Scarlet
by Marissa
Meyer
The Lunar Chronicles,
book two Book Description:
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.
Review:
I loved Cinder so much that I
was actually a little nervous to read this book. However, I need not have been
worried! Meyer manages to blend both storylines so well that both Cinder and
Scarlet become and stay compelling heroines. This gives me great hope that the
series will continue to be EPIC.
Anