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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: October 1, 2015

Finish date: October 31, 2015

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Oct 31, 2012 Katt Hansen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, favorites, science-fiction, fairy-tale

Loved it Loved It Loved It!

yes, I can see the shades of Sailor Moon. It's one of the reasons why I loved this. I wonder if all of us who write Sailor Moon fanfic unconsciously add in elements of Usagi and Mamoru without meaning to into our stories. I wonder how deliberate it is? Either way, it's a great book wove in the fairy tale elements so beautifully in ways I never would have imagined. Genius!

Yes, this is one of my favorites of the year. :) ...more

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Feb 07, 2014 Angie Taylor rated it really liked it

This book took me a while to get into, but once I did, I was hooked. It's by far my favorite, most original retelling of Cinderella I've ever read. I really enjoyed it. It was fairly predictable, and I knew who Cinder was from the very beginning, but who cares? When it's a good story, sometimes the predictability doesn't matter! ...more

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Apr 01, 2014 Stacy added it · review of another edition

I loved this book. It's a Cinderella story with a sci-fi steam punk twist to it. Can't wait to read the next books in the lunar chronicles. ...more

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Oct 16, 2015 Shan ~A~ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1st-in-series, paranormal, aliens, favorites, sci-fi, completed-series-trilogy

I love retellings of classic fairy-tales and I think this is one of the most inventive that I have ever read. Cinder was amazing and I had a hard time putting it down, even though I wasn't surprised by the revelation of who Cinder is. I remember stopping at one point in excitement and asking my daughter (after explaining what was going on) did she agree with what I thought was happening. We were both right. I will definitely be reading the rest of this series.

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