read this book, GET IT NAO!!! Marissa Meyer is a fantastic author. I cannot wait for Scarlet. According to this week's TTT, it's a really great sequel :)
Cinder was such an incredible read - definitely a beyond-five star book for me in 2013. The story follows Cinder, a cyborg who was adopted by a man who has since passed away. She belongs to Adri (the evil "stepmother") who has two daughters, Pearl and Peony. The story opens with Cinder performing mechanical work on androids at her booth at the market with her android friend, Iko. Prince Kaito visits to drop off an android to be repaired and shortly thereafter, another booth owner succumbs to The Plague (the same one that killed Cinder's "father") and is taken off in a hover. Rumors are flying around that Prince Kaito/Kai will be holding a ball to find a bride. But there are also rumors that the Lunar (a colony of violent and greedy people that live on the moon) queen, Queen Levana, will sink her metaphorical claws into Prince Kai and take over Earth.
Cinder was an extremely unique retelling of Cinderella. Cinder is just the most BA heroine. Prince Kai is very swoonworthy and charming. Both Adri and Queen Levana are DESPICABLE, horrible, and just plain evil.
If you haven't read this book, GET IT NAO!!! Marissa Meyer is a fantastic author. I cannot wait for Scarlet. According to this week's TTT, it's a really great sequel :)