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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 h ...more
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 h ...more
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“Have you given any thought to your wedding vows?” Kai snorted.
“Delete anything that has to do with love, respect, or joy, and I’ll sign on the dotted line.”
3 1/2 stars. After I finally gave in and read Scarlet recently, people have been urging me to read Cress. I can see why - this book is so so much fun.
Firstly, I have to say that Meyer has really worked on her pacing since the days of Cinder (which I personally found really boring). This book zips along from action scene, to discovery, t ...more
THIS BOOK DEFINITELY LIVED UP TO THE HYPE FOR ME. OH MY GAHHHHH.
ACTION. ADVENTURE. MADNESS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY MY NEW SHIP: THORNE AND FREAKING CRESS. I LOVE THEM TOGETHER SO MUCH. AHHHH.
(sorry not sorry for my not so professional review. ALL THE CAPS LOCK. ALL OF IT.)
ACTION. ADVENTURE. MADNESS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY MY NEW SHIP: THORNE AND FREAKING CRESS. I LOVE THEM TOGETHER SO MUCH. AHHHH.
(sorry not sorry for my not so professional review. ALL THE CAPS LOCK. ALL OF IT.)
FAVE.
May or may not be because of Thorne.
(It totally is.)
May or may not be because of Thorne.
(It totally is.)
4.5*
Dannnnnnng that ending!!! I totally get why a lot of people say this is their favourite in the series, it's definitely mine! ...more
Dannnnnnng that ending!!! I totally get why a lot of people say this is their favourite in the series, it's definitely mine! ...more
“Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time.”
Once Upon a Time, there was an avid reader (let's call her Teri) who lived and breathed words. When she was sad, she bought a book to cheer her up. When she was happy or successful, she bought a book to celebrate. When she was worried, she bought a book to forget her problems. One cold winter's night, she found herself in a magical place known as the Bookstore. A place full of wonders and fairydust, a safe haven from a world ...more
Fun, lighthearted and delightful. I absolutely love how each book in this series is better than the last!
Maybe great, epic romances don't just happen. We have to make them ourselves.
As with the previous two, we have a fairytale themed futuristic dystopian adventure. While each book follows a different couple, we get to catch up on the previous ones and get hints at the new.
This one focuses on Cress (Rapunzel). She's a "Shell" (a Lunar who is immune to Lunar glamours).
She's spen ...more
Apr 13, 2012
Steph Sinclair
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
Everyone, damn it!
Recommended to Steph by:
Myself. Sometimes I get it right.
Shelves:
2014-release,
addictive-read,
smart-heroine,
young-adult,
print-arc,
fairy-tales,
macmillan,
fantasy,
sci-fi,
action-packed
This is my 100th book of 2013 and it was magnificent.
NEED. WINTER. NOW.
When I first jumped on the Lunar Chronicles bandwagon, I was late to the party. I tend to avoid any novel in the blogosphere that is garnering a ton of hype, due to past experiences where the hype completely killed my enjoyment. However, I dove into Cinder trepidatiously and came out completely in love, mostly thanks to the sweet nostalgia feelings from the cleverly added Sailor Moon references. And if that wasn’t clear bef ...more
NEED. WINTER. NOW.
When I first jumped on the Lunar Chronicles bandwagon, I was late to the party. I tend to avoid any novel in the blogosphere that is garnering a ton of hype, due to past experiences where the hype completely killed my enjoyment. However, I dove into Cinder trepidatiously and came out completely in love, mostly thanks to the sweet nostalgia feelings from the cleverly added Sailor Moon references. And if that wasn’t clear bef ...more
Well THAT was fun. Why. Why did I wait so long to read this series??!
Cress. Thorne. Freaking cuteness overload. Yep, I'm going to talk about it because I may or may not have squealed aloud several times while reading this book. They are easily one of my all time favorite ships.
