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Meh. This sequel is supposed to follow Scarlet, whose grandmother is missing and who is being followed by a big wolf. The narrative perspective switches between Cinder and Scarlet, and introduces Captain Thorne, a snarky, egotistical piratey pilot. I didnt find the narrative voices distinctive enough from each other-a complaint I seem to often have in sequels with switching perspectives. But it's important to me that if you're going to spend the energy to create multiple perspectives, put the en
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Enjoyed this one more than Cinder. Looking forward to read more of the series.
I picked this up rather quickly after finishing Cinder, because I enjoyed Cinder so much. Unfortunately, I didn’t think Scarlet was as strong of a story.
I think the main thing Scarlet has going against it is that there are two focuses to the story. First, you have the further adventures of Cinder and Kai, moving the overarching plot forward. Second, you have the new story, centered around Scarlet and Wolf (as in Little Red Riding Hood).
Scarlet is a farmer who lives with her grandmother in the Fr ...more
I think the main thing Scarlet has going against it is that there are two focuses to the story. First, you have the further adventures of Cinder and Kai, moving the overarching plot forward. Second, you have the new story, centered around Scarlet and Wolf (as in Little Red Riding Hood).
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Not quite as strong as the first one. Some of the plot twists weren't all that twisty, plus I *hate* the "He stalked/frightened/hurt me but it's okay because he's cute and we love each other" trope.
But I'm still quite interested to see where the story is going and how the seemingly-unbeatable Levana, the Chessmaster, is finally going to go down. ...more
But I'm still quite interested to see where the story is going and how the seemingly-unbeatable Levana, the Chessmaster, is finally going to go down. ...more
Dec 15, 2013
Akilah
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it was amazing
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I listened to this on audio, and the narrator is solid. I didn't expect anything that happened in this book so props to Meyer for that. Also, this book contains one of the hottest make out scenes ever. Bonus points should be awarded for that, I think.
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Mar 26, 2013
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