Reviews

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

ladygeekface_'s review against another edition

5.0

Scarlet and Wolf are adorable. I hope Cinder saves Kai and they get married.

justjeanettelee's review against another edition

4.0

I am absolutely LOVING this series. I absolutely adore the way Meyer integrates all of this fairytale characters in an inventive and modern way, stylising them so that they reflect the original character but adjusting them so that they fit into the world of the Lunar chronicles. However, as I'm discovering, after having finished "Cress" by the time I've written this review, I'm finding that in "Scarlet", I was more interested reading about Cinder, and in "Cress", I was more interested reading about Cinder and Scarlet rather than Cress. If the same level of thinking is to be true of "Winter", I'm sure I'll be reading about Cinder, Scarlet and Cress more than I care to be reading about Winter.

slowpoke's review against another edition

5.0

5 stars.

Too god.
Shit.
Balls
Scarlet and Wolf
HNNG
HNGGGGGGGG <3

booktrovert003's review against another edition

4.0

If you haven't read this series yet... I really recommend it. It began with Cinder and now continues in book two with Scarlet. It's a twist off the old red riding hood tale and is filled with fantasy, adventure, and an intriguing story line. My main complaint is that I have to wait until 2014 for book three.

pennygale's review against another edition

4.0

I'm unfamiliar with fairy tales most children grew up with. This series is a fun way to introduce myself to them! I have to say I was well over halfway through this book until I realized it was introducing a new fairy tale and overlapping it with the previous book's Cinderella story. Once I figured it out, it was blatantly obvious!

Some of the sarcasm and overly witty dialogue could be a bit annoying, but overall, I really enjoyed it.

Review based on the audio version.

mila_2020's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

3.75

shriya_vn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Will be continuing the series, could get dark at time. Overall good

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

clara99's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

i really liked scarlets character but i really disliked wolf. it was better than cinder but still not amazing i liked the cinder/thorne parts also these annoyed me:
1. why does nobody make the connection between cinder and the moon princess that what do you know is the same age!
2. scarlet didnt realize that it was NOT her grandmother like quiz her! ask for your favorite color! actually that would be too obvious...either way. and the SECOND TIME WHEN SHE HAD BEEN TRICKED BEFORE she STILL didnt question her! like COME ON! 
3. scarlet didnt think that hey maybe these wolfy things ARENT HUMAN! i know she didnt have the background knowledge of the picture thing but still!
stillllll i read this really quickly and it was overall pretty good. scarlet saved it. 

sanne_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-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? N/A

4.0

logank04's review

adventurous emotional 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

3.25