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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: June 12, 2013

Finish date: June 30, 2013

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Dec 03, 2013 Alexandra Christo rated it it was amazing

Shelves: series-books-i-completed, fairytale-vibes, bomb-mc, girl-power, forever-faves, authors-that-own-my-soul, that-cover-though, ultimate-fictional-babes

The world Marissa Meyer built was great. The story is set in New Beijing long after World War IV, where a plague is flourishing and the alien Lunar people are a looming threat, but also in a time where culture and technology are thriving and world peace has been present for some time. This is a universe of ID chips and hovercrafts and global unity so, in a way, it's kind of a utopian dystopia.

Meyer also creates one of the most unique protagonists I've read. Cinder combines all of the great quali ...more

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Apr 15, 2014 Mili rated it really liked it

Shelves: badass-books, awww-books, why-cant-my-boyfriend-be-like-this, easy-read, favorites

First Read: 04/17/14

I finally read this BOOK! After it being in my bookshelf for like, a month... I finally read it! Why the delay do you ask? Cyborgs? Aliens? Space? Not things that I look in books. Nonetheless, I'm happy I picked it up! It was really GOOD! (surprisingly). Cinder is basically the super, time machined, advanced version of Cinderella. The main character's name is Cinder and she is a cyborg (half human, half robot). She was in car accident where she lost her parents and only surv ...more

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Feb 04, 2014 Siobhan Grady rated it it was amazing

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Okay... So when I first heard about Cinder I was like what? Cinderella as a cyborg? Excuse me, can you repeat that?

I'll be truthful... I was very hesitant before reading this book, so many times I picked the book off my shelf and then put it back. I do love a book that has a fairy tale twist but surely a robot Cinderella was a bit much? But no! I didn't think so.

Obviously everyone knows the story of the poor Cinderella bulli ...more

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Feb 11, 2014 Andrea rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-books-ever, in-love-with-it

This was sooo Amazing!!! I loved every page of this book!

I haven't read a lot of sci-fiction, but this book makes me want to read more of that genre. I loved the whole retelling of Cinderella. I was soo not expecting that end.
I loved Cinder, Kai, Peony, Iko, and Dr. Erland, the whole book, the story, everything.
I couldn't and didn't wanted to stop reading! The whole world that Marissa created was incredible.
Simply put this book deserves more that 5 stars

I recommend it to EVERYONE.
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Jan 22, 2014 Saloni rated it it was amazing

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Mar 16, 2014 Lisa rated it it was amazing

A great futuristic adaption of Cinderella. Cinder, a Lunar cyborg mechanic, can take care of herself and win the admiration of the prince without the aid of a fairy godmother.

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