Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

Aug 07, 2013 Fenia rated it it was amazing

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WHY ONLY FIVE STARS?? This book needs a million of stars!! I was supposed to write a proper,intelligent review but I just finished the book and I'm still fangirling and I can't think straight!! THIS BOOK IS THE BEST!!! It was better than Cinder and I didn't think that was possible! But the new characters?? Scarlet is so badass and lovely and red-haired and loving. Wolf..well my friends WOLF..*drooling* he's is hot,mysterious,wear's black,strong and protective!! My kind of man ;) And Thorne is so ...more

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May 08, 2013 Cookielover rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Um Wolf.
Um Thorne.
Um to every freaking page of heart-attack bringing goodness! I'm still in a whirlwind after that fast-paced merciless beautiful book. I will definitely need a month before I can even think of getting the next one. My heart needs a break.
But wow--how is the author going to fix all this? Great book series! ...more

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Jul 29, 2013 Addie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Well, that was amazing. Definitely not a disappointment. I loved the first book and I think I love this even more. In truth, I was hesitant in reading this book, unsure if I would like the delay from the HEA and new added perspective by Scarlet (Little Red Riding Hood) but in the end, I loved the new characters and didn't mind the delay at all cause the story was amazing.

I absolutely love fairytale re-tellings but this series knocks every single other one out there. It is definitely a kick from Well, that was amazing. Definitely not a disappointment. I loved the first book and I think I love this even more. In truth, I was hesitant in reading this book, unsure if I would like the delay from the HEA and new added perspective by Scarlet (Little Red Riding Hood) but in the end, I loved the new characters and didn't mind the delay at all cause the story was amazing.

I absolutely love fairytale re-tellings but this series knocks every single other one out there. It is definitely a kick from the normal Cinderella love story we all thought it would be, but it is and more. There's added mystery and more action in this book that made me fall in love with it more. And of course, let us not forget the added fairytale characters which is a definite BONUS!

Now, let us talk about the new characters:
***Scarlet- There has been some debates on her because of her attitude. You may either like it or not at all. She's stubborn, has a bad temper when it comes to those she loves and those who cannot stand up for themselves and of course is not afraid to speak her mind. I liked all these qualities about her. Without these qualities, Scarlet would just be an uninteresting, boring, normal character, which is the exact opposite of what she should be, so I have no complaints about her personality at all. I like her fieriness because it keeps her from being a damsel in distress. (Although not always as she can't really fight physically.)
***Thorne- Well I have two words for him from reading this book: pervert and cheeky. Honestly at times it did gross me out but other times his cheekiness is just charming. I'm actually doubting Cinder and Kai ending up together. I'm not exactly sure if Thorne likes Cinder in that way but if he does, I am not surprised. But I also have the thought of him possibly ending up with the new protagonist in the next book, Cress. I don't know, that is all in the hands of Marissa Meyer.
***Wolf- Whoo, get ready ladies cause you may just meet your new book boyfriend. I loved him even if he was a bit stiff at times but how he's so intent on leaving his old bad life, making things right and protecting Scarlet just made me fall for him. Especially reading his declaration at the end of the book.

I also have something to say about the not-so-new characters:
***Cinder- I don't have much to say about her because she's still the same old Cinder except she has matured a bit and has became a stronger character but is still a bit confused with all this new information and weight on her shoulders. She also shows more emotions in this with the still-fresh death of Peony and of course her little (or maybe not so little) crush on Kai. It's a bit sad she can't cry because at times I just felt she needed to just for the release of it.
***Kai- I am so sorry to say this but he is definitely stupid in this book. Not that I label him stupid but he just makes stupid assumptions and mistakes in this book because he doesn't know everything; facts and events the most. I don't blame him because he is helpless at that fact but there are times I could take it and at times I could not.
***Queen Levina- She doesn't make much of an appearance in this book and when she does, she doesn't annoy me like she used to. Maybe it's cause I'm used to it now, but I also have to admit that I got a bit soft for her at the end and think that maybe that she does have feelings and actually did love someone at some time.

This book was amazing and I am so excited to read the next one which will probably be as good or better than this. I recommend this series to EVERYONE. ...more

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Jun 02, 2014 Christine rated it really liked it

As usual, this book was fast paced and easy to read. It was certainly good, as sequels go, but disappointingly, I have to admit that I liked the first book better. Oh, don't worry, it is a good book. I just find myself not caring at all about Scarlet's parts--she was juvenile, in my opinion, and I couldn't connect with her character at all. Despite that though, I did like the fact that she was always carrying a handgun. Any handgun wielding heroine is a strong heroine, in my opinion.

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