Cress herself is just so stinking cute. She's so not like a typical heroine. She's extremely intelligent but is primarily a daydreamer and tends to be swept up in her imagination. Ahem... that sounds familiar. Anywayyyy I ...more
Cress. Thorne. Freaking cuteness overload. Yep, I'm going to talk about it because I may or may not have squealed aloud several times while reading this book. They are easily one of my all time favorite ships.
Cress herself is just so stinking cute. She's so not like a typical heroine. She's extremely intelligent but is primarily a daydreamer and tends to be swept up in her imagination. Ahem... that sounds familiar. Anywayyyy I ...more
Oct 19, 2018
emma
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
auto-buy-authors,
favorites-2015,
ya,
owned,
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fantasy,
reviewed,
slump-worthy,
recommend
MY LONGEST YEAH BOI EVER.
This review only really needs to be two sentences long. Here are those sentences:
1) This book has Cress.
2) This book has Thorne.
End review.
As everyone knows because I never shut up about it for even one second, I don’t love characters very often. It just takes a lot for me to be Interested. But these two...these two.
I am a currently living human being (hard as that may be to believe), and that means I love heists. If there is a better trope than the heist plotline, I kno ...more
This review only really needs to be two sentences long. Here are those sentences:
1) This book has Cress.
2) This book has Thorne.
End review.
As everyone knows because I never shut up about it for even one second, I don’t love characters very often. It just takes a lot for me to be Interested. But these two...these two.
I am a currently living human being (hard as that may be to believe), and that means I love heists. If there is a better trope than the heist plotline, I kno ...more
“Her satellite made one full orbit around Planet Earth every sixteen hours. It was a prison that came with an endlessly breathtaking view— vast blue oceans and swirling clouds and sunrises that set half the world on fire.”
What more can I possibly say about this series that I haven’t already mentioned in Scarlet and Cinder?!
- That Marissa Meyer is an auto-buy author?? Check .
- That her writing makes me feel everything?? Check .
- That this world made me somehow enjoy its dystopian nature?? ...more
What more can I possibly say about this series that I haven’t already mentioned in Scarlet and Cinder?!
- That Marissa Meyer is an auto-buy author?? Check .
- That her writing makes me feel everything?? Check .
- That this world made me somehow enjoy its dystopian nature?? ...more
Feb 07, 2013
Angelica
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
EVERYONE ALIVE
Recommended to Angelica by:
ME!!!
"When she was jut a child, the witch locked her away in a tower that had neither doors nor stairs."
BEFORE READING:
Cinder?...and Rapunzel?...in a desert?...in 2014?
Can life get any more depressing?!?!?! It sounds so interesting but also sooooo far away! I just read Scarlet and now I have to wait a whole year!!!!
It's like....
(was that the perfect gif or what?)
Oh and Scarlet and Wolf better be there too or I'll just...I'll just:
EXPLODE!
In the mean time....
UPDATE!!!!!
The cover for th ...more
**4.5-stars rounded up**
Lift off!!!
It's official. I am over the moon for The Lunar Chronicles!!
In Cress, the third installment, we find our favorite fugitives, Cinder, Thorne, Scarlet and Wolf, are on the run.
Thus far, they have been able to evade all authorities as they travel through space. This comes as a surprise to everyone, most of all, them.
Their best hope for a full escape, however, lies with a girl they have never met.
Cress is a captive on a satellite orbiting Earth.
Unbeknownst to ou ...more
Lift off!!!
It's official. I am over the moon for The Lunar Chronicles!!
In Cress, the third installment, we find our favorite fugitives, Cinder, Thorne, Scarlet and Wolf, are on the run.
Thus far, they have been able to evade all authorities as they travel through space. This comes as a surprise to everyone, most of all, them.
Their best hope for a full escape, however, lies with a girl they have never met.
Cress is a captive on a satellite orbiting Earth.
Unbeknownst to ou ...more
"Sweet Crescent Moon,
Up in the sky,
You sing your song so sweetly,
After sunshine passes by."
