Reviews

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

butterflyl3's review against another edition

4.0

A bit predictable and has some unrealistic elements in the romance, but still very tightly written nonetheless.

ann6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

breezy610's review against another edition

5.0

this was an awesome way to re-tell the Cinderella fairy tales. I love everything about this book and i can't wait for the sequel.

writermags's review against another edition

5.0

Just as good the second time around!

seyahrue's review against another edition

3.0

I really enjoyed this book, but it was so predictable. Every time there was a big reveal i’d already figured it out, so nothing was all that surprising. I’m definitely going to carry on with the series though, I just hope the rest of the books are a little less predictable than this one

auraaleksandra's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

funqandsoul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sheiltheshell's review against another edition

1.0

Marissa Meyer’s past tendency to portray ableism and a lack of awareness regarding race relations has come to my attention. I, in no way, condone this behavior.

giulidrago's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Cinder non è un libro perfetto, soffre un po' troppo di prevedibilità e le sue piccole ingenuità non permettono al lettore di dimenticare che sta leggendo un esordio, ma al tempo stesso- Cenerentola cyborg in una futura Nuova Pechino devastata da una malattia e per contorno, una possibile guerra contro gli abitanti della Luna? Marissa Meyer, tanto di capello, con una premessa del genere avrei scusato errori anche più grossolani. 
Cinder è un libro leggero e divertente che riesce a intrattenere ed emozionare dall'inizio alla fine, i suoi personaggi sono il giusto impasto di dolcezza e sarcasmo, le relazioni interpersonali, sebbene semplici, arrivano dritte al cuore ed è impressionante come siano invecchiate bene senza scadere negli stilemi irritanti tipici del 2012. 
Un retelling dev'essere giudicato anche in base a come si rapporta con la materia originale, e decisamente uno dei pregi di Cinder è poter scovare tutti i riferimenti alla fiaba! L'autrice ha saputo gestire molto bene i cambiamenti e le novità introdotte, ogni innovazione ha un suo perchè e questo ha reso la lettura ancora più gradevole! Non vedo l'ora di leggere il seguito! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Ableism

kaila2464's review against another edition

4.0

In the beginning I really enjoyed this book and flew through it until I reached the middle. For me the middle wasn’t as good as the beginning and my desire to read slowly decreased but I decided that I at least want to read about 30 pages and ended up reading the last 90 pages because the ending was amazing. Overall the book was great and was my first retelling book I have read.