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mariannes's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
cyparenteau's review
4.0
Third book in the series. The storytelling is still solid, and I think that it was important to have Cress be a very different kind of person than Cinder or Scarlet. I didn't really like her, but I like that she doesn't fit the "strong female character" mold while still being quite strong.
pmw17's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
booktallie's review
4.0
Cinder and Scarlet, debut and sequel of the Lunar chronicles, was an unexpected surprise. Before reading Cinder I had stated that “Not another Cinderella remake” but this remake of both Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood could not have been told any better than in this revamped sci-fi series. So when Cress, the third of four books was release, I was patiently waited at my local bookstore front doors to open to get my hands on my own copy. True be told I read the first half of the book that day.
Cress much like Cinder and Scarlet was amazing. Marissa Meyer deserves every complement on these books.
So to start off, Meyer introduces us to the newest addition to the cast, Cress. Cress is basically being held hostage in a satellite; living her entire life with only net screens and androids as company. Fortunately for Cress all this screen time has made her quite an excellent hacker and an asset to any team. (Go team Cinder)Not so fortunate though, Cress is being ordered by Queen Levana of Lunar, to search for Cinder and her crew. But Cinder and Cress have their own way of communications and soon strike a deal. Cress is in need of rescue and Cinder needs her freedom.
I truly can’t get over how well developed and detailed the character building is in all three books. They each have their own quirks, flaws, strengths and personalities to make them distinguishable, relatable and memorable. Cress is no exception.
Cinder, intelligent and considerate, is not transforming into this leader role, becoming more unwavering and determined. She grows in the book so much matured than in the first book. Cinder is the person who’s always so rational, calm under pressure and always has a plan. Now she has this commanding feel to her as well. Warmhearted, loyal, faithful, bossy and at time arrogant; Scarlet Benoit makes her second appearance in Cress just as memorable as in the second book. However it is not all about her anymore, she really does not have a lot of time throughout the scenes in the book but what she does have she makes count. Cress is a completely different protagonist from the shy but intelligent Cinder and the loyal but fiery Scarlet. Cress, is naïve and fragile and for being locked up for as long as she has been (her whole life) who could blame her. Underneath everything, though Cress is sweet and courageous, plus her hack abilities are truly kind of cool. The newest male of this story happens to be a heart throb save the damsel in distress kind of man; but of course he is or Rapunzel would never get out of that tower or satellite. Throne is easy going, charming, hilarious and everything about him screams flirt. I found myself falling for Throne immanently and also a bit jealous of Cress. He also put much more of a role in Cress than he did in Scarlet, which is awesome. Speaking of Scarlet, Wolf, who plays a minimal role in this book, plays a heartbreaking role throughout Cress dealing with the vulnerable side of him as he and Scarlet become closer. The confident, ruthless Wolf is missing and I missed that. I find bad boys are sometimes nice to have around. And as far as bad, who worse than our villain Queen Levana. She is still evil what more need to be said. And lastly, Prince Kai. I understand he is the Prince and he must lead his people towards a brighter further but really marring Levana is not going to help that situation at all. What is Cinder to think of your decision Prince Kai.
I could go on for hours about this book giving away spoilers and so much more so instead I will just say go, get this book, get this series, read it.
Cress much like Cinder and Scarlet was amazing. Marissa Meyer deserves every complement on these books.
So to start off, Meyer introduces us to the newest addition to the cast, Cress. Cress is basically being held hostage in a satellite; living her entire life with only net screens and androids as company. Fortunately for Cress all this screen time has made her quite an excellent hacker and an asset to any team. (Go team Cinder)Not so fortunate though, Cress is being ordered by Queen Levana of Lunar, to search for Cinder and her crew. But Cinder and Cress have their own way of communications and soon strike a deal. Cress is in need of rescue and Cinder needs her freedom.
I truly can’t get over how well developed and detailed the character building is in all three books. They each have their own quirks, flaws, strengths and personalities to make them distinguishable, relatable and memorable. Cress is no exception.
Cinder, intelligent and considerate, is not transforming into this leader role, becoming more unwavering and determined. She grows in the book so much matured than in the first book. Cinder is the person who’s always so rational, calm under pressure and always has a plan. Now she has this commanding feel to her as well. Warmhearted, loyal, faithful, bossy and at time arrogant; Scarlet Benoit makes her second appearance in Cress just as memorable as in the second book. However it is not all about her anymore, she really does not have a lot of time throughout the scenes in the book but what she does have she makes count. Cress is a completely different protagonist from the shy but intelligent Cinder and the loyal but fiery Scarlet. Cress, is naïve and fragile and for being locked up for as long as she has been (her whole life) who could blame her. Underneath everything, though Cress is sweet and courageous, plus her hack abilities are truly kind of cool. The newest male of this story happens to be a heart throb save the damsel in distress kind of man; but of course he is or Rapunzel would never get out of that tower or satellite. Throne is easy going, charming, hilarious and everything about him screams flirt. I found myself falling for Throne immanently and also a bit jealous of Cress. He also put much more of a role in Cress than he did in Scarlet, which is awesome. Speaking of Scarlet, Wolf, who plays a minimal role in this book, plays a heartbreaking role throughout Cress dealing with the vulnerable side of him as he and Scarlet become closer. The confident, ruthless Wolf is missing and I missed that. I find bad boys are sometimes nice to have around. And as far as bad, who worse than our villain Queen Levana. She is still evil what more need to be said. And lastly, Prince Kai. I understand he is the Prince and he must lead his people towards a brighter further but really marring Levana is not going to help that situation at all. What is Cinder to think of your decision Prince Kai.
I could go on for hours about this book giving away spoilers and so much more so instead I will just say go, get this book, get this series, read it.
aceinit's review
3.0
I thought this series was a trilogy. Apparently, I was very very wrong. And so the wait begins for book 4...
feywildling's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
color_girl's review
5.0
This series seriously keeps getting better and better with every book! Cresswell forever. This book had some slower parts then the other two, but the adventures and romance and fairytale Easter eggs were as amazing as always!
loochoo's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
bianca_1404's review
4.0
One word for this book: frustrating, but in a good way. Honestly, let's recap some frustrating moments from this book shall we? First, the fact that Scarlett got captured and brought to Luna. I understand that previously none of main characters in the book have not been harmed by Levana so Merissa Meyer might want to higher the stake by writing Scarlett to be captured, but it was so frustrating and sad. Whenever her POV came, I physically got goosebumps and not really anticipating that part of the story. And the fact that Sybil cut off her pinky is sad to say the least. The other thing that frustrates me is that Thorne got a concussion and he's blind for the majority of the book, which sucks and it doesn't help that he and Cress got stranded in the middle of a vast desert. It just makes it harder for them you know... And how naive Cress is sometimes also frustrates me. Like when Jina, the one who helped them in the desert, is actually a bad guy and sold her to Dr. Erland. Cress bluntly trust her and she got kidnaped. I don't know, in a way, I do understand her motives but Jina somehow knows that she is a lunar and a shell, and you didn't get suspicious at all.... like what? But thankfully it leads to an interesting discovery that Dr. Erland is Cress' father. Besides these frustrating scenes, I think it is a pretty good book. I didn't rate it higher than the last one because the romance between Cress and Thorne is not the main focus on the book, which I want more scenes of them. Also, the different POVs sometimes throwing me off because I don't know who is going to be next. OH almost forgot, finally Cinder and Kai met again. At least, that's a good enough pay off from all of the misery that they've experienced. But yeah, it's war now and I can't wait for Winter!
joyanna_e's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.75