So I just finished the book Cinder about an hour ago and I have so many thoughts about this book so let me get into it!
Source: Purchased
Summary (from Goodreads):
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.
Review:
I have heard SO many great things about this book. Everyone in the book tube community and on bookstagram rave about it, so I decided to pick it up. I loved it! I fell in love with the characters. I loved how Cinder was such a strong female. I loved Iko and Peony with their cute, bubbly personalities, and of course I loved Prince Kai and I may have a little bit of a crush on him. The world building in the book was amazing. I felt like I understood everything and like I was really there. I could see everything clearly in my head. There is a lot of foreshadowing in this book and that makes it very predictable though but I liked that. I liked how I knew something Cinder didn't know for so long and I was just waiting for her to find out. I think the fact that I knew things that she didn't really added to the excitement. I hated how the ending was a huge cliff hanger, but what can I expect from the first book in a series. Overall I would recommend this book to anyone whether you like romance or sci-fi, I feel you would enjoy it as much as I did.
Rating: I give this book a 5/5 stars
Discussion: WARNING THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!
This book tugged at my heartstrings SO much! There were so many parts when I felt so horrible for Cinder. Some examples are when Peony caught the plague. She was the only part of Cinders family that was nice to her and that she loved, and then they give you a tiny sliver of hope when they find the antidote, but Cinder was just barley too late... I have to admit, I teared up. Next, when Cinder came home to find that Adri had taken apart Iko. I had always felt hate towards Adri from the beginning, but that just made me loathe her! Iko was the sweetest little android you could ever find! How could she do that! And finally, when Cinder gets to the ball, and Queen Levana has noticed her but she kisses Prince Kai anyways... at first I was like YES! until I realized he wasn't kissing back. I mean, I realize his struggle and that he has a lot on his plate and he just found out that Cinder was Lunar, but still, he should have kissed her back. Other than that, this whole book was very predictable. From the very beginning I figured that Cinder was Princess Selene. I can't wait to see where this story goes from here! If anyone else has anything to add be sure to comment so we can talk more about this book!
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