Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer || For Love and Books

Title: Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Author: Marissa Meyer
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Sci-Fi/Dystopian YA
Source: Personal Copy
Published: January 3rd 2012 by Feiwel & Friends
My Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

From Goodreads.com

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.

Cinder is possibly the best retelling of a fairy tale that I have ever read. It’s so good that once I was submerged in the book, I had all but forgotten that I was reading about Cinderella. And I was skeptical. Cyborgs are NOT my thing. People from the moon? No thanks. Princes falling in love with commoners? Unless you’re Kate Middleton? It doesn’t happen. I wasn’t sure it could feel real, but oh was I wrong. Almost immediately after stating, I was sucked in and couldn’t stop reading or thinking about this book.

Sure, by the 130′s I thought I had a major plot point figured out. By 170′s I was sure. But this story is about so much more than the big moment. It really is about the journey. It’s about the vivid city of New Beijing. It’s abut the plague (and I love me some plague action!) it’s about Cinder and her witch of a guardian. It’s about the dreamy Prince Kai. And old cars.

Marissa Meyers characters are fantastic. You can’t help but love Cnder – she is truly amazing. Her sister Peony and her android Iko are also lovable in the little sister and best friend way. Even Adri (the evil step mother) and Pearl (the evil sister) are characters you love to hate. Don’t even start me on the doctor, or Queen Levana! Oh how I hated her.

And the ending? Well, it’s not an ending at all. Rather a device to make you go absolutely insane while waiting on the next installment of this fabulous series.

So go, grab Cinder. Clear your weekend plans. You won’t be able to do anything else once you’ve started reading this book.

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