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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: May 3, 2014

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Nov 05, 2015 Matthew rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: post-apocalyptic-dystopian, young-adult, library, 2016, sci-fi, series, audio

This was very enjoyable! Some action, some sci-fi, some OMG, and some lusting (not too much romance yet). Here are some key review points:

- The science and politics in this book are very interesting. A little complex so as to not seem lazy, but not so complex that you want to give up.
- While there are shades of the original Cinderella story, it did not feel forced or cheesy.
- There is enough Sci-Fi in this that I think YA lovers who hate Sci-fi would not like this
- There is enough Sci-fi that I ...more

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Dec 21, 2017 Joost rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: have-this-book, have-this-book-ya-material

Heerlijk begin van een geweldige serie!
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Feb 09, 2016 Holly rated it it was amazing

I FIN-A-LLY reread this, and I'm super happy I did instead of just using Recaptains to remind me of everything in the first 3 books and jumping into Winter. I caught more this time around, was able to appreciate it more, realized Jacin made an appearance long before Cress. Also, Cinder's sarcasm gives me life. KEEP BEING YOU, GIRL. And I loved it, still, though maybe not as much as I did in 2013. But that doesn't really matter as I enjoyed this reread a hell of a lot and I'm excited to continue ...more

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Mar 03, 2014 Charlie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, young-adult, fantasy, books-i-own-physical-copies-of

I've read very mixed reviews about Cinder, some people rave about it and others hated it. I personally loved it.

It's a completely different kind of book to anything I've read. It's almost like fantasy rather than dystopian as the world is so different to anything we have.

I loved Cinder, she was a brilliant character; she was bitter, sarcastic, insecure but ultimately very well intentioned and a wholly decent person. The fact that she's a cyborg makes her even cooler in my opinion. I felt very ...more

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Dec 01, 2014 Gabriella Benedicta rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites

Finished this within a day.
I know how the story will end even when I was still on the first chapter, it is quite predictable. However predictable it is, it has kept me hooked!
Now, Cyborg? Aliens from the moon? An emperor? A plague?
One word to sum it all up: AWESOME

I love the characters especially Cinder and Prince Kai, I find all of them interesting (With the exception of Adri and Pearl, they can go to hell for all I care) and I just love how the story takes place in Beijing, not to mention New ...more

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Jan 10, 2015 Samia rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, sci-fi, dystopia, 2015-up-to-the-read, thrilling-ending

I didn't expect much from this book, and after reading 5-8 pages I already wanted to put it down but half way threw I got hooked out of nowhere. Futuristic/ robotic world isn't my type but Cinder had just the right amount to intrigue me without getting me bored.

Plot: A disease - Leutmosis - is spread all over the world and earth is in discussion of peace with Lunars who live on the moon. We follow Cinder, a female cyborg who goes from her normal life to a life changing one. The plot has a clos ...more

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