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A review by elinorn
Cress by Marissa Meyer
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
4,5 stars.
I'm so happy that I had a day off with no obligations so that I could spend the entire day reading Cress. I think this might be my favourite in the series so far.
Cress was less predictable than Cinder and Scarlet, which I appreaciated. However, ever since Scarlet's grand-mère died moments before she could be saved, just like Peony, I had a sneaking suspicion that Dr. Erland's fate would be the same – which it was. I also predicted that the hacker from Cinder would be Cress, which turned out to be correct.
I was surprised by how little it bothered me that Scarlet and Wolf were absent for the majority of the book. It seems my lack of interest in them was bigger than I thought, which explains why I didn't enjoy Scarlet as much as I did Cinder and Cress.
I loved Cress, Thorne, and Cress and Thorne together. I really liked how their relationship didn't go to them being a couple after three seconds, even though there was instant attraction from both sides (looking at you Wolf/Scarlet). I also enjoyed Cinder's continous development through the story. Something I appreciated was that Meyer actually made Cress's integration with Earth and other people at least somewhat believable – it would have been so easy for her to just gloss over the fact and make it the most natural thing in the world for Cress.
One annoying thing was how oblivious the characters are. Some decisions are just so stupid and some things they should just realise. The thing that annoyed me the most was Meyers constant mentions of characters feeling sweat on their backs. We get it, Sahara and New Beijing are hot places and/or the characters do things that makes you sweat.
I'm so happy that I had a day off with no obligations so that I could spend the entire day reading Cress. I think this might be my favourite in the series so far.
Cress was less predictable than Cinder and Scarlet, which I appreaciated. However, ever since Scarlet's grand-mère died moments before she could be saved, just like Peony, I had a sneaking suspicion that Dr. Erland's fate would be the same – which it was. I also predicted that the hacker from Cinder would be Cress, which turned out to be correct.
I was surprised by how little it bothered me that Scarlet and Wolf were absent for the majority of the book. It seems my lack of interest in them was bigger than I thought, which explains why I didn't enjoy Scarlet as much as I did Cinder and Cress.
I loved Cress, Thorne, and Cress and Thorne together. I really liked how their relationship didn't go to them being a couple after three seconds, even though there was instant attraction from both sides (looking at you Wolf/Scarlet). I also enjoyed Cinder's continous development through the story. Something I appreciated was that Meyer actually made Cress's integration with Earth and other people at least somewhat believable – it would have been so easy for her to just gloss over the fact and make it the most natural thing in the world for Cress.
One annoying thing was how oblivious the characters are. Some decisions are just so stupid and some things they should just realise. The thing that annoyed me the most was Meyers constant mentions of characters feeling sweat on their backs. We get it, Sahara and New Beijing are hot places and/or the characters do things that makes you sweat.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent