Hello everyone. It's Phoebe back with another post on I'm A Book Addict. Today I'm going to be talking about a YA novel called Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I just finished reading this book and absolutely loved it so I'm eager to share my thoughts with you and hear your opinions in the comment box below:) Let's get started!
Cinder at it's most basic form is the futuristic twisted retelling of the fairy tale Cinderella. The story follows a girl named Cinder who is a cyborg which basically means that she was human but because of an accident, in order to save her life, the surgeons had to make some of her parts robotic. In addition to having a robotic hand and leg, a control panel has also been installed in Cinder's brain allowing her to feel and move her robotic parts. Because she's a cyborg, she is an outcast among her community and her stepmother does not care about her. Cinder is forced to work as a mechanic in order to pay the bills for her stepmother Adri's family. Since she has access to endless information on the spot due to the top notch technology in her brain's control panel, Cinder has a reputation of being the best mechanic in all of "New Beijing" and one day Kai, the prince of the commonwealth, comes to her shop asking her to fix his broken androids. Kai's urgent tone leads Cinder suspect that this android holds great royal importance. Cinder starts daydreaming about attending the upcoming royal ball with Prince Kai now that she knows him personally, but she shoves these thoughts aside as she remembers that she is only a mechanic and, while Kai doesn't know it, a cyborg--a burden on society. She could never attend the ball. If she was still thinking about the ball, those thoughts dwindle when her younger stepsister and only friend Peony gets struck by the plague that has been devastating all of Earth for decades. Adri is convinced that it was Cinder's fault that Peony fell ill and so Adri sends Cinder to a research institute where Cinder will basically have to give up her body for plague research which no participant has ever survived. But scientists soon realize that something is rather unusual about Cinder. I loved this book so much and absolutely recommend it to anyone age 12 to adult (it can get a bit intense at times). Now onto my thoughts about this book. Some of this may be a bit spoiler-y because there's a lot to talk about regarding plot twists so those of you who have yet to read this book may want to leave this post, read the book, and come back to join our discussion:) SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS--SPOILERS. Okey dokey! Starting off, I want to talk about the two "major plot twists" in this story: 1-That Cinder is lunar. 2-That Cinder is Princess Selene. I have to say I guessed that she was lunar fairly early on and I guessed that she was Princess Selene pretty much as soon as they were talking about her. However, this did not make me enjoy this book any less because everything else about this book was so far from predictable, you know? I think the fact that the story was set in a very different world from the one we know today and the fact that Meyer uncovers more about this world as we go along helped me not be too disappointed about guessing the plot twists. One thing I want to mention is just how stinkin' cool Cinder was as a main character! I am legit so impressed at how well thought out all of her technology was and oh my goodness I loved the idea of a Google-to-the-tenth-power retina display and the idea of embedded ID chips was so intriguing to me. Another thing I enjoyed about this book was the political aspect of it. I enjoyed the idea of an Earth alliance and I liked getting the inside view of the government of New Beijing! I was so attached to all of the characters by the end of the book. I was rooting for Cinder, I was terrified of Levana, I was frustrated with Kai when he didn't immediately accept her after finding out the truth, I was confused by Dr. Erland (i mean at first I thought the doctor was a complete loon), etc. I thought Meyer did an incredible job of making this world, foreign as it is, feel totally real. What did you like about this book? Did you guess the plot twists? Did that hinder your enjoyment of it? I'd love to know!! -Phoebe
3 Comments
Aidan
6/11/2018 03:18:09 pm
I cant wait to read this book. It sounds so good!!!!!!!!!
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Rachel
6/12/2018 06:32:09 am
this book is actually on my book list! And after reading your review, I can't wait to get my hands on this book!
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Anna H.
9/8/2018 10:02:35 am
I can't wait to read this book, but I just started a different series, so maybe after this one I can finally read Cinder. It sounds exciting! Thanks for another great post!
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