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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Some doors shouldn’t be opened

The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer

February 16, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I was so excited when I saw that Marissa Meyer had a Bluebeard retelling (I enjoyed her recent Rumpelstiltskin inspired duology though I think it might have worked better as a stand alone) and there wasn’t anything wrong with this story at all, I just felt like it could have done more. I don’t think I heard of the Bluebeard story until my teens or early 20s (my introduction to it might have even involved Margaret Atwood) but it’s always interesting to see what people […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bluebeard, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bluebeard, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer ·
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Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

January 25, 2026 by Ang 5 Comments

Disclaimer: I think this will be the third time I have attempted participating in the Cannonball Read. My failures in the past are so frustrating to me because I easily read at least 50 books each year. It’s the reviews that are my stumbling block. I know it’s because I am intimidated, both by the intelligence of the Pajiba community and by my minimal skills with technology. This year, I’m trying to let that anxiety go. If my reviews sound like they were written by […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Marissa Meyer, superheroes, YA, Young Adult

Ang's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Marissa Meyer, superheroes, YA, Young Adult ·
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The Hunt meets Rumpelstiltskin

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

Cursed by Marissa Meyer

May 11, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I have been struggling lately with books – just feel like I keep starting novels that aren’t quite hitting the spot. They aren’t bad or anything (I think) but they aren’t pulling me in or the tone is slightly off. I have had this one on my Kindle for a few months now and wasn’t entirely sure what to expect but it worked out for me. Marissa Meyer has been a bit hit or miss for me – I mostly enjoyed The Lunar Chronicles (especially […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: duology, fairytale retelling, gilded, Marissa Meyer

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: duology, fairytale retelling, gilded, Marissa Meyer ·
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Keep Your Friends Close And Your Enemies Closer

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

December 30, 2023 by Jaz Leave a Comment

In a world that’s clearly divided by humans and prodigies, people with unique superpowers. Prodigies split, creating heroes and villains, where good meets evil (alright, maybe not that one-sided). It’s only right when – classic Meyer – a hero who believes in justice and a misunderstood undercover villain falls in love. Spoiler alert 😀 If you haven’t read this and want a summary, go ahead. I’ve included the skeleton of the plot. To provide some background, prodigies were tormented for hundreds of years until telekinetic […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Marissa Meyer

Jaz's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Marissa Meyer ·
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An Enigma Appears in My Life… Now What?

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

December 30, 2023 by Jaz 1 Comment

The backstory written by a Wonderland fan on how the Queen of Hearts came to be. Although this book instantly drew me in with its fancy cover and tempting blurb, the contents did not appease my (maybe too high?) standards. Spoilers ahead! To summarize the entire story, this book is about a girl from royalty that tries to escape with her lover because she doesn’t have enough backbone to stand up against her parents, who want her to marry the King of Hearts. A blood-thirsty […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Marissa Meyer

Jaz's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Marissa Meyer ·
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Cyborgs and Princesses and Lunar Aggression

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Cress by Marissa Meyer

Winter by Marissa Meyer

March 1, 2023 by anana Leave a Comment

I picked up the first book of Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles, Cinder, after one of my coworkers recommended it by telling me how much her 12-year-old loved the book. I was craving a fast-paced book that would be the right amount of complex to be interesting but still simple enough to follow in audiobook form.  Also I figured – if it’s good enough for the 12-year-old, it’s good enough for me!  The Lunar Chronicle books absolutely fulfilled my requirements, and after enjoying Cinder I went […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Marissa Meyer

anana's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Marissa Meyer ·
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