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Cinder is a retelling of Cinderella set in a future dystopian backdrop. What particularly make it stand out is that the Cinder of this story is not a young girl, but a cyborg in a world that doesn’t see cyborgs as equal to humans. I really enjoyed the story, and it sucked me in from the start.
The nice thing about this retelling is it hits all the beats of the original without being a point-by-point copy. The inspiration is obvious — there’s a charming prince, and an evil stepmother, and even a p ...more
The nice thing about this retelling is it hits all the beats of the original without being a point-by-point copy. The inspiration is obvious — there’s a charming prince, and an evil stepmother, and even a p ...more
Wow! Probably the first book I've stayed up late to read (in one sitting) in a couple years!
A refreshing take on the Cinderella story - with a couple nods to Sleeping Beauty and Snow White tossed in for luck - that hits all the right notes while being completely new and different. Well done! ...more
A refreshing take on the Cinderella story - with a couple nods to Sleeping Beauty and Snow White tossed in for luck - that hits all the right notes while being completely new and different. Well done! ...more
May 26, 2023
Terri
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Total cliffhanger!
Probably closer to 3.5 stars than 4, really. It was good, but everyone who talks about this series does so in FRENZIED ALL CAPS OF DEVOTION -- I gotta admit I expected more. That damn cliffhanger, tho. I mean, now I have to read the next one.
Jan 26, 2015
Emrys
marked it as to-read
Jul 16, 2016
Janine
marked it as to-read
Aug 25, 2016
Sarah
marked it as to-read
Nov 11, 2016
Lia
marked it as not-for-me
May 22, 2019
Adjrun
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Oct 15, 2020
Jody Rowan
marked it as to-read
