Cinder is a cyborg, a mechanic, and a little snarky. Cinder book whatcom county library system bibliocommons. 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. 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. 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 is the 2012 debut young adult science fiction novel of american author marissa meyer. Cinder by marissa meyer, 9780312641894, available at book depository with. After centuries of being the most dangerous predators on the pla. 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. 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. Her stepmother demands that cinder support the family with her skills as a mechanic, which is just fine by cinder. It is also the first book among three others in the lunar chronicles series.
Upon learning she is immune, and that there is a plot to kill the prince after his decision. It ruined part of the ending for me but it was still good. 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 story is set in a futuristic city, new beijing, when the countries of the world have. The plot twists in this book is just down right bad. I guessed the ending a hundred or so pages into the book.
Some of the questions that this book gave us about cinder s background was interesting. Cinder receives a message that prince kai is in danger and faces certain death if he married the lunar queen. Cinder charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. The plot twists were predictable if you paid attention to the hints. The midpoint plot twist made my jaw drop the first time i read it, and the second half of the book continues. 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. Because in the original cinderella cinders a retelling with a huge twist, both cinderellas stepsisters are really mean to her. Publishers know this all too well, which is why the promise of a twist is often used to advertise books that don. Cinder book jefferson county public library bibliocommons.
Its a ninepart series i know, i know, i get carried away. Meyer has confirmed there has been interest in a movie adaptation of cinder and has signed a. Cinder was selected as one of indiebounds kids next list for winter 2012. Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of new beijing. Cinder is a fantastic twist on a tale as old as time sorry, i had to get a disney reference in somewhere. The story is loosely based on the classic fairytale cinderella. Cinder is a cinderella retelling but with a scifidystopian twist as the setting is in new. Cinder, cyborg and master mechanic, is a strong minded cinderella. Cinder book pima county public library bibliocommons. The horn book magazine wrote that cinders reveal was predictable but that the books twists and turns, complex characters, and detailed worldbuilding to. It is the first book in the lunar chronicles and is followed by scarlet. She has her evil stepmother, her legal guardian, and stepsisters. Cinder the lunar chronicles book 1 kindle edition by meyer, marissa. But as writers behind the scenes, its difficult to dream up new and innovative ways of subverting readers expectations.
She is deemed a secondclass citizen because she is a cyborg and her step mother will never let her forget. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. The main female lead, cinder, is a cyborg who specializes in mechanic. This book is so weird you just cant help but love it. The overall lack of detail also doesnt help its case. In the market place, prince kai brings his android to cinder. This is the setting where we find our cinder in who happens to be a cyborg.
Its after the burning corpses she leaves behind after each kill. I took to her character right away and found her to be very wellwritten, with genuine feelings and emotion. Most of the time i had my mouth hanging open in awe. 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. 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. Not just another retelling, this story gets a life of its. Cinder is the first volume of the lunar chronicles series by marissa meyer. Cinder book daniel boone regional library bibliocommons. Cinder book gwinnett county public library bibliocommons. 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. Alana, grade 11, of the yorba linda teen book bloggers.
Cinder ebook charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. 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. There were a lot of plot twists that you could easily predict. I could sense the plot twists and the ending from miles away, so i never felt especially. Cinder lives in new beijing with her stepmother and step sisters. She is deemed a secondclass citizen because she is a cyborg and. Cinder is a dystopian retelling of cinderella with a bad stepmother, handsome prince, but in this case cinderella is a cyborg named cinder. T he word twist exerts a strange power over crime fiction addicts like me. I hope you find the following fifty plot twists fun and exciting and helpful. Hi this was really good and helpful, i was blown away by how insightful and inexplicably beautiful and shocking the plot twists were.
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 plot cinder presents itself as a retelling of cinderella. I just cant talk about details but the plot twists, conspiracies and betrayals were my favorite part. Sure, the plot twists were a little bit predictable, and maybe the ball scene was a bit. She has written the amazon bestselling black parade urban fantasy series as well as the of cinder and bone sciencefiction dragon hunting series. 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. She lives like every cinderella, but with a changed name, having her life slipped between her fingers and still having a smile while doing what her step mother and s. 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. Cinder book pickering public 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. Our protagonist cinder is not your average girl, in fact, shes not a girl at all, shes a cyborg. 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. The book takes cinderella and gets rid of everything that makes it a classic fairy tale.
Feb, 2012 cinder is the dominant character in this book and one fantastic female lead who carries the plot all on her own. 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. Rather shes the infamous assassins, cinder, named by the people of the kingdom, why shes named cinder you ask. Marissa meyer has completely blown me away with her debut book, cinder. Cinder the lunar chronicles book 1 kindle edition by. Add prince kai, throw in a plague with no cure, a plot to take over the earth, and wicked queen levana of luna. Cinders foot, for example, is completely robotic, and it falls off at a key scene. Cinder is a cinderella retelling but with a scifidystopian twist as the setting is in new beijing post 4th world war. In her rush, cinder appears at the ball in a wrinkled dress and oilstained gloves, attracting not only the attention of the crowd, but of prince kai and queen levana. This postapocalyptic twist on cinderella will delight science fiction and fantasy fans alike.
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. Fingersmith has the most intricately crafted plot twists of any book ive ever read. Jan 05, 2012 cinder is the first in the lunar chronicles series by marissa meyer, a dystopian young adult series. The horn book magazine wrote that cinders reveal was predictable but that the books twists and turns, complex characters, and. Aug 16, 2017 t he word twist exerts a strange power over crime fiction addicts like me.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cinder book public library of youngstown and mahoning. 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 lunar chronicles spoiler free a dance with books.
In the city of new beijing, lives cinder an orphan, a stepdaughter, and a possession. The first book in the lunar chronicles series by marissa meyer. Cinder is part of the lunar chronicles, by marissa meyer. Cinder book vancouver public library bibliocommons. It ends on a bad cliff hanger that doesnt want for more or make me want to read the second book. In fact, i love it so much i put together a list of 100 books with plot twists. 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. Set in new beijing, this is a cinderella story retelling with a twist. She is deemed a secondclass citizen because she is a cyborg and her step mother will never let her forget it. 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. Cinder s plot line in parts is predictable,which allows the reader to make connections tonth characters.
Cinder is a teenage cyborg who gets embroiled in an outsiders plot to overthrow the king. Cinder is a fantastic female protagonist that you will be rooting for from start to finish. The characters are amazingly real, the world building exquisite, and the plot twists riveting. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cinder the lunar chronicles book 1. Cinder book douglas county libraries bibliocommons.
The genre of science fiction stuck with it throughout the story, with some added romance for kai and cinder. 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. 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. As readers, were used to devouring mindblowing twists and turns, marvelling at the cleverness of the writers who devised them. In this story, cinderella isnt how she is in other books.
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