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Rincey
Aug 28, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: favorites, 2012
See my full review of Cinder: http://youtu.be/dSp-tumKntk

June 2018: Did a re-read via audiobook and I'm happy that this one holds up well. ...more
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Kate
Mar 02, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Lively, inventive, fun, but the writing in some of the key scenes drove me up the wall. Elaborate description has its place, but it's not in the middle of suspenseful encounters between key characters. I started saying, "I don't care, I don't care!" through some of those moments, which is certainly a sign that I *did* care about the plot, just not the particular way she was writing in that moment. Having just read Le Guin's book on writing, the pacing/style problem was that much more evident to ...more
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Wellington
Jan 15, 2013 rated it really liked it
This was a very entertaining re-imagining of the fairy tale of Cinderella. Cinder, a cyborg, is an engaging protaganist. She has some of the typical teenage angst, but is mature in many other ways. There is also the Prince, the wicked stepmother, and the two stepsisters (although one is not wicked). The author's writing style as engaging and conversational. There is good depth to the characters and the relationships between the main characters is portrayed in a real-to-life way. We are left with ...more
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Melissa
Mar 13, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ya-all-the-way
Great re-working of the Cinderella fairy-tale with a strong heroine - 5 stars.

Minus one star, though, for pretty much giving away the entire secret less than 100 pages in. Didn't hurt my wanting to read the whole book (and series), but too many clues all at once. ...more
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molly
Feb 18, 2016 rated it it was ok
lost a star for the surprise cliffhanger ending.
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Stephen
Jan 09, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, young-adult, fantasy, science-fiction
A very fun re-telling of a fairy tale. Looking forward to the next in the series!
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Rebecca
Feb 08, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya
Really enjoyed it and the other books in the series, looking forward to the final book in 2015!!
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Sarah
Dec 30, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: short-list
Martha
Jan 03, 2013 marked it as to-read
Sarah
Mar 05, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: teen, chick-lit, abe, dystopian, sci-fi, romance, fantasy
Kim
Jan 10, 2014 rated it really liked it
Autumn Skye
Apr 22, 2014 marked it as to-read
Chessa
Dec 18, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: sf_fantasy, ya, own_it
Lauren
Jun 09, 2015 rated it really liked it
Melissa
Jun 26, 2015 marked it as to-read
Amy
Sep 12, 2015 marked it as to-read
Allison
Dec 07, 2015 rated it really liked it
Cecily
Dec 31, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: friend-rec, fantasy, scifi, 2016
Melissa Ormond
Jan 08, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: read-shelf
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Aubrey
Jan 11, 2016 rated it it was ok
Elizabeth
Aug 19, 2016 marked it as to-read
Julia
Sep 29, 2016 rated it really liked it
Kate
Nov 10, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Cas
Aug 31, 2017 rated it it was ok
Jen
Dec 15, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Cas
May 07, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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