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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: December 1, 2012

Finish date: December 31, 2012

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Dec 31, 2011 Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson marked it as to-read

Battle Angel Alita meets the Brothers' Grimm. The structure and settings are very well done. Though it doesn't keep my attention very well. Such a pity.
Had to take back to the library; maybe I'll get back to it again. ...more

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Jan 09, 2016 Kristal Fleming rated it it was amazing

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Okay wow doesn't seem to cover this story. It does have elements of Cinderella in it and there is moments when its something completely different.

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Jun 19, 2014 Stormi (StormReads) rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook

Listened for fun through audibles.

First Thoughts: It was better than I thought it was going to be, I am not real big on getting books that have a lot of hype. Normally if they are hyped up I don't like them, so this one was a surprise.

When it comes to fairy tale retellings I am sort of iffy. Some times I like them and some times I don't, so I really wasn't sure if I would want to try this because of all the hype. This one is about Cinderella but at the same time it isn't like any type of Cindere Listened for fun through audibles.

First Thoughts: It was better than I thought it was going to be, I am not real big on getting books that have a lot of hype. Normally if they are hyped up I don't like them, so this one was a surprise.

When it comes to fairy tale retellings I am sort of iffy. Some times I like them and some times I don't, so I really wasn't sure if I would want to try this because of all the hype. This one is about Cinderella but at the same time it isn't like any type of Cinderella I have ever read. Cinder is a cyborg and was adopted. When the man that adopted her dies she is left with the woman who never wanted her and her two kids. Though of the the girls is really mean the other one is actually really nice to Cinder.

Cinder is also based in New Beijing which is also something new for the Cinderella tale. Cinder is a mechanic and a very unusual girl. When her sister who is nice to her gets sick with the plague that is going around Cinder finds out that she is immune. She also finds out some other things about herself that could get her in even more trouble than she is already in. Cinder is a pretty interesting character and has a lot of guts.

Prince Kai, is suppose to be wed to the Lunar Queen. It's not something he wants to do and he has been on a quest to find someone who is suppose to be dead. Prince Kai meets Cinder when he needed to get his android Nancy fixed. Nancy has important information that he needs and hopes Cinder can fix her. The Prince seems pretty cool and has a heavy weight put upon him.

The Lunar people seem to remind me a little be of a cross between werewolves (living on the moon) and vampires (glamours, not liking mirrors, etc). They are not a very nice race of people, especially their Queen.

Cinder has a lot more action and moved at a fast pace which I like. I love all the parts that were sort of like Cinderella combined with all the things that were not. So far there is not HEA in this fairy tale retelling and I kind of like that. (Not to say that it might not happen eventually but that is why it's a series..lol)

Why it's so surprising that I liked it is that it is part of two genres that I am not real big fans of and that is Sci-fi and dystopian. Despite this though it gives Cinderella a really unique retelling. If you haven't picked it up yet, I would recommend you give it a try. ...more

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Apr 13, 2016 Becca Kirkman rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, re-read, recommed-to-students

OH my heck! This book is brilliant! I literally couldn't put it down. It is a great work on Sci-fiction and fairy tale. It takes place in futuristic Beijing, and Cinder is part cyborg. I was amazed with her storyline and with her writing. It was a great read. (2012)

I just finished re-reading this book, and I loved it the second time. What made it so good is the PURE GENIUS OF MARISSIA MEYER! When I first read the book, we didn't know who was Cress was or some of the other characters. I totally d ...more

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May 17, 2012 Reba rated it really liked it

Fantastic!

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Dec 12, 2011 Alana rated it it was amazing

Shelves: first-reads, 2012

literally could not put it down!! great characters. i loved iko. it was a perfect mix of futuristic fantasy, tech, good verses evil with a dash of plague. it's such a unique twist of the traditional telling of cinderella. it'll leave you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

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