(5 stars)
Published: January 3rd 2012
My Synopsis: Cinder is a Cyborg mechanic, living in New Beijing. Technology is so advanced that there are even people living on the moon - more specifically, a hostile race called the Lunars. When Prince Kai appears suddenly in her life asking her to fix something, and a terrifying fatal disease continues to spread in New Beijing, Cinder is catapulted into a shocking whirlwind of events. In a desperate attempt to save her step-sister, help the prince, save herself and evade her step-mother's attempts at getting rid of her, Cinder has to make the choice to do what is right, and figure out who she is along the way.
Cinder was one of those books where I was about a third of the way in and I was thinking THIS IS SUCH A GOOD BOOK, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GOOD THIS BOOK IS. I've known about Cinder since before it was published thanks to Goodreads and Figment, and I put it off thinking it didn't look like my kind of book. So for some reason I made the decision not to read it at the time it came out.
Let it be known, I WAS WRONG. I ADMIT IT, I WAS SO SO WRONG I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG.
It would be an understatement to say that I loved Cinder. It was refreshing, wonderful, heartbreaking, funny and just AMAZING. I'm so pleased that I've loved every book I've read so far in 2014 and Cinder is just another name to add to the amazingness, and it is so worthy. I feel like this book is kind of what I've been waiting to read in YA. It is everything I never knew I needed. I've come close on giving up on the YA genre quite a few times after disappointing read after disappointing read, and this year Cinder helped to solidify my love of such an underrated genre.
I will honestly read anything else Marissa Meyer ever writes. Her writing is near flawless, and her twist to the Cinderella tale is so unique that it blows my mind a little bit. Her used to the third person POV is exciting and interesting. It basically laughs in the face of anyone who shuns the third person narrative I wish I'd read this book when it was first released because now I'm totally coming to the party late with how awesome it is! (Plus, the next two books in the series follow in Cinder's footsteps of being wonderful, and their reviews are to come soon.)
Cinder is relatable as well as being a brilliant protagonist, with her own strengths and flaws. At first, Cinder's world is a little confusing to get to grips with, but Meyer navigates you as a reader through it perfectly, explaining enough without dumping information. The clues to the puzzle are given in perfect amounts, leaving you guessing but still staying true to the essence of the Cinderella story. Honestly, one minute I was laughing and the next I was crying. I think Meyer hit me with just about every single emotion possible and I am so unbelievably glad that I found and read Cinder.
It is a rare and perfect thing when a book has me staying up until the early hours of the morning, fuming with anger at the injustices suffered by the protagonist. For anyone thinking of putting off reading Cinder, I really really advise that you don't. It has been a while since I've given a 5 star rating that deserves every single part of those 5 stars. If you want to read a series which only goes from strength to strength, bringing in intriguing and unique characters to root for, look no further than The Lunar Chronicles.
So I give it 5/5, I would absolutely, one hundred percent recommend Cinder, and Scarlet and Cress (Cress became one of my all time favourite characters so quickly. And Thorne, of course Thorne.) Now I've finally caught up with everyone else desperate to get their hands on Winter in 2015!
Have you read The Lunar Chronicles? If so, what rating would you give it? If not, WHY NOT?
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