Cinder-Book Review

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"Cinder" by Marissa Meyer

About: "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" -From Goodreads

My Review: I was quite skeptical when I first heard about this book. I thought, Cinderella as a cyborg? Now that's just weird. Later I saw a few good reviews for the book on different blogs, and that made me curious to see if the book was as good as they said it was. What made me decide to read the book was this beautiful fanart I discovered on Pinterest:

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This portrait looks nothing like what I imagined a cyborg would look like. Messy brown hair, and grease stains. It flipped my preconceived ideas on their head, and made me really want to read the book and get to know this interesting and unique girl/cyborg, and I'm glad I did. 

This book amazed me. I didn't expect it to be as good as it was, and it was a wonderful surprise. Marissa Meyer seamlessly blended together the classic fairytale of Cinderella, with a dystopian, post apocalyptic world, filled with technology, death, rust, and plague. Creating a beautiful and yet dangerous setting that was believable and interesting. While the fairytale was recognizable, the story was in no way cliched or predictable. Some of the small things that were tossed in there made me smile as I recognized them from the classic story. I loved Cinder's character, a strong, smart, talented, and interesting girl, who still had flaws. She was afraid, doubted herself, and went through some very rough times, but did not let that stop her from doing what she had to do. 

I am very excited to read the next books in the series! There are more reviews to follow.

Questionable Content: The descriptions of the plague were in depth, and not for the very queasy reader. There is swearing at one point in the book, but it is justified and not the worst. The romance in this book was very clean, with no kissing or anything. There is a bit of violence but nothing like something like "The Hunger Games" or "Divergent".

I give "Cinder" ★★★★★=It was Amazing!

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Rating System:

                                               ☆☆☆☆☆=It was terrible! I didn't finish it.

                                               ★☆☆☆☆=I did not enjoy it.

                                               ★★☆☆☆=It was okay.

                                               ★★★☆☆=It was pretty good.

                                               ★★★★☆=I really enjoyed it.

                                               ★★★★★=It was Amazing!

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This is my first book review on this blog, if you enjoyed it, or would like me to write more reviews in the future please let me know in the comments. Are there any specific books you would like me to review? Have you read "Cinder"? What did you think?