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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: March 23, 2012

Finish date: March 31, 2012

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Feb 04, 2013 Cindy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, br-buddy-reads, 2016, 2019, 2023

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Nov 18, 2017 Avigail rated it really liked it

Shelves: physical-book, 2017, own

Well, I had this book since 2014 on my bookshelf since I found this community called BookTube. But for some reason, I didn't read as soon as I had on my hands. During October I haven't finished the two books I started (one of them is a book I forgot about but remembered where I was left and I am almost done so more about that book on its own book-review). So I felt that I had to read something else, as I was browsing through my large TBR books I spotted Cinder and it was calling me.
I loved the r ...more

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Sep 22, 2016 Vickie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: listened-to

This is a very good adaptation of the Cinderella story. There's a Cinderella, an evil stepmother, two stepsisters (one's not so bad), and a prince. It's set in a dystopian future with a pandemic that the world is trying to cure.
Everything hinges on the disease one way or another. People are dying and the cure seems to be just out of the medical personnel's reach. They have been experimenting on cyborgs. Cinder is cyborg. She's been hiding her non-human parts from the world. She meets the prince ...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Amanda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, favorites, sci-fi, fantasy, artificial-intelligence, young-adult, retelling, scifi-space-opera, magical-creatures

This is Distopia meets Fairy Tales meets Science Fiction meets Young Adult, and it is so good you should stop reading my entry on it and go get your hands on the book. It's a construct story, set inside of Cinderella, with a cyborg main characters. I loved Cinder. I loved Ky. I love this world. I love how we're slowly introduced to it.

Yes, I figured out the end of this one in the first third, but it was amazing watching it unwind. And if it were not for the fact I've made it the seven or eight ...more

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Jul 31, 2014 Destiny rated it it was amazing

The first thing that I really noticed was that I read the first few chapters. The time just seemed to fly by.

I really liked Cinder and I thought Iko was so cute. I liked Prince Kai and I found myself mildly annoyed with Adri and Pearl.

Story wise I thought it was good. The plot moved a really good pace. I liked the way things unfurled.

But what really had me fascinated was the worldbuilding. I'm a sucker for it. The whole world is so fascinating. I mean cyborgs, androids, and aliens? The moon as a ...more

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Aug 03, 2011 Kaity rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, dac-2012, science-fiction

Review originally posted on Bitten Books and given 5 stars.

Cinder had one of the most exciting, interesting and unique opening lines, chapter... everything that I've ever had the pleasure of reading. If the first chapter didn't suck you in and swallow you whole, maybe you were reading an imposter because I was utterly powerless to resist. And I actually did try to resist. I bought Cinder but planned on reading another book first. I only wanted to take a peek into Cinder... annndd instead I ended Review originally posted on Bitten Books and given 5 stars.

Cinder had one of the most exciting, interesting and unique opening lines, chapter... everything that I've ever had the pleasure of reading. If the first chapter didn't suck you in and swallow you whole, maybe you were reading an imposter because I was utterly powerless to resist. And I actually did try to resist. I bought Cinder but planned on reading another book first. I only wanted to take a peek into Cinder... annndd instead I ended up reading the whole thing as soon as humanly possibly.

I loved all of the new twists and turns that aren't in the Cinderella I'm familiar with (Disney, anyone?) but also loved the hints at the original story. Iko as Cinder's 'helper mice' was my favorite. The plague was an especially interesting addition and gave the story an even grittier feel than it already had as a cyborg living in a post-war world. I also liked the cyborg draft that came with that and Cinder's conflicting emotions because of her sister. It definitely made the reader have to step back and consider that gray area between right and wrong. The draft was horrifying, especially the public's reasoning behind it, but at the same time we are left with the question 'does the end justify the means if it saves the lives of so many dying people'.

I fell madly in love with all of the characters especially Cinder, Iko and Kai. I liked how strong and distinctive they were. They were actually real; they had fears and doubts and wishes. I really enjoyed how were we never told 'who' these characters were explicitly, but by the end of the book 'knew' them completely. Cinder is one of the best female heroines I have ever read about. Her 'making' her own magic was especially important to me, as was the fact that she relied on herself rather than sit and cry like the Disney version.

I loved the ending. Normally I hate cliffhangers but I found Cinder to be tied up just enough to satisfy me yet make me long desperately for Scarlet. Don't pick up the book and expect and quick, fun read. I loved the book to pieces but certain parts destroyed me. I cried several times, I got so angry and was ready to bite off the heads of anyone who dared interrupt my reading etc. Cinder was a very powerful book. I enjoyed it immensely but I don't think I could ever call it a 'just for fun' read. ...more

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