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Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: November 15, 2015

Finish date: December 1, 2015

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Jul 15, 2013 Meghan rated it it was amazing

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Winter by Marissa Meyer is the fourth and final book in The Lunar Chronicles series. Winter continues on where readers last left off with our main characters Cinder, Scarlett, and Cress while telling readers more about the character of Winter. Winter is a character in the series who readers have seen on and off throughout a good portion of the novels but for the first time she is taking on a main character role. Winter is a princess admired by the people regardless of the facial scars that have Winter by Marissa Meyer is the fourth and final book in The Lunar Chronicles series. Winter continues on where readers last left off with our main characters Cinder, Scarlett, and Cress while telling readers more about the character of Winter. Winter is a character in the series who readers have seen on and off throughout a good portion of the novels but for the first time she is taking on a main character role. Winter is a princess admired by the people regardless of the facial scars that have altered her appearance from many years ago. In fact, most of her people would argue that the scars don’t matter, she’s stunningly beautiful regardless. Princess Winter has been dealing with the main villain of The Lunar Chronicles more than anyone else, she knows more about her than anyone else, because the main villain is her step-mother Levana. When Winter crosses paths with the rest of our main characters she suddenly has a choice to make; should she back down and stick her normal life she has been living or should she stand up, start a revolution, take her rightful place on the thrown, and end a war that has divided the world that she lives in?

This was my most anticipated read of 2015. I have written it down on calendar when it was coming out, I had pre-ordered it months before, as soon as the release date was announced I ran to my laptop to pre-order it. Winter and I had an interesting struggle at first, starting with the fact that I did not even receive my copy until about a week after it actually came out, thank you Amazon for that one. When it got to my apartment it was damaged and we all know how I feel about damaged books, so off it went back into the mail. On November 15th I finally received my copy and sat down to read it. I tell you this not because I want you to hear all my struggles but because I want everyone to know going into reading this review how seriously I took this book. This is one of my favorite series of all time and I had extremely high hopes for this final novel.

It did not disappoint. Let’s start with the characters, shall we? Winter was above and beyond what I had expected her to be in the best ways possible. She was kind to a fault and given her upbringing that’s hard to be. She cares about her people with so much, with all that she has, that she lets her own mental health suffer. Winter quickly became one of my favorite characters in the series because of this novel. Meyer does an incredible job with character development throughout this series and it’s not just with Winter, it’s with all her main characters. Cinder, Scarlett, and Cress grew just as much if not more than Winter did in this novel. I have to applaud Meyer for what she has done with this series. In every single book not only would she focus on a new main character, but she would continue the journey of the other main characters at the same time. As a reader I have seen writers do this before and it usually makes for a long, drawn out story… that is not the case with Meyer and The Lunar Chronicles. The novels flow so effortlessly that I didn’t even consider how long they were or how many pages they were I just wanted to know what was going to happen and Winter is no exception to that.

I simply can’t talk about characters without discussing one of my favorites and who shines so brightly in this series conclusion, Jacin. I have a weakness for male characters who would do anything for the women that they love so it should come as no surprise to anyone that I freakin’ adore Jacin. He is fearless to a fault when it comes to protecting Winter. I have never wanted two characters to get together more in a novel than I did for Jacin and Winter. That’s saying something because as readers, we all have those characters that we ship right away. What was so amazing, in my opinion, about Jacin though was that he wasn’t just there to be a romantic interest for Winter he was his own human being. Learning about him as a person, separate from Winter, was one of my favorite parts of this concluding novel.

Winter was not just an amazing novel, it was an amazing concluding novel. I specify that because I have noticed, specifically with Young Adult novels, that sometimes the conclusion novel falls flat. Meyer not only didn’t let her conclusion fall flat but she succeeded in creating, in my opinion, the best novel in The Lunar Chronicles series. Winter’s story didn’t just conclude, every main character’s story concluded. I didn’t feel like one character was the main focus at all, even though the novel is called Winter. I felt that it was a journey that all of our main characters were on together and completing together. I cried more than once during Winter and took longer to read it than I should have simply because I didn’t want it to end, I wanted these characters and this world to go on for as long as it possibly could.

