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I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as Cinder. I didn't really find Scarlet's story to be that compelling and there were times when I never thought the action scene was going to end. I liked learning new things in the story line and digging deeper into the plot, but I thought we learned a lot less than I would have expected from a book of its size. I would fly through the chapters about Cinder or Kai, but then slow to a crawl through Scarlet's chapters. But I still liked it overall and since
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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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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).
Scarlet is a farmer who lives with her grandmother in the Fr ...more
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
Amazing! Even better than the first!
Apr 22, 2014
Autumn Skye
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Jenny
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Jul 16, 2016
Janine
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Sep 14, 2016
Julia
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Mar 11, 2017
Meghan
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Jan 12, 2019
Elizabeth
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