AUTHOR: Marissa Meyer
AUTHOR WEBSITE: www.MarissaMeyer.com
GENRE: Young Adult, Fantacy, Sci-Fi, Romance
PUBLISHED: February 5, 2013 by Feiwel & Friends
MY SOURCE: Books-A-Million
MY RATING: 5
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AUTHOR WEBSITE: www.MarissaMeyer.com
GENRE: Young Adult, Fantacy, Sci-Fi, Romance
PUBLISHED: February 5, 2013 by Feiwel & Friends
MY SOURCE: Books-A-Million
MY RATING: 5
FIND ON: Amazon
SYNOPSIS:
(Courtesy of
Goodreads-No Spoilers!)
Cinder, the
cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling
Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison—even though if she
succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive.
Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.
Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.
REVIEW:
The second
installment of the Lunar Chronicles did not disappoint! The plot thickened
after Book One’s cliffhanger ending. The twists and turns in Scarlet we
enjoyable and I couldn’t put it down. It follows the theme of Little Red Riding
Hood. It doesn’t follow the plot, but just caries the theme throughout. That’s
the best thing about these books, is that it’s not just a “rewritten”
fairytale. The characters take on a life of their own and the sci-fi plot is
original and exciting.
Three new
characters (and narratives) were added in this book: Scarlet, the granddaughter
of the woman Cinder is searching for and Wolf, the operative sent to kill
Scarlet. Totally love their interaction together and then when Cinder enters
their world… what fun! (Don’t worry, no spoilers!) I like Scarlet’s
fearlessness and ferocity. Wolf is totally cool and intense.
As for the
third new character, Thorne... I love this guy. He is totally Han Solo! He can’t
help but be a smart-alec, cool, funny, and a total bad boy! That’s all I’ll
say.
RATING:
I am rating
this book at 5: Excellent and Worth Every Minute. I wasted NO time in reading
this just after I finished Cinder. What a great extension of the first book. I
don’t want this story to end, but I want to know what happens next and if they
WIN the major plotline extending from the beginning of this series! Marissa
Meyer surely can twist a tale.RECOMMENDATIONS:
This book,
thought great, has quite a bit of violence and gore. I’d probably rate this one
as PG-13. (There is a PG kiss, too.) I let my teen read all the books in this
series and warned her about the violence.