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Dec 25, 2018
Kelly Gagne
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I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. It's predictable overall, but definitely worth the read! I'm looking forward to the next one!
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Sat down and read the 2nd half the book to finish it today. I enjoyed the story and wonder where it is going to go from here!
This books primary strength is in the creativity of its author. Fairy tales and dystopian fantasy are currently all the rage, but not too many authors marry them successfully because you have to be fairly skilled at world creation in order to do so. Marissa Meyer's New Beijing is grungy and beautiful and over crowded and empty. Cinder is a wonderful creation -- part cyborg and part girl. I've only read one other series of late that gets kudos for this level of creativity, and I honestly feel Cin
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I've read a lot of fairy tale retellings. I've read Cinderella as everything from a regular high school girl in current times to a zombie killing badass. This is quite honestly the best retelling of Cinderella I have ever read. I've re-read it every year since I first read it in 2013. I own the book in paperback and hardcover, on my kindle and as an audio book. The entire Lunar Chronicles series is A-mazing.
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Jul 23, 2017
Jana
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Read for Week 35 of my 2017 Reading Challeng: A book where one of the main characters is royalty. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected, and have added the second in the series to my TBR list. Too bad I didn't choose to classify this for Week 38, a novel inspired by a work of classic literature, as this was a very close retelling of Cinderella (as if you couldn't guess).
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The Lunar Chronicles, book 1.
I've been meaning to read this for ages, due to the eye-catching cover art and my weakness for fairytale retellings.
Cinder, despised stepchild and cyborg, works as a mechanic to support the family who despise her. When Prince Kai brings an old android to be repaired, and jokes that it is a matter of national security, Cinder is drawn into a web of intrigue. Before she even gets a chance to find out what's going on with the android, though, one of her stepsisters fa ...more
I've been meaning to read this for ages, due to the eye-catching cover art and my weakness for fairytale retellings.
Cinder, despised stepchild and cyborg, works as a mechanic to support the family who despise her. When Prince Kai brings an old android to be repaired, and jokes that it is a matter of national security, Cinder is drawn into a web of intrigue. Before she even gets a chance to find out what's going on with the android, though, one of her stepsisters fa ...more
I found the concept more intriguing than the execution. This is YA literature, and the writing is simplistic at times. Still, there were some surprising choices along the way and Dr. Erland's moral ambiguity added interest for me.
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Sep 13, 2015
Kirsty
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Feb 03, 2016
Kendra
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Sep 14, 2017
Jenny
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Jul 10, 2020
Missy
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it was amazing
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May 06, 2020
Marcy Jo
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