Stars above, this was one heck of a book
I'll be honest, I can't think of a proper way to start this review other than saying that i really enjoyed this book (what a surprise).
In fact, i enjoyed it so much that i can't find the words to describe my love for it, and for the lunar chronicles as a whole.
But I think it's safe to say by now, that this is my absolute favorite series of all times.
...more
Third Read Review:
This reread was such a nostalgic one for me. I still remember that I read this book for the first time when I was 16. And now, I’m 21 years old. What surprises me is that 5 years has passed, and I still enjoy reading it. wow.
This series honestly gets better with each of its sequels. The way Meyer weaves the plot inside of the book is just splendid. The characters are also amazing and so different from one another. I’m pretty sure that if there are some lines and I’m expec ...more
This reread was such a nostalgic one for me. I still remember that I read this book for the first time when I was 16. And now, I’m 21 years old. What surprises me is that 5 years has passed, and I still enjoy reading it. wow.
This series honestly gets better with each of its sequels. The way Meyer weaves the plot inside of the book is just splendid. The characters are also amazing and so different from one another. I’m pretty sure that if there are some lines and I’m expec ...more
this is the series that just keeps on giving and i couldnt be more blessed.
this book was a different reading experience for me than the previous two in that i knew nothing about the story of rapunzel. im familiar with cinderella and little red riding hood, so it was easy to follow along with those loose retellings, but this book felt like a completely new story to me. and it was quite refreshing not having those expectations going into this.
however, i was a little worried this installment would ...more
this book was a different reading experience for me than the previous two in that i knew nothing about the story of rapunzel. im familiar with cinderella and little red riding hood, so it was easy to follow along with those loose retellings, but this book felt like a completely new story to me. and it was quite refreshing not having those expectations going into this.
however, i was a little worried this installment would ...more
"Maybe there isn’t such a thing as fate. Maybe it’s just the opportunities we’re given, and what we do with them."
Stunning, heartbreaking, thrilling are just a few words to describe Cress. And it's not enough. This was such a good read, I had to put this book down a few times and just breath. Out of fear (oh Marissa Meyer knows how to build up suspense) and relief (well at least she loves her characters enough not to kill them off one after another).
Cinder is brave as ever, Scarlet(well let's no ...more
Stunning, heartbreaking, thrilling are just a few words to describe Cress. And it's not enough. This was such a good read, I had to put this book down a few times and just breath. Out of fear (oh Marissa Meyer knows how to build up suspense) and relief (well at least she loves her characters enough not to kill them off one after another).
Cinder is brave as ever, Scarlet(well let's no ...more
Re-Read on Audio. Still awesome and still loving this narrator.
Beautiful fan art of Thorne and Cress ↓
**Older Review**
Wow!! I just finished Cress!! These books aways end with me thinking "You Didn't Just Stop There" !!!
I loved meeting the new member of the storyline, Cresent Moon. What a beautiful name! Cress for short. I can't believe she lived on that satellite for so long! The Lun ...more
Beautiful fan art of Thorne and Cress ↓
"Captain?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?"
"No. I'm pretty sure it was Cinder."
**Older Review**
Wow!! I just finished Cress!! These books aways end with me thinking "You Didn't Just Stop There" !!!
I loved meeting the new member of the storyline, Cresent Moon. What a beautiful name! Cress for short. I can't believe she lived on that satellite for so long! The Lun ...more
Reread updates:
“The people of Luna don’t need a princess. They need a revolutionary.”
Cinder furrowed her brow. “A revolutionary,” she repeated. She liked that a lot better than princess.
WELP. I'm sad to say that Cress still drove me mad for the first 75% of this book, but once again, she inexplicably improved in the end. This is one series that benefits greatly from multiple POVs.
Onward and upwards.
THEORIES: (view spoiler) ...more
“The people of Luna don’t need a princess. They need a revolutionary.”
Cinder furrowed her brow. “A revolutionary,” she repeated. She liked that a lot better than princess.
WELP. I'm sad to say that Cress still drove me mad for the first 75% of this book, but once again, she inexplicably improved in the end. This is one series that benefits greatly from multiple POVs.
Onward and upwards.
THEORIES: (view spoiler) ...more
Anything I say about this book is going to do it an injustice. It was pure, it was good, it was heartbreaking and it was they most enjoyable read I have had in a long time.
So basically what you should do is take everything I say and just times it by a big fat ten.
Holy crap, okay. So the book starts out with a big bang.
The gang (you know, Cinder, Scarlet, Wolf, Thorne and Iko) contacts Cress and realize she is a huge asset to their team because A: She's the one that has been hiding their spacesh ...more
So basically what you should do is take everything I say and just times it by a big fat ten.
Holy crap, okay. So the book starts out with a big bang.
The gang (you know, Cinder, Scarlet, Wolf, Thorne and Iko) contacts Cress and realize she is a huge asset to their team because A: She's the one that has been hiding their spacesh ...more
Cress is Rapunzel . . . Scarlet is Red Riding Hood . . . Cinder is Cinderella . . . Wolf is the not so Big Bad Wolf . . . Thorne is the charming scoundrel pilot (still picture Han Solo) . . . Iko is the quirky droid
A cross between fairy tales and Star Wars - really, Star Wars fans might hate me for blasphemy, but I really do keep thinking about it!
I like this series - it is very entertaining! I care about the characters and what happens to them. I enjoy the relationships. It might be kinda chees ...more
A cross between fairy tales and Star Wars - really, Star Wars fans might hate me for blasphemy, but I really do keep thinking about it!
I like this series - it is very entertaining! I care about the characters and what happens to them. I enjoy the relationships. It might be kinda chees ...more
*Spoilers Ahead*
The time has come for the ultimate fangirling episode. The book which cemented my relationship with this series. This is so amazing i mean it's my favorite in the series and Cinder ... I know i have alr ...more
And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything is different
Now that I see you
Now that I see you
-Tangled (2010)
The time has come for the ultimate fangirling episode. The book which cemented my relationship with this series. This is so amazing i mean it's my favorite in the series and Cinder ... I know i have alr ...more
4.5 stars
Cress isn't the type of character I usually like. She's naive, obsessed with grand destined love, frets about not having been kissed while possibly dying.
Yet strangely all these things only serve to make her more endearing and charming. In my first read of the Lunar Chronicles, Cress was the book that made me fall head-over-heels i ...more
"Because if there was one thing Cress knew about heroes, it was that they could not resist a damsel in distress.
And she was nothing if not in distress."
Cress isn't the type of character I usually like. She's naive, obsessed with grand destined love, frets about not having been kissed while possibly dying.
Yet strangely all these things only serve to make her more endearing and charming. In my first read of the Lunar Chronicles, Cress was the book that made me fall head-over-heels i ...more
Yep. It definitely got better.
This was my favorite of the Lunar Chronicles. It was so sweet and personal, while keeping up the action-packed plot. Each time Thorne and Cress popped up, I devoured every word. They're my cinnamon rolls.
I had one big problem, however.
Wolf. I hate him.
He spent a good chunk of this book unconscious, which I felt was deserved. And then, when he wakes up, he has a temper tantrum because "his alpha was missing," he rips his stitches, and he puts Princess Selene in a c ...more
This was my favorite of the Lunar Chronicles. It was so sweet and personal, while keeping up the action-packed plot. Each time Thorne and Cress popped up, I devoured every word. They're my cinnamon rolls.
I had one big problem, however.
Wolf. I hate him.
He spent a good chunk of this book unconscious, which I felt was deserved. And then, when he wakes up, he has a temper tantrum because "his alpha was missing," he rips his stitches, and he puts Princess Selene in a c ...more
Okay so I'm going to be honest, I was a little bored with this one early on when it was just mostly Cress and Thorne wandering around the desert, but then HOLY CRAP this book got good!
There was so much going on in this and it was so exciting and I just loved the way all the characters' story lines were all tied in with each other, and literally just this story is so gripping. I love it. I love all of the characters. Their each so unique and wonderful and flawed and beautiful and swing all of the ...more
There was so much going on in this and it was so exciting and I just loved the way all the characters' story lines were all tied in with each other, and literally just this story is so gripping. I love it. I love all of the characters. Their each so unique and wonderful and flawed and beautiful and swing all of the ...more
Mar 31, 2019
Zainab
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
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I'm going to say it...this was not as good as the first two.
I mean I gave it 4 stars so obviously it's not bad but ugh..Cress...ugh. I know she's the majority's favourite but dear God she was annoying. I mean I get she hadn't had human interaction in years but still, I did not enjoy her parts and she took up the majority of the book (well there's a reason it's called Cress and not Cinder or Scarlet but ya know?)
She was a bit too childish for my taste and very very irritating.
Overall the story ...more
I mean I gave it 4 stars so obviously it's not bad but ugh..Cress...ugh. I know she's the majority's favourite but dear God she was annoying. I mean I get she hadn't had human interaction in years but still, I did not enjoy her parts and she took up the majority of the book (well there's a reason it's called Cress and not Cinder or Scarlet but ya know?)
She was a bit too childish for my taste and very very irritating.
Overall the story ...more
“I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.”
Story 🌟🌟🌟
Once upon a time deep deep in the sky between lunar and earth there lived a girl, a human shell who was trapped there. She was forced to work for the evil lunar queen, help to destroy and conquer the earth. But all the time alone made the little girl curious for the enemy she was forced to spy on.
She was fascinated by it. The music, the people, the news.
With the years passing by her hair grew longer and longer.
She was dreamin ...more
Story 🌟🌟🌟
Once upon a time deep deep in the sky between lunar and earth there lived a girl, a human shell who was trapped there. She was forced to work for the evil lunar queen, help to destroy and conquer the earth. But all the time alone made the little girl curious for the enemy she was forced to spy on.
She was fascinated by it. The music, the people, the news.
With the years passing by her hair grew longer and longer.
She was dreamin ...more
Fricken hell, has anyone been waiting on this (probably not) but if you have I want to apologize for my existence
Now it aint no secret that I’m super-extra-trash-with-trash-on-top for this series, but honestly, these books are SO GOOD. I GENUINELY enjoyed this book more the second time around.
If you’re here for a review, go somewhere else cause this is just going to be a collection of fan art honestly
-the cinder/thorne bromance
-
(s)
- I sWEAR WE NEED MORE WHOLESOME BROMANCES IN YA
- these two g ...more
Now it aint no secret that I’m super-extra-trash-with-trash-on-top for this series, but honestly, these books are SO GOOD. I GENUINELY enjoyed this book more the second time around.
If you’re here for a review, go somewhere else cause this is just going to be a collection of fan art honestly
-the cinder/thorne bromance
-
(s)
- I sWEAR WE NEED MORE WHOLESOME BROMANCES IN YA
- these two g ...more
Well I probably want to start with the fact that I didn't give this book the 5 full stars I gave the other two books before this one. It's not a matter of liking this book less, because I didn't, I loved it just as much as the other two, only this one had some minor mishap that made it slightly less appealing.
For starters the book had a relatively slower pace than the other two, and when it's a matter of comparison, this point stands out in an authors style of writing. This slow pace in turn le ...more
For starters the book had a relatively slower pace than the other two, and when it's a matter of comparison, this point stands out in an authors style of writing. This slow pace in turn le ...more
buddy reading with my famoose best friend and my sappy lover
i'm convinced cress is an embodiment of all of us on this website sitting at her computer all day long
i don't write reviews anymore soz mate but pls read this series ...more
i'm convinced cress is an embodiment of all of us on this website sitting at her computer all day long
i don't write reviews anymore soz mate but pls read this series ...more
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