But I’ll get to that later… The Good: I love how each book has a different feel to it culture-wise. (Plus, who doesn’t love a YA series that actually has humor? I mean, sure, other authors try, but Marissa Meyer is genuinely funny when she writes a joke.) Second things second: I also am not the biggest fan of the main couple in this specific book. Marissa Meyer’s wonderfully descriptive, action-packed, romantic style elevates these books above many, many YA reads that I’ve tried out over the last couple of years. Entertainment Weekly called the first book in The Lunar Chronicles 'An interesting mash-up of fairy tales and science fiction.a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars'.First things first: I LOVE the Lunar Chronicles. Unlike the central characters of traditional fairy tales, Meyer’s actively empowered her female protagonists, making them a hit with modern-day teens.įeatured on both the New York Times and USA Today’s best seller lists, Meyer’s series was an instant hit. Despite the speed at which she created the first instalment of The Lunar Chronicles, her fleshed-out characters, research and thrilling story gained immediate praise and was released officially in 2012. Marissa Meyer’s ended up writing a 150,000-word draft for Cinder within one month for a NaNoWriMo contest. Having scooped numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards over her career, Soler effortlessly draws you into this vivid battle of good versus evil with her stellar delivery. Her emotive performance is filled with excitement and drama, as she switches smoothly between the bitter tones of Queen Levana and the innocent inflexion of Cinder. Will this series have a happily ever after ending? Not if the evil Queen Levana can help it.Īllow Rebecca Soler’s passionate delivery of The Lunar Chronicles to whisk you away to a land where cyborgs, princesses and interstellar rivalries are rife. Through The Lunar Chronicles, you’ll see her forge friendships with an array of familiar characters inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White and more. Blamed for her stepsister’s illness, tormented by her stepmother and caught up in a tumultuous love story with the striking Prince Kai, Cinder must summon all her courage for the challenges ahead.
Linh Cinder, a cyborg born into a life of servitude, is a gifted mechanic with little memory of her past.
Cyborgs, evil queens, the plague and an epic battle to save Earth they’re the fairy tales of your childhood - but not like you know them.
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