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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: March 3, 2014

Finish date: March 31, 2014

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Sep 24, 2017 Suzzie rated it it was amazing

I so did not think I would love this retelling as much as I did! This is seriously one of my favorite retellings! I cannot wait to read the other books in this series. It took more forever to get into reading them because I tend to get a bit iffy about retellings but I am so ready for the rest of the Lunar Chronicles!

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Oct 27, 2011 Emily D rated it really liked it

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Marissa Meyer is from Tacoma, Washington which is the same city I live in. I think this pre-programmed me to enjoy Cinder, us Tacoma girls gotta stick together!

Cinder follows the story of a cyborg, named Cinder, in the city of New Beijing where there is a killer virus, evil lunar queen, and a swoony boy who happens to be a prince. See? It has everything you didn’t know you wanted to read about until now!

Cinder surprised me with just how positive a heroine she was. She is a cyborg so many citize ...more

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Jul 23, 2013 Szidonia rated it it was amazing

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Right now, I'll only say that I absolutely loved this book, and not just cause I love Cinderella. I loved the characters,the world and the incredibly creative story line. And I just want to say that I LOVE IKO!

This is probably my favourite conversation in this book, I could not stop laughing:

CINDER: Do you think it could have virus?

IKO: Maybe her programming was overwhelmed by Prince Kai's uncanny hotness.

CINDER: Can we please not talk about the prince?

IKO: I don't think that will be possible. Y ...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Jennie Machines rated it really liked it

I struggled to get invested in Cinder's story, but I pushed through and am kinda glad that I did. I also thought that this story was very predictable and had guessed almost everything that had happened. It was a great story with a good premise.

And having read the next two books by now, they only get better as they go on. ...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Aparajitabasu rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, sci-fi, fiction, fantasy, steampunk, romance, fairy-tale, utopia-vs-dystopia

A fairy tale re-imaging of Cinderella....marvelous...carry on folks as I present before you all my views on Lunar Chronicles #1 Cinder by Marissa Meyer.

Here is the summary of the book:

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 myster A fairy tale re-imaging of Cinderella....marvelous...carry on folks as I present before you all my views on Lunar Chronicles #1 Cinder by Marissa Meyer.

Here is the summary of the book:

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.

Its back to basics these days it seems. Fairy tale re-imaging is in rage. Some failed to deliver and some did...spectacularly at that. Lunar Chronicles is definitely going on my spectacular list and I actually finished it in 25 hours.....nice. But being on that list, it will be a difficult review for me to write because it was that good......hope I can get my feelings in right....

A futuristic-dystopic re-telling of Cinderella, this is the story of Linh Cinder, the gifted and best mechanic of New Beijing. Residing in Eastern Commenwealth, Cinder like in the fairy tale works for her stepmother and two step sisters day and night and hearing their taunts. All the while keeping her cyborg deformity a secret from the world. But all this starts to fall apart when Prince Kai visits her booth to get an old android fixed, he says it is not important but of sentimental value but Cinder catches the lie and somehow along the way her sister catches the plague, she is thrust into a dangerous world of political diorama, of deceit, of treachery, and schemes...also love. Only she can rise above the ashes and defeat the enemies from the past.

First book on the Lunar Chronicles, this is Cinder's story and I oh so loved her for it. Cinder while a cyborg was a pleasure to read about. She is very strong and very resourceful (cue the fact that she is a cyborg), she is also very cares for her step sister Peony, her only friend a lot and would move both heaven and hell to help her. But she is also very insecure, of her cyborg parts to save herself of the possible heartbreak.

Then there is Prince Kai, he is a lovable person, he has all the characteristics of a sovereign and deeply cares for the welfare of his people. His innocent rapport and mindless flirting with Cinder, and the growing attraction was definitely very sweet. Then these are there the Lunars, the Lunar Queen to be exact, scheming, deceptive and vain, she made the perfect villain for this tale. Cinder and Prince Kai truly redefined Cinderella's story for me.

Marissa Meyer in her debut novel put forth a spectacular and a genius re-imaging of Cinderella. The sci-fi futuristic element really brought wonder to this. There is Cinderella, there is the Prince, the step mother and two step sisters, the pumpkin carriage and even the lost shoe on the staircase, all geniously engineered into the story making something as old as the tale complete new and her own. As we read through, we completely become one with Cinder's predicament, her insecurities about her cyborg parts, her insecurities about her feelings for the prince and the tussle within herself about whether or not to let the Prince in or not. Truly a marvelous job by the author.

"Another re-imagination, a spectacular one too - a story you'll be a fool to miss out on, that I can guarantee"

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Aug 31, 2019 Liz Cheney rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I am so glad I read Fairest first. What a story. I was struggling to get into this not because of the story, but because of the series I had read before. As I read it I began to get more and more involved with the characters. Unexpected events, sad moments, and what the heck moments fill this book. What an interesting play on a fairy tale. I can’t wait to read the next three.

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May 19, 2019 Kate rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, owned, romance, 2019

The twist was a bit convenient, but enjoyable as a whole. I'm surprised the ending cutout the way it did. Oh well, guess I have to read the next one. ...more

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