The Lunar Chronicles series is a series that will go down in history for me as one of my favorite series of all time. I am always recommending the series to any of my friends who read and even those who don’t read. I will give these books to my children to read, someday when I have children. I think Meyer created a world unlike any other I have ever read before and it is because of this that she has made her way to my list of authors that no matter what they come out with, no matter what their novels are about, I will them up instantly without a regret in the world. Winter was an amazing novel, an amazing conclusion to a wonderful series, and simply put- all around magical.
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Jan 11, 2015 Chelsea B rated it it was amazing

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I just love this series!
It is so well written, and it is impossible not to love these characters! I have to say that Cress and Captain Thorne are my favorite, but they are all great. Even though Winter was 823 pages, I found myself flying through it, because Marissa Meyer kept me on the edge of my seat, which is something that all readers can appreciate. Such a great conclusion to an all around great series! This was so much fun, and it definitely has something for everyone! Highly recommend th ...more

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Apr 20, 2014 Molly Mortensen rated it liked it

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Spoiler free review! (Even if you haven't read Cinder) You will be warned before the tiniest of spoilers!

I am the oddball. Again. Everyone loved this book. Except me. I LOVED this series! It's one of my favorites! I had such high expectations for this book! I was disappointed.

I'm glad I read Winter and it was a quick enough read, but it wasn't great or amazing like I hoped. Iko's first POV chapter was terrific! And there were a few good moments, (especially between Winter and Jacin) But it wasn ...more

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Jul 02, 2014 Jolien rated it it was amazing

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EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS BOOK WAS PERFECT

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Dec 17, 2013 Laura rated it it was amazing

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Review to come!

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Jan 29, 2014 Carrington rated it it was amazing

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Sep 06, 2014 Monika rated it it was amazing

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That was brilliant, Marisa Meyer captured the very essence of the glorious childhood stories in this beautiful series, and Winter was 800 pages piling up to be a fucking blast.

I'm gonna go ahead and break-down the entire series.

In the very start, with Cinder, I was so not liking the damn book, I mean, it wasn't that great, but then I had bought Cinder and Scarlet both of them in a sale, so I had to read Scarlet cuz I hate it when there's a bought-book-waste situation. And on top of that, I had a ...more

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Jan 03, 2014 Crystal rated it it was amazing

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I have no words to explain how good this book was. It was absolutely amazing. I just can't wrap my head around how an author can write a book as amazing as Winter was and as amazing as that whole series was. I loved it so much and wish there was so much more. ...more

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Oct 01, 2013 Elisabeth rated it it was amazing

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. There are so many reasons to love this series, and I am a HUGE fan of the Lunar Chronicles and Marissa Meyer. That being said there were a few things I didn't love, and then there are many things that I absolutely adore!

I love all of the characters, and it was such an amazing cast and crew, that it was amazing to see them all. With so many characters and new ones, sometimes it was a little much. And I really would've loved to have more and more of Winter, she was amazing. Cinder is amazing, and There are so many reasons to love this series, and I am a HUGE fan of the Lunar Chronicles and Marissa Meyer. That being said there were a few things I didn't love, and then there are many things that I absolutely adore!

I love all of the characters, and it was such an amazing cast and crew, that it was amazing to see them all. With so many characters and new ones, sometimes it was a little much. And I really would've loved to have more and more of Winter, she was amazing. Cinder is amazing, and I love her attitude and drive to free the people of Lunar and to be an amazing queen. Kai has always been a favorite Earthen, and really loved his drive and want to do was best for all of those under his rule. Thorne was by far one of my favorites and his humor was outstanding! Loved him for sure! Cress was an amazing addition and loved her spunk for sure! Scarlet and Wolf were amazing, and they were a great, fierce couple for sure. Winter and Jacin they were this push for always and hopefully finally getting their happy ending. Levena was definitely easy to hate and loathe, and her "logic" was so bizarre and twisted. The crew of this book was amazing, and I loved getting to see all the main characters unite in one amazing book, I am sad to see the series end that's for sure.

This book took me some time to get through, not that I mind a long book, but this one didn't always hold my interest and at times lagged.

I loved seeing everyone from all the books united into one amazing book. I loved seeing the relationships grow and become more and more of everything. I loved how things worked out and how every story line was wrapped up in the end.

I really wish it had kept my interest the whole time. There were things that maybe didn't totally need to be so detailed. Sometimes if felt like there were too many people to keep track of, yet needing to care about all of them.

I loved this series and this book was amazing. There were some things I didn't love, but I think the hardest part for me was knowing this was the end of the series. Love the author's writing style and the characters were outstanding...hence, will be missed for sure! ...more

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Feb 19, 2014 Sydney marked it as to-read

A WHOLE YEAR! ;(
I really don't want this series to be over because its one of my all time favorite series but how are we suppose to wait a entire year!

Marissa Meyer:

This book will feature Snow White and the seven drawfs.

Or
This book with feature Winter and the seven guards!

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