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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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Sep 24, 2017 Suzzie rated it it was amazing

I so did not think I would love this retelling as much as I did! This is seriously one of my favorite retellings! I cannot wait to read the other books in this series. It took more forever to get into reading them because I tend to get a bit iffy about retellings but I am so ready for the rest of the Lunar Chronicles!

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Jul 24, 2015 sonya marie madden rated it it was amazing

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Very good. I read the lg print edition

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Jul 18, 2013 Kathleen Baldwin rated it it was amazing

Amazing!

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Jun 25, 2019 Andrew Shanks rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I believe this is my favorite read of the year so far. I liked the aspects that were similar to the original fairytale, but the changes were even better than I could have imagined in my little mind. The main character to me is very strong female and I found this refreshing. I’m excited to start the next book in a few minutes.

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Dec 30, 2017 Pascale rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, audio-book, young-adult, fantasy, retellings

Great book to listen to on audio!

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Mar 27, 2017 Madge rated it liked it

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Meh. I was excited about this for a long time, and a few times I almost bought the rest of the series because I was so sure I would love it. I’m glad I didn’t buy the rest before I read this one, because I’m not sure I’ll finish this series.

I was expecting more from this book. I didn’t have super high expectations, but this really let me down. I wanted more world building, and more culture, maybe more complex characters and less predictability.

Cinder was an ok character. I Full review on my blog.

Meh. I was excited about this for a long time, and a few times I almost bought the rest of the series because I was so sure I would love it. I’m glad I didn’t buy the rest before I read this one, because I’m not sure I’ll finish this series.

I was expecting more from this book. I didn’t have super high expectations, but this really let me down. I wanted more world building, and more culture, maybe more complex characters and less predictability.

Cinder was an ok character. I liked that she wasn’t a damsel in distress, and she got things done on her own instead of sitting around waiting for someone else to save her. She was a good character, and I feel like the “not a girly-girl” thing was done pretty well, but I feel like there was way too much emphasis on making her as human as possible.

Kai was actually not bad, which I liked. He wasn’t one of those creepy YA love interests who stalk or manipulate the heroine, and he seemed like an actual good guy. I wish we'd gotten to know more about him, though.

My favorite character was Iko, hands down. That little android, omg. I want a novella or something from her POV. One stepsister I loved, and that was not fair, ugh. The other was horrible and what you would expect if you know anything about Cinderella. Same goes for the stepmother. I wanted to shove both of them off a cliff. I feel like Levana was just a “bad guy” for the sake of being “bad.” She was pretty one-dimensional for me, and I didn’t really care at all about her or what she was doing.

New Beijing is described as being something of a melting pot of different cultures, and I think it was mentioned that there are cultures that don’t even exist anymore in Cinder’s world. I want to know more about that! I just want to see some culture. I mean, I’m white and American and I’ve never been to any other country, but this whole thing felt very white and like it could be set anywhere.

I just wanted more from this story. I don’t know why cyborgs are viewed as less than human, I don’t know anything about the laws and things that are cyborg specific, I don’t know much at all about the world and how people colonized the moon and why they’re so different from people down here. I don’t need the full history, but I’d like to not come out of a first book with more questions than answers. Nothing really surprised me in this book, either. I knew exactly how it was going to play out very early on.

It wasn't awful, but it's not something I loved, and I feel like it will be forgettable for me. ...more

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Sep 15, 2021 Yaneth rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Now this was a unique & interesting Cinderella retelling. At first I was quite uncertain about getting into this because these fairytale retelling a are quite common but this one was so different and popular I had to give it a shot. The audiobook quickly captured my attention especially after chapter 5. At first I was quite put off from the Sci-fi but the author did a great job of making the read enjoyable even for ganas who aren’t that imitó futuristic reads. Overall I’m so captivated by this b ...more

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Aug 02, 2018 Cynthia rated it it was amazing

I really enjoyed this book! I really wasn’t sure if I would, and I was hesitant to get into another series, but I am glad I did! Cinder is an awesome character! I loved this fairytale retelling and I will definitely continue the series as soon as possible because I need to know what happens next!

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