Cress
Cress, (The Lunar Chronicles Series, Book 3), by Marissa Meyer
Blurb:In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.What can I say? This series has gone from stregth to strength! I loved Cinder, I enjoyed Scarlet, but I absolutely adored Cress and can't wait to read Winter!Like I've said in my previous reviews of Cinder and Scarlet, the world building in this story is wonderful and the plot is intriguing, but for me what really makes it are the characters. I love the way they interact and develop and I really, really, really like multiple points of view. Cress and Thorne are by far my favourite couple in the series, though they're not really a 'couple' yet, but I hope that will change in the next book! Thorne was a great character, his sarcasm and charm was very refreshing, and I liked Cress because she was different from all the other female characters in the series. Whereas Cinder and Scarlet are quite tough and sarky, Cress is timid and unsure after spending years in isolation and I really felt that I could identify with her since I used to be quite shy. Also I liked seeing Winter for the first time and am really intrigued by her! And, finally, Iko... I love Iko and her 'faulty' personality chip and I hope she gets her own HEA.All in all, a great book - I didn't want to put it down for even a moment and there were some brilliant twists and revelations, plus Kai finally found out who Cinder really is, which I've been anticipating since the end of book one!My favourite quotes from this book:' "Well, I'm glad you're proud of her, but I think it would be nice if next time she hit you with her nonmetal hand." '' "You're suggesting we start a war.""They started the war, I'm suggesting we end it." '' "I promise I will not let you die without being kissed." '' "He'd rather fight and lose, than become another one of her pawns. We all would." '' "You can't win this.""I didn't say we could," said Cinder. "But we can do a lot of damage trying." '' "... We came to Earth to get away from that, but we're all lost if Levana gets her way. Now, I don't know if this young lady can stop her, but it seems she's the only one worth putting any faith into right now ..." ''Her sadness wasn't enough. Her mourning wasn't enough. But it was all she had.'
Blurb:In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.What can I say? This series has gone from stregth to strength! I loved Cinder, I enjoyed Scarlet, but I absolutely adored Cress and can't wait to read Winter!Like I've said in my previous reviews of Cinder and Scarlet, the world building in this story is wonderful and the plot is intriguing, but for me what really makes it are the characters. I love the way they interact and develop and I really, really, really like multiple points of view. Cress and Thorne are by far my favourite couple in the series, though they're not really a 'couple' yet, but I hope that will change in the next book! Thorne was a great character, his sarcasm and charm was very refreshing, and I liked Cress because she was different from all the other female characters in the series. Whereas Cinder and Scarlet are quite tough and sarky, Cress is timid and unsure after spending years in isolation and I really felt that I could identify with her since I used to be quite shy. Also I liked seeing Winter for the first time and am really intrigued by her! And, finally, Iko... I love Iko and her 'faulty' personality chip and I hope she gets her own HEA.All in all, a great book - I didn't want to put it down for even a moment and there were some brilliant twists and revelations, plus Kai finally found out who Cinder really is, which I've been anticipating since the end of book one!My favourite quotes from this book:' "Well, I'm glad you're proud of her, but I think it would be nice if next time she hit you with her nonmetal hand." '' "You're suggesting we start a war.""They started the war, I'm suggesting we end it." '' "I promise I will not let you die without being kissed." '' "He'd rather fight and lose, than become another one of her pawns. We all would." '' "You can't win this.""I didn't say we could," said Cinder. "But we can do a lot of damage trying." '' "... We came to Earth to get away from that, but we're all lost if Levana gets her way. Now, I don't know if this young lady can stop her, but it seems she's the only one worth putting any faith into right now ..." ''Her sadness wasn't enough. Her mourning wasn't enough. But it was all she had.'
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