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hurrikanekathrina's review against another edition
4.0
Weeell, I knew this would be sad, but it still made me a lot sadder than I expected. Why does Adri have to be such a horrible person? (because she's the evil stepmother from Cinderella, I know, but still...).
And Cinder. My poor baby. I love her so much. I just wanna hug her. A lot. I would have loved for this to be longer. I am actually pretty interested in Cinder's life before the book series, so this was an interesting insight.
And Cinder. My poor baby. I love her so much. I just wanna hug her. A lot. I would have loved for this to be longer. I am actually pretty interested in Cinder's life before the book series, so this was an interesting insight.
reading_with_your_head_low's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Terminal illness
muff1n_xd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Read : feb 1 2024
Writing : may 27 2024
🌟🌟🌟.5 (liked it a lot)
I realized i never wrote abt this one from what i remember it was good (this is all from memory so i might be wrong lol)
Knowing now what happens up to winter
Poor little cinderone of the people who loved her died, she found out she couldnt cry, adri is a jerk (again this is all from memory)
i cant remember what happend with pearl
O.MY.STARS i still hate adri she never even took one moment to get to know cinder or what she was going through
Iko is great
Mah little robot💙🤗
man i love iko
garan was great
while it lasted...
i wish he didnt dieee he was one of the 3 people that loved her (3 if we are counting iko and yes yes we are😉)
and ik if he didnt we wouldnt have the stories we have but STILL
Peony is great the scenes with her are prob my fave
She loved cinder from the beginning and liked her arm and it pains me to know SHE DIEDðŸ˜ðŸ˜ (in cinder)WHY MARISSA WHAT DID SHE EVER DO TO YOU she was a amazing little sister
Uhh idk what else to say i read this book months ago lol
When i re read the series i will prob have more to say but with that
It wss a good short story abt cinder meeting her new family peony and iko are my favorite characters (other than cinder obvi) i recommend the whole series
I hope you enjoy/ enjoyed this short story ad much as i did
Happy reading💙
-Muffin
Writing : may 27 2024
🌟🌟🌟.5 (liked it a lot)
I realized i never wrote abt this one from what i remember it was good (this is all from memory so i might be wrong lol)
Knowing now what happens up to winter
Poor little cinder
i cant remember what happend with pearl
O.MY.STARS i still hate adri she never even took one moment to get to know cinder or what she was going through
Iko is great
Mah little robot💙🤗
man i love iko
garan was great
and ik if he didnt we wouldnt have the stories we have but STILL
Peony is great the scenes with her are prob my fave
Uhh idk what else to say i read this book months ago lol
When i re read the series i will prob have more to say but with that
It wss a good short story abt cinder meeting her new family peony and iko are my favorite characters (other than cinder obvi) i recommend the whole series
I hope you enjoy/ enjoyed this short story ad much as i did
Happy reading💙
-Muffin
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Body shaming
m00plays's review against another edition
4.0
So enticed by reading more about Cinder! I loved this insight into Cinder's first moments in the Lihn household! Interesting but I soooo want more!
salgalruns's review against another edition
4.0
Very fun online prequel to Cinder and I LOVED it. Gave me just a little more hatred for the evil stepmother, although you actually pretty much adore one of the stepsisters (Peony).
I had just finished Cinder, so to read this afterwards gave me a more rounded character sketch of the family, dysfunctional as they are. ;)
I had just finished Cinder, so to read this afterwards gave me a more rounded character sketch of the family, dysfunctional as they are. ;)
asaph95's review against another edition
5.0
Check out my review here:
http://originalbooker.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/cinder-and-scarlet-marissa-meyer.html
http://originalbooker.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/cinder-and-scarlet-marissa-meyer.html
beammey's review against another edition
5.0
This is my first foray into The Lunar Chronicles because I want to read them in chronological order. I really liked it! I like the author's style of writing and her take on Cinderella (Which I'm sure I'm going to love even more once I read Cinder). I can already tell I'm going to like this series. Definitely a 5 out of 5 stars.
kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
A prequel short story, 0.5, in the steampunk series, The Lunar Chronicles, and revolving around Cinder who is being taken to New Beijing in the Eastern Commonwealth. You can read it for free on Wattpad.
My Take
It's a cyborg Cinderella story with a very unhappy Cinder welcomed by half the family and hated by the other half. Meyer does weave a two-pronged tease into the story: why Garan would want Cinder so badly, especially when he's already having a difficult time taking care of his current family.
I rather envy her brain tossing out information on anything that's unfamiliar to this young girl, and her skill does come in very handy. But "Glitches" will make you cry.
Thank goodness I've got Cinder sitting on my table right now…waiting.
The Story
The eleven-year-old Cinder is an orphan in Europe who is in need of a family. A hard task as Cinder is a cyborg and not many aspire to take her in, except Garan. Unfortunately for Cinder she's not welcome by half the family.
And it only gets worse.
The Characters
Cinder is an orphan, originally from Europe, whose parents died in the crash that resulted in the many necessary surgeries.
Linh Garan is her new stepfather who loves to tinker, even if it doesn't help much with the bills; Linh Adri is the unwelcoming stepmother. Pearl is the eldest daughter, a twelve-year-old, who hates Cinder, and Peony, at nine, is the youngest who is very excited about her new sister. Iko is a mechanical maid with glitches.
Suki-jiĕ is their landlord, threatening to auction off their things. Prince Kai is the dreamboat for whom Peony pines.
The Peace Festival is an annual event with a ball at the palace. Letumosis, a.k.a., the Blue Fever, the Plague, has killed thousands with no known survivors.
The Cover and Title
The cover is filled with pastels in an Oriental style with a spare branch thrusting out from the right side with a few pale orange cherry blossoms. There are more branches fading off into the warm creamy beige background. Cinder has her dark brown hair up and is wearing a short sleeved, green kimono with a black obi. Her true arm is in the background while her cyborg arm is in the forefront and holding out another cherry blossom — I suspect it's meant to represent hope. A deep, grayed-out purple forms a wide border at the top for the title and author's name.
The title is what Cinder and Iko experience, "Glitches".
My Take
It's a cyborg Cinderella story with a very unhappy Cinder welcomed by half the family and hated by the other half. Meyer does weave a two-pronged tease into the story: why Garan would want Cinder so badly, especially when he's already having a difficult time taking care of his current family.
I rather envy her brain tossing out information on anything that's unfamiliar to this young girl, and her skill does come in very handy. But "Glitches" will make you cry.
Thank goodness I've got Cinder sitting on my table right now…waiting.
The Story
The eleven-year-old Cinder is an orphan in Europe who is in need of a family. A hard task as Cinder is a cyborg and not many aspire to take her in, except Garan. Unfortunately for Cinder she's not welcome by half the family.
And it only gets worse.
The Characters
Cinder is an orphan, originally from Europe, whose parents died in the crash that resulted in the many necessary surgeries.
Linh Garan is her new stepfather who loves to tinker, even if it doesn't help much with the bills; Linh Adri is the unwelcoming stepmother. Pearl is the eldest daughter, a twelve-year-old, who hates Cinder, and Peony, at nine, is the youngest who is very excited about her new sister. Iko is a mechanical maid with glitches.
Suki-jiĕ is their landlord, threatening to auction off their things. Prince Kai is the dreamboat for whom Peony pines.
The Peace Festival is an annual event with a ball at the palace. Letumosis, a.k.a., the Blue Fever, the Plague, has killed thousands with no known survivors.
The Cover and Title
The cover is filled with pastels in an Oriental style with a spare branch thrusting out from the right side with a few pale orange cherry blossoms. There are more branches fading off into the warm creamy beige background. Cinder has her dark brown hair up and is wearing a short sleeved, green kimono with a black obi. Her true arm is in the background while her cyborg arm is in the forefront and holding out another cherry blossom — I suspect it's meant to represent hope. A deep, grayed-out purple forms a wide border at the top for the title and author's name.
The title is what Cinder and Iko experience, "Glitches".
phoenix2's review against another edition
4.0
Lunar Chronicles are a favorite series of mine and their short stories are such a treat!! Well written and giving a few insights of what had happened when Cider was a child, Glitches was a bit sad, but enjoyable nevertheless.
smithrachaelynn's review against another edition
3.0
This is a brief look into Cinder’s adoption and life with her step-mother before her step-father died. It was interesting, but not essential to the story. There were some really cute moments with Peony.