Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) in Pick-a-Shelf

Apr 30, 2020 Tien rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, science-fiction

What a fun loose retelling of fairy tales set in a dystopic world. I have liked the first 2 books in this series but this third one is the best one so far! Things are really coming to a head and am loving Cress' (aka Rapunzel) character here; her innocence & faith in her prince. Her charming prince, who isn't at all perfect (!), is the comic foil in this action-packed instalment to the series. Would love to see how these 2 will develop in the next book and of course, all the other pairings cuz I ...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Misty rated it it was amazing

Shelves: folklore-myth-fable-fairy-tall-tale, juvenile-ya, series, excited-for, read-in-2013

Gah! So good.

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Oct 22, 2012 Lauren⁷ 💜 rated it really liked it

Shelves: library-has-a-copy, romance, hot-hunky-hero, young-adult-teen-new-adult

Oftentimes, the next to last book in a series can feel simply like a setup for the final book. Not much happens or what does happen is half explained and you're clearly meant to wait for all the answers in the final book. Not so here. While Meyer clearly and definitely lays the groundwork for Winter (hello Princess Winter/Snow White!), this book furthers the plot in general and greatly adds to the overall series and the Lunar Chronicles universe at large. (view spoiler) Oftentimes, the next to last book in a series can feel simply like a setup for the final book. Not much happens or what does happen is half explained and you're clearly meant to wait for all the answers in the final book. Not so here. While Meyer clearly and definitely lays the groundwork for Winter (hello Princess Winter/Snow White!), this book furthers the plot in general and greatly adds to the overall series and the Lunar Chronicles universe at large. (view spoiler) Cress was a really great heroine, she was very plucky and easy to root for. I enjoyed her and I enjoyed the addition of her character to the series! And I loved that the geek girl gets the hot guy! Thorne was so much fun! It was nice seeing him meet his very unlikely match in Cress and it was nice to get a bit of a peek below the surface and see that he actually is the hero Cress believes him to be. As for everyone else? (view spoiler) I found the setting to be a very interesting one. Rapunzel in the Sahara sure doesn't sound like it would work, but it does. And very well. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I cannot wait for Winter and to see how it all wraps up! ...more

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Jan 29, 2019 Rachel N. rated it liked it

Shelves: romance, fantasy, relationships, retelling, action, young-adult, fairy-tale, read-in-2019

3.5 stars rounded down. Book three of the Lunar chronicles adds Cress to the plot. Cress has been stuck on a satellite for years spying on Earth for Lunar. Scarlet and her friends decide to rescue her but the rescue goes awry and Cress and Thorne get separated from Cinder. Cinder is still working on a plan to stop Queen Levana from marrying Kai. The author cleverly works in parts of the Rapunzel story. This book had more action than Scarlet and more of Cinder, both of which I liked. The cast of ...more

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Apr 08, 2014 Tara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-series, 2014-favorites

OK... I was a little hesitant to read this one because I figured that she would have to drop the ball at some point and the story would start to lag. Well, Meyer did not drop the ball. This book was really fun and I loved Cress. Meyer is great at creating unexpected connections between the characters as well.
I thought it was well crafted and paced.

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Jul 30, 2013 emily rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, sci-fi, alternate-history-or-universe, fantasy-urban-fantasy, 2011-to-2015, fairytales-fae-werewolves

Despite some of its flaws (absolutely zero queer characters being the big one for me) this series is just so much fun. I genuinely love all three of the main girls, and like that their voices and thoughts all feel distinct-- though I wanted about 100% more Scarlet in this book than there was. Really excited for the last installment... November is too long to wait!

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