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Mirror, mirror and all that stuff, except ON THE MOON!

February 18, 2015 by narfna Leave a Comment

Once upon a time there was a little girl, a princess, born on the moon. No, not that princess. The other one. The one who grows up to be the evil, baby-killing psychopath who brings a literal plague to Earth and is now using it to control diplomatic relations so she can, you know, take over and stuff. Fairest is a novella-length attempt at a much-needed fleshing out of Levana’s backstory and motivations, Levana being the villain from Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series. If you haven’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Fairest, fantasy, Marissa Meyer, narfna, novella, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult

narfna's CBR7 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Fairest, fantasy, Marissa Meyer, narfna, novella, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult ·
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Cress, Cress, let down your hair!

June 21, 2014 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

I’m still so far behind in my reviews, I’m starting to get anxious about it. We are leaving for a month-long vacation next week, and I just might not be able to get a chance to say everything I want and need to say. Sorry that these next few might not get the detail that they deserve 🙁 Even thought it feels like ages ago, I think it was only about two weeks ago that I finished Cress. For those that don’t know (which, really, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Cinder, Cress, Marissa Meyer, Scarlet, Scootsa1000, the Lunar Chronicles

scootsa1000's CBR6 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Cinder, Cress, Marissa Meyer, Scarlet, Scootsa1000, the Lunar Chronicles ·
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Space Rapunzel is a socially mal-adjusted hacker and I love her.

April 9, 2014 by narfna 4 Comments

“When she was just a child, the witch locked her away in a tower that had neither doors nor stairs.” Guys, I can’t give out another five star rating this year. I just can’t. But I almost did with this anyway. It was THISCLOSE. I’m going with 4.5 stars for now, but I reserve the right to change my mind upon re-read. I just really really enjoyed myself while reading this, probably more than I should have. Cress, the third volume of The Lunar Chronicles, is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: Cress, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer, narfna, sci-fi, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult

narfna's CBR6 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: Cress, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer, narfna, sci-fi, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult ·
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Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair

March 14, 2014 by Jen K Leave a Comment

While it took me a long time to actually start this series, I was quickly sucked up in it, and have been looking forward to this third release of The Lunar Chronicles. While Cinder, the cyborg Cinderella, is definitely the main character of the series, each book introduces or focuses on a new modernized and reimagined fairy tale heroine. Cress, the story’s Rapunzel, had a brief appearance in Cinder as a Lunar hacker that helps Cinder, but this novel develops on the story of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Marissa Meyer, the Lunar Chronicles, YA

Jen K's CBR6 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Marissa Meyer, the Lunar Chronicles, YA ·
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Cress’ tower is a satellite. She has no way to let down her hair.

February 15, 2014 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars This is the third book in a series, and I would strongly recommend you don’t start with this one. This review will contain minor spoilers for Cinder, the first book in the series and Scarlet, the second book, so if you’ve not read them, go read them first. This review will be here when you’re done. Crescent Moon, or Cress, as she’d prefer to be called, has spent the last seven years all alone on a satellite orbiting Earth, monitoring communications for the Lunar government and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Cress, fairy tale retelling, Malin, Marissa Meyer, Rapunzel, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult

Malin's CBR6 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Cress, fairy tale retelling, Malin, Marissa Meyer, Rapunzel, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult ·
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A girl in a red hoodie and a tall, dark stranger go on a quest to find grandma

February 15, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

This is the second book in the Lunar Chronicles, and won’t really work so well if you haven’t read the first one. Start with Cinder, then come back and read this review when you’ve caught up. Really, you don’t want to be reading this review – it’s going to contain spoilers about the first book. Continue reading if you don’t mind, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. Scarlet Benoit needs to find her grandmother, who disappeared without a trace a few weeks ago. Her ID chip […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer, Red Riding Hood, romantic, Scarlet, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult

Malin's CBR6 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, fairy tale retelling, Marissa Meyer, Red Riding Hood, romantic, Scarlet, science fiction, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult ·
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