The first book in the lunar chronicles series by marissa meyer. Cinder s plot line in parts is predictable,which allows the reader to make connections tonth characters. The book takes cinderella and gets rid of everything that makes it a classic fairy tale. Cinder by marissa meyer, 9780312641894, available at book depository with. The horn book magazine wrote that cinders reveal was predictable but that the books twists and turns, complex characters, and. As plague ravages the overcrowded earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome prince kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the cinderella story. Cinder book jefferson county public library bibliocommons. Its about a girl who loses everything, yet somehow makes friends with the prince who is at the same time trying to win her heart. Cinder is a dystopian retelling of cinderella with a bad stepmother, handsome prince, but in this case cinderella is a cyborg named cinder. Cinder book vancouver public library bibliocommons.
The horn book magazine wrote that cinder s reveal was predictable but that the books twists and turns, complex characters, and detailed worldbuilding to redeem itself. Our protagonist cinder is not your average girl, in fact, shes not a girl at all, shes a cyborg. Cinder book pickering public library bibliocommons. Cinder book whatcom county library system bibliocommons. Cinder ebook charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. Cinder involuntarily becomes part of a lab project to help find the antidote for the deadly plague ravaging new beijing, after her stepsister peony contracts the illness. She has a bachelor of arts in english lit degree from the university of georgia, which gave her every valid excuse to devour book after book with a concentration in greek kyoko m is a usa today. This book is so weird you just cant help but love it. Yet, here we have cinder that does exactly that, but instead of being completely bonkers, it presents a story full of plot twists in a new world. Feb, 2012 cinder is the dominant character in this book and one fantastic female lead who carries the plot all on her own. In the city of new beijing, lives cinder an orphan, a stepdaughter, and a possession. I love it when a book makes me want to run up to the first person i can find and say, holy crap, you need to read this book right now. Cinder was selected as one of indiebounds kids next list for winter 2012. She has written the amazon bestselling black parade urban fantasy series as well as the of cinder and bone sciencefiction dragon hunting series.
Fingersmith has the most intricately crafted plot twists of any book ive ever read. Alana, grade 11, of the yorba linda teen book bloggers. Cinder, by marissa meyer is a book that i had seen on so many lists that came through my social media feeds for good summer reads. After meeting a strange woman in her english class, yn ln was whisked away to a world where stories, legends, and fairy tales are not only real, but characters are wandering around without. Cinder is a cinderella retelling but with a scifidystopian twist as the setting is in new beijing post 4th world war. Publishers know this all too well, which is why the promise of a twist is often used to advertise books that don. Cinder book pima county public library bibliocommons. Cinder book daniel boone regional library bibliocommons. I took to her character right away and found her to be very wellwritten, with genuine feelings and emotion. Set in new beijing, this is a cinderella story retelling with a twist.
While i thoroughly enjoyed the first book, i did find that some of the supposed plot twists were a bit too easy to figure out in this first book. Jan 05, 2012 cinder is the first in the lunar chronicles series by marissa meyer, a dystopian young adult series. There is a major plot twist that is revealed at the end but i figured it out like 10% through the book. Her evil stepmother, adri, treats her as a servant, and everything in the house is left upon her shoulders, while her adopted family spends the money she earns never giving her a cent. Its after the burning corpses she leaves behind after each kill. Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of new beijing.
Cinder book public library of youngstown and mahoning. It is the first book in the lunar chronicles and is followed by scarlet. She is deemed a secondclass citizen because she is a cyborg and her step mother will never let her forget it. As plague ravages the overcrowded earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome prince kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect. However, there is one more twist you need to knowcinder is a cyborg due to a. The plot twists were predictable if you paid attention to the hints. Cinder is a fantastic female protagonist that you will be rooting for from start to finish. Hi this was really good and helpful, i was blown away by how insightful and inexplicably beautiful and shocking the plot twists were. Cinder is the first volume of the lunar chronicles series by marissa meyer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cinder the lunar chronicles book 1. As readers, were used to devouring mindblowing twists and turns, marvelling at the cleverness of the writers who devised them.
Cinder the lunar chronicles book 1 kindle edition by meyer, marissa. Her stepmother demands that cinder support the family with her skills as a mechanic, which is just fine by cinder. Meyer incorporates key elements of the fairytale with a cyborg twist. She is deemed a secondclass citizen because she is a cyborg and.
Cinders foot, for example, is completely robotic, and it falls off at a key scene. Cinder is part of the lunar chronicles, by marissa meyer. Cinders plot line in parts is predictable,which allows the reader to make connections tonth characters. She has her evil stepmother, her legal guardian, and stepsisters. Marissa meyer has completely blown me away with her debut book, cinder. The story is set in a futuristic city, new beijing, when the countries of the world have.
She is deemed a secondclass citizen because she is a cyborg and her step mother will never let her forget. Cinder is a teenage cyborg who gets embroiled in an outsiders plot to overthrow the king. The book was very keen on plot twists, but didnt do a great job putting some back ground on some people, like peony, which could have added more effect when people around cinder contacted the plague. Even in the future the story begins with once upon. I just cant talk about details but the plot twists, conspiracies and betrayals were my favorite part. The horn book magazine wrote that cinders reveal was predictable but that the books twists and turns, complex characters, and detailed worldbuilding to. Cinder is a fantastic twist on a tale as old as time sorry, i had to get a disney reference in somewhere. The horn book magazine wrote that cinder s reveal was predictable but that the book s twists and turns, complex characters, and detailed worldbuilding to redeem itself.
The fairytale cinderella provides the foundation for marissa meyers 2012 novel cinder, which puts a futuristic and dystopian twist on the classic tale of love and the complexities of social class. Full of the familiar details we associate with cinderella a handsome prince, a wicked stepmother and a seemingly unattainable ball but told in such a new and different way that the story becomes fresh and exciting. The genre of science fiction stuck with it throughout the story, with some added romance for kai and cinder. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Not just another retelling, this story gets a life of its. Cinder is a very entertaining book with almost no cliches. The plot twists in this book is just down right bad. Most of the time i had my mouth hanging open in awe. The plot cinder presents itself as a retelling of cinderella. Cinder the lunar chronicles book 1 kindle edition by. But as writers behind the scenes, its difficult to dream up new and innovative ways of subverting readers expectations. Of course, not every plot twist is as dramatic as this, but i love it when an author does a nifty bit of sleightofhand magic.
Upon learning she is immune, and that there is a plot to kill the prince after his decision. Its a ninepart series i know, i know, i get carried away. I had just finished the grimm legacy by polly shulman and tales dark and grimm by adam gidwitz and was looking for another fairy tale genre book. This postapocalyptic twist on cinderella will delight science fiction and fantasy fans alike. Cinder charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. There were a lot of plot twists that you could easily predict. This is stupid i wanted plot twist for my book i aint using some sort of plot twist from a movie all my fellow dweeb readers wont like that. I finally made it to my local public library to pick up a copy and get started humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of new beijing. The characters are amazingly real, the world building exquisite, and the plot twists riveting.
I could sense the plot twists and the ending from miles away, so i never felt especially. T he word twist exerts a strange power over crime fiction addicts like me. Some of the questions that this book gave us about cinder s background was interesting. Sure, the plot twists were a little bit predictable, and maybe the ball scene was a bit. It is also the first book among three others in the lunar chronicles series. In the market place, prince kai brings his android to cinder. The overall lack of detail also doesnt help its case. Cinder is the 2012 debut young adult science fiction novel of american author marissa meyer. Linsey the plot bunny breeder fantasy romance july 31, 2018 a wish could be twisted into something sinister, as there is always a price to everything.
Apr 11, 2017 i love it when a book makes me want to run up to the first person i can find and say, holy crap, you need to read this book right now. Cinder, cyborg and master mechanic, is a strong minded cinderella. Cinder is a cyborg, a mechanic, and a little snarky. After centuries of being the most dangerous predators on the pla. Cinder is a cinderella retelling but with a scifidystopian twist as the setting is in new. Add prince kai, throw in a plague with no cure, a plot to take over the earth, and wicked queen levana of luna. Cinder lives in new beijing with her stepmother and step sisters. In fact, i love it so much i put together a list of 100 books with plot twists. I hope you find the following fifty plot twists fun and exciting and helpful. The midpoint plot twist made my jaw drop the first time i read it, and the second half of the book continues.
The main female lead, cinder, is a cyborg who specializes in mechanic. Rather shes the infamous assassins, cinder, named by the people of the kingdom, why shes named cinder you ask. I enjoyed this book, it is very well written and i found myself really sympathising with cinder, not just because of her mean stepmother but because although she is a cyborg, she is more human than most of. The horn book magazine wrote that cinders reveal was predictable but that the books twists and turns, complex characters, and detailed worldbuilding to redeem itself. Meyer has confirmed there has been interest in a movie adaptation of cinder and has signed a. Cinder receives a message that prince kai is in danger and faces certain death if he married the lunar queen. Aug 16, 2017 t he word twist exerts a strange power over crime fiction addicts like me. Because in the original cinderella cinders a retelling with a huge twist, both cinderellas stepsisters are really mean to her. In this story, cinderella isnt how she is in other books. The lunar chronicles spoiler free a dance with books. Cinder book douglas county libraries bibliocommons. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. This is the setting where we find our cinder in who happens to be a cyborg. The story is loosely based on the classic fairytale cinderella.
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