Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles (The Lunar Chronicles, 1)
The first book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer like you've never seen it before, now with new cover art! See where the futuristic YA fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for Earth's survival against villains from outer space.
"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." --Entertainment Weekly "Prince Charming among the cyborgs." --The Wall Street Journal Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future. With high-stakes action and a smart, resourceful heroine, Cinder is a Cinderella retelling that is at once classic and strikingly original. Don't miss Marissa Meyer's other books and series': The Lunar Chronicles:Cinder
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It deserves 5 stars for bringing me out of my reading slump. But, overall, I think this book is a solid 4!
I was always reading something else, or I hadn't yet starting reading, when fairy tale retellings were so popular. I've long been wanting to get into them. I knew if I waited until I had a chance to read the physical copies of this book it would take even longer! So I went the audio book route. And am I glad I did. Not only did I really enjoy this book, but the narrator is amazing!
I really loved the book. It was clearly enough a Cinderella retelling without being just a copy of it with some other details thrown in. And Miss Meyer writes in a way to encourage many questions and leaves opening for future novels. There's so much left to explore. It's not one of those books that ends at "The End." There's more.
While she does create a fun world, and I enjoyed diving into it, I wish there was more history. More on the world, the characters, everything. I hope there will be more of that in future books. I want to know how they got here, what the rest of the world is like now. What they've done since our time.
I was always reading something else, or I hadn't yet starting reading, when fairy tale retellings were so popular. I've long been wanting to get into them. I knew if I waited until I had a chance to read the physical copies of this book it would take even longer! So I went the audio book route. And am I glad I did. Not only did I really enjoy this book, but the narrator is amazing!
I really loved the book. It was clearly enough a Cinderella retelling without being just a copy of it with some other details thrown in. And Miss Meyer writes in a way to encourage many questions and leaves opening for future novels. There's so much left to explore. It's not one of those books that ends at "The End." There's more.
While she does create a fun world, and I enjoyed diving into it, I wish there was more history. More on the world, the characters, everything. I hope there will be more of that in future books. I want to know how they got here, what the rest of the world is like now. What they've done since our time.
This one definitely wasnât as good as heartless but I still found it really interesting and intriguing. Excited to see where the rest of the series goes!
I was into it right from the start. Cinder is great. I love her no nonsense attitude. I love the world building and the idea what Earth has had world war three and four! It'll happen I'm sure. Everything is so messed up. Anyways... I like that you know it's very clearly Cinderella, but it is so different from the traditional versions we all know that your'e able to forget and get lost in what's happening.
Iko is an adorable little thing and I hope she comes back to visit. Her and Cinder together work really well. I like their friendship and the comfort they can find with each other.
I want Cinder and the prince to be together. Obviously. He's not really a jerk. He's just confused. He has feeeeeeelings. Life is hard. Maybe he needs a nap? They need another go. Poor things.
I was really into this and loved every second. It was so good. Why did it take me so long to read this?!
Iko is an adorable little thing and I hope she comes back to visit. Her and Cinder together work really well. I like their friendship and the comfort they can find with each other.
I want Cinder and the prince to be together. Obviously. He's not really a jerk. He's just confused. He has feeeeeeelings. Life is hard. Maybe he needs a nap? They need another go. Poor things.
I was really into this and loved every second. It was so good. Why did it take me so long to read this?!
I liked this book despite it being predictable (it is a spinoff on a fairytale after all). I fell in love with the robot character and am looking forward to reading the series.
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