Cress by Marissa Meyer
Fairy Tale. 552 Pages. 5 Stars
Synopsis:
Even in the future, there are damsels in distress…
Cress, having risked everything to warn Cinder of Queen Levana’s evil pla, has a slight problem. She’s been imprisoned on a satellite since childhood and has only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she’s just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her accomplice.
When a daring rescue of Cress involving Cinder, Captain Thorne, Scarley, and Wolf goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the wold has.
My Review:
This thrilling third installment of the Lunar Chronicles kept me on my toes! I was intrigued from beginning til end, and I now rave like a madwoman awaiting the final book! I cannot imagine having had to wait a year for this! I can hardly wait three days (it comes out on Tuesday, thank goodness!)! I could not have asked for a better continuation of the story, and I must say I was overjoyed that it was 550 pages. Once again, Mrs. Meyer brings together a lovely balance of action, romance, suspense, and plot twists. Her clever allusions to the original fairy tales continue to make me giddy. I’m not sure how I feel about Winter yet, but we’ve only seen so little of her at this point. The story brought together so many characters and broke apart my world all at the same time. BRING ON THE NEXT BOOK!
More:
Book 1 in the Lunar Chronicles is Cinder (5 Stars)
Book 2 is Scarlet (5 Stars)
Novella 3.5 is Fairest (4 Stars)
Book 4 is Winter (5 Stars)
Book 4.5 Stars Above (5 Stars) is a collection of short stories which includes:
- The Little Android 0.6 (5 Stars)
- Glitches 0.5 (5 Stars)
- The Queen’s Army 1.5 (5 Stars)
- Carswell’s Guide to Being Lucky 3.1 (4 Stars)
- The Keeper
- After Sunshine Passes By
- The Princess and the Guard
- The Mechanic
- Something Old, Something New
*Note: The first four short stories are listed separately on Goodreads in addition to Stars Above. The last five were new material and are only available as a part of Stars Above. There are individual mini-reviews for the first four short stories.
I have reviewed each of the above on Goodreads. Follow the links to find more info on the books and then scroll down to see the reviews. Mine is among them.
The main four books should be read in order. I wouldn’t read any of the shorts until at least after Cinder, Book 1. You could read them all in order, regardless of length, but it isn’t necessary to read the shorts or even Fairest (although, I think reading Fairest between books 3 and 4 made me appreciate book 4 more). The Little Android is the only story that is not related to the others at all and can be read at any point.
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If you missed it, check out my thoughts on the previous books here and stay tuned next week for the review of the next book in the series!