Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. 

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.







Genre: YA, dystopian

Cover Love: so neat! I love the red shoe and the metal pieces inside the leg.

Overview:

This book was amazing. I recommend it to everyone who likes to read. It's a retelling of Cinderella, but a future, Star Wars, twist on it. Cinder was a great character, brave, scared at times. But she was never scared to stand up for herself. There were many villains in this story, including the step mother, and the Lunars. Prince Kai was awesome, and the android Iko was adorable. I loved the concept of it in the future, with all the tech, and the hovers. It was interesting how even though with all their tech, they can't seem the cure the plague, so it's very interesting as well. I loved this book, and I'm reading the sequel now!

Romance:

Cinder falls for the Prince, even though she's convinced that's not the case. A sub plot in the story is about her falling for the prince, and the only romance is at the end, just one kiss. The romance kept you in suspense, we need more books like this!

Language:

*cue awesome music* NO BAD WORDS. YAY. Cinder says 'stars'. But that's as bad wordy you're going to get.

Violence:

There's a plague, and a lot of sick people around. There are scenes with the sick people, but it's not very stomach turning, but I'm sure if I was really there, it would be. There's a lot of taking blood samples, and the cutting out of ID chips. But that's it.

Religion:

None at all.



Again, this book was fantastic, and I everyone should read it! It's a fun, suspenseful read, with a twinge of romance!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars!

-Louisa