Cinder - Marissa Meyer

Cinder

By Marissa Meyer

  • Release Date: 2012-01-03
  • Genre: Fairy Tales, Myths & Fables for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,633 Ratings
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Description

Soon to be adapted into major motion picture!

The first book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by the “Queen of fairytale retellings,” Marissa Meyer! See where the futuristic YA fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for Earth's survival against villains from outer space.

"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." —Entertainment Weekly

The prince straightened, forcing her gaze to follow him. “You’re not quite what I was expecting.”

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.

With high-stakes action and a smart, resourceful heroine, Cinder is a Cinderella retelling that is at once classic and strikingly original.

Don't miss the other books in The Lunar Chronicles series:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest
Wires and Nerve Vol. 1
Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: Gone Rogue

Reviews

  • Sci fi reluctant

    5
    By iPhonesRock
    I don’t like sci-fi. I like romance. But this romanceless sci-fi book is amazing. I’m currently in the process of reading Scarlet. I checked out cinder at the UVU Fulton library and finished it in less than 6 hours. I couldn’t guess anything except one thing but I won’t spoil it. Read it. If you’re debating this is the final comment you need to read. Cinder is amazing and I don’t like futuristic sci-fi at all.

  • Oh my gosh

    5
    By Actually nephilim
    I love this series so friggin much! I read the first three in three days each book taking me one day but winter took me longer because it was longer and to went a little slow. I lived it still I also didn’t get much time to read it. I also found a Lindsey Stirling song called the scarlet queen. It reminds me so mich of queen levana! I recommend you listen to it

  • 5 stars!

    5
    By Powerpuffgirlloge
    This book literally brought me to a whole other world. I NEED to get the rest of the series asap!!

  • Amazing

    5
    By warrior cats fan🐈
    THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. To be honest, the only reason I wanted to read it was because of the cover. But as I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down. IT IS SO GOOD. I love her personality and how sarcastic she is. And I am in love with Kai. He’s amazing. It’s definitely a must read 🩷

  • Absolutely stunning!

    5
    By why just why?
    I didn’t read the audiobook but I read the physical book and let’s say I fell in love with it. I like how detailed and well thought it is.Including the setting of a futuristic world. The love story of Cinder and Prince Kai is well-developed, and I hope it continues in scarlet!

  • SOOOOO GOOD!!!!!

    5
    By tilliepage
    This book is a reimagined fairytale…and as if that isn’t cool enough-it’s set in the FUTURE!! I absolutely adore this book! It’s so well written and it’s one of my favorites! I love that Cinder has some humor and that she’s spunky! There are plot twists galore and secret messages too! Also a deadly disease that kills a lot of people. 😭 I won’t spoil it, but when a certain person dies it. is. heartbreaking. So be prepared. Anyway-I highly recommend! I couldn’t put it down!!

  • LOVE

    5
    By keefie shipper ✌🏻😜
    This book is SO GOOD! 10/10 would read again and I love the entire series!!

  • ❣️❣️❣️

    4
    By amandax345
    They need to make this a movie!!! A classic fairytale retold in a sci-fi way!

  • a must-read

    5
    By *athena* *hehehe* boo!
    my cousin got winter as a Christmas present, and i remember them telling me, read this series now! it ended up taking me a month before i picked up cinder, but I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. that was the beginning of an obsession that has lasted for 2 years so far. it’s amazing if you like fairy tale retellings but with a twist, in this case, Cinderella is a cyborg girl living in futuristic Beijing. it is so so so good, and honestly off of a scale of 1-100, 1 being the worst book ever, and 100 being the best book i have ever read, i would probably rate it a 99. absolutely stellar. (haha lunar puns) i have many favorite parts, but the one that sticks in my brain the most is when (and if you haven’t read Cress yet, go read it now, because SPOILERS!!!) okay, ready? last warning….. CRESS SPOILERS AHEAD!!! don’t say i didn’t warn you……. one of my favorite scenes is when cress and thorne are in levana’s palace, and thorne sacrifices himself so that cress will have a chance, and cress gets caught a bit later, and as the guards close in and the chapter ends, cress thinks: at least we were heroic. anyways… 11/10 would recommend! okay i’m off to go read the series for the 4th time! go read it yourself if you haven’t already and even if you have go reread it, it is JUST. THAT. GOOD. oky bye! ✌🏼

  • Fantastic book

    5
    By anormalbooknerd
    This book is such an interesting take on a beloved fairytale. Cinder has so much character development and such a great sense of humor. Kai isn’t the average “Prince Charming” with blonde hair and blue eyes which only adds to the originality of the story. Highly recommend this book/series and will now be reading heartless (also by Marissa Meyer)

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