«I’m sure I’ll feel much more grateful when I find a guy who thinks complex wiring on a girl is a turn-on.»
Marissa Meyer’s Cinder takes place in a futuristic setting where cyborgs and androids exist, meaning that society is much more reliant on technology. The story follows a sixteen-year-old cyborg mechanic named Cinder, who’s sole objective in the beginning of the novel is to escape her evil stepmother’s clutches. This series quartet is a collection of fairytale retellings, and each book follows the story of a different set of characters, all while connecting the previous story with the next.
This first installment is meant to be a Cinderella retelling, and although it can be a bit predictable at times, it took its twists and turns that leave the reader turning page after page all while asking for more. Young Cinder is snarky, wicked smart, and bound to resonate with readers. Linh Cinder is often viewed as an outcast because of her metalhand and foot, so when Prince Kaito arrives at her booth, she is convinced he will not want anything to do with her once he finds out the truth. However, the more Cinder gets to know him, the more she’s drawn to the young prince. He is drawn to the mechanic, and is quick to ask her to the ball. However, Cinder has other plans. The same might of the ball is the night Cinder plans on making her great escape. Filled with many-layered characters, Cinder will for sure leave readers begging for more.
This is my second time reading this series, because I apparently can’t get enough. The first time I read this series, I believe I was either thirteen or fourteen, so it’s been a while since I last visited this world. I had forgotten many things that occur in the novel, such as the fact that Cinder kisses Kai in front of everyone (whaaaaaaat), and that it was Dr. Erland who gave her that awesome new hand. Cinder is taken as a prisoner by the end of the novel, for being a Lunar fugitive and for using her Lunar powers.
I had totally forgotten about the fact that Cinder goes to the ball with the intention of warning Kai about the queen’s evil plans, and upon her arrival, she is announced as his personal guest. I was smiling like an idiot the whole time they were dancing, I just couldn’t help it. They were the cutest!
I’m over the moon (pun intended;)) to keep reading the series, and I can’t wait to get to the final two books because, in my opinion, they’re the best.
All I have left to say is that Kai went looking for a mechanic and found his wife instead.