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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: May 1, 2022

Finish date: May 31, 2022

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Nov 13, 2021 Julie In Wonderland marked it as will-come-back-later

There I go starting another book while I have a thousand unfinished on my shelf. 😆
Anyway, it’s a Cinderella retelling with cyborgs and someone says there’s a sassy friend squad so I’m here ig 🤣

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Jan 09, 2016 Mandy (Bookishlove85) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-own, ya-fantasy, classic-retelling-fairy-tales

This book was a little hard for me to get into. It was a little slow starting and since I am not a huge sci fy fan, I wasn't sure if it would get much better. But I am so glad I stuck it out.

This is a retelling of the classic Cinderella story set in a futuristic setting, where we meet our main character Cinder (clever name ;) ). We follow her as she deals with altercations with her step mother and steps sisters, meets the prince but is afraid to let him know her true side, and wants nothing mor ...more

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Dec 29, 2013 Thais rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

WHY HAVEN'T I READ THIS BOOK BEFORE? WHY? WHY? WHY?
PRINCE KAITO, PEONY, IKO, CINDER, THEY ALL HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MAH HEART FOREVAAAAAH <333 *CRIES, FANGIRLS* ...more

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Nov 13, 2016 charlene ✿ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, ebook, 3-stars

3 stars
★★★

Lunar Chronicles
✿ Cinder ★★★
✿ Scarlet ★★★
✿ Cress ★★★
✿ Winter ★★★

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Dec 17, 2015 Librarian Jessie (BibliophileRoses) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, pre-teen-friendly-books, fairytale-retellings

Re-reading this novel was a complete joy! Marissa Meyer never truly ages and the older you are when you read these novels the more enjoyment I feel you can pull out of them. From the quirky jokes to the relatable characters (I fear I'm becoming too much like Thorne in my older age). ...more

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