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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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Mar 25, 2012 Zelda Vaughan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: scifi, ya, 1st-in-a-series, 2012

Original review from Emiri's main account:

Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh! Where do I start with this one?

Have I found my favorite book of 2012? Possibly. I can honestly say this is the best thing I've read since The Hunger Games series.

OMG. OMG. OMG.

Linh Cinder is a mechanic trying to provide for her stepmother and stepsisters posh life style. She has gained a reputation that has spread throughout New Beijing as one of the best mechanics alive, even attracting the attention of Prince Kaito ...more

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Nov 04, 2012 Jessica rated it liked it

I'll add more later. While it was entertaining....it was like Wind-Up girl gone wrong. My biggest issues was the fact it's set in futuristic Asia...with hardly an Asian influence. I didn't like the world-building or the weird Lunar thing.

I love fracture fairy-tales and I'm glad for the new elements...BUUT, I don't feel like all the elements made sense. I think she could've made Cindy less accommodating to her step-mother. I really didn't like the stepmother. I mean I don't get why Cinder didn't ...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Jenn rated it really liked it

It wasnt what I was expecting. But I did enjoy the story. Some things seemed almost.predictable. But regardless, it was a great book. Very well written.

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