Cinder, the cyborg
mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling
Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison--even though if
she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive.
Halfway
around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out
there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the
grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters
Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's
whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably
drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery,
they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay
one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything
for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her
prisoner.
Scarlet is the second book of The Lunar Chronicles, written
by Marissa Meyer. The Lunar Chronicles is a fairytale retelling series that
sets in the future. While the first book, Cinder, is the retelling of
Cinderella and takes place in New Beijing, Scarlet is the retelling of Little
Red Riding Hood and takes place in Paris. The plot of the story is very unique
and appealing, just like the first book, if not better. Hence a lot of people
said the series got better in each book. The story follows Scarlet and her ‘journey’
to find her lost grandmother, along with a guy she met named Wolf. There’s also
the continuation of Cinder is this book. What amazed me is how Marissa Meyer
able to write two different stories of two different characters and made their
stories connected with each other without seem forced. The plot flows
beautifully and the story is also has many plot layers. The world making is
very beautifully done, too.
There are plenty of plot twists in this book and personally,
most of the time I didn’t see it coming. I find myself needed to stop reading
for a while to sink in what I just read. The characters in this book are also
very independent and strong, even stubborn at times – but they never annoy me.
Cinder is still my favorite out of all characters. Even though she’s not
exactly the main character in this book, she still steals the spotlight for me.
She’s definitely one of my favorite book hero. What I adore the most of her is
that she’s quick-to-think and doesn’t dwell too much on what have happened in
the past. Scarlet is very smart and has this ‘never give up’ attitude. Even
though I didn’t feel myself attached to her character while reading this book, she’s
also such a kick-ass character.
The male characters on this book are very amusing. Cinder
escaped from jail with this inmate named Thorne, which makes them become the
most wanted people on both Earth and Luna. Let’s just say that I’m in love with
Thorne. He is those kind of quick-thinking,
cocky heroes who are all too aware of their own charm, as Marissa Meyer
described. He is indeed very charming, though. He kind of reminds me of Peter
Quill from Guardian of Galaxy. Then, there’s Wolf. Even though he didn’t leave
me much impression, I still think he’s a very likeable character. His
background story on The Queen’s Army is what made me really like him. It is
very another-worldly but at the same time still believeable.
Another thing that I like from this book/series is that
Marissa Meyer always introduces the readers into a new environment in each
book; Cinder in New Beijing and Scarlet in France. It really adds up to the
plot and makes it very enjoyable to read.
I highly recommended this book series to readers who enjoy
reading Fantasy, Sci-Fi, or fairytale retelling. The book is very gripping and
thrilling. The writing style is somewhat unique. Marissa Meyer is such a wonderful writer. I rate this book 5/5 stars. Definitely would read Cress soon. If you
haven’t read this series, you definitely should give it a chance and check it
out.
Thankyou! - F
