![]() ![]() ![]() It is immensely intriguing and many times heartbreaking to see the story of this young cyborg girl in a world that discriminates against cyborgs. Cinder, in particular, stands out as an excellent protagonist once I started reading, I very promptly connected with her and began to care about her and her story. The good characters are very easy to connect with and love, and the villains are exceedingly despicable. On top of quality writing, and rich description and world building, another element of the novel that makes it such an engaging read is the all-star cast of characters that Meyer has created. The fear and paranoia was constantly palpable and allowed me to become serious immersed in this world. She further brings this setting to life by creating a very realistic image of a people affect by and living in terror due to deadly illness beyond their control. I had a clear image of New Beijing in my mind the entire time I was making my way through this novel. ![]() This novel is packed with incredibly vivid descriptions and well-developed settings. It flowed beautifully and was very easy to get into. Marissa Meyer’s writing itself was absolutely stellar. Though the plot twists are rather foreseeable fairly early on, the book remains deeply engaging until the final page. Meyer does it right, and draws the reader in with every single aspect of the story. Predictability is something that I have learned to expect from retellings, but the key piece to watch out for in a novel such as this is how the author makes up for that. I found myself deducing many of the plot points well before they happened, and yet I never once lost interest I never once disconnected myself from the story. While this was not one of the more unpredictable novels I’ve ever read in terms of having a plethora of twists and turns that keep you guessing, it was still a remarkably enthralling read. She skillfully weaves sci-fi elements into this already established and well-known narrative, creating not only a work that pays homage to a timeless tale but also ends up being a very singular story in itself, and it is distinctively her own. The plot that Meyer created for this novel, however, was spot on. I do find that it can be difficult to reinterpret in a unique yet solid way, and it definitely tends to be either a major hit or huge miss. Cinder, I am very pleased to say, not only lands perfectly in that area of unique yet still faithful to the original fairytale, but also completely lives up to the hype.Ĭinderella is one of my favorite stories to read retellings of. An intense amount of hype surrounding a book is another factor that sometimes can make me cautious or put me off a novel. A reimagining of a classic tale is tricky to perfect, and while you do not want an exact copy of the original, you also do not want a retelling straying too far or going wild with strange twists and concepts that detract from the main message. However, I am always quite wary of these types of novels, especially with the sizeable upsurge of them in young adult literature recently. I am a massive fan of reading any sort of retelling, particularly fairytale retellings I have found myself tending to gravitate toward them a lot over the years. However, Cinder’s life changes dramatically one day as she begins to play a key role in the government’s fight against the deadly plague that is overtaking New Beijing. Despised by her stepmother Adri and stepsister Pearl, Cinder leads a life of servitude, working constantly both at home and at her repair stall in the market, and finding friendship only in her youngest stepsister Peony and an old android named Iko, whom she has repaired. Orphaned after an accident, she lives with her stepmother and two stepsisters. This story introduces us to the main character of the series, a talented cyborg mechanic by the name of Linh Cinder, as well as to the setting of New Beijing. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.Ĭinder is the first novel in The Lunar Chronicles, a series of four novels, each loosely based on a classic fairytale. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. ![]() No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.Ĭinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. Synopsis: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. Links: Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository ![]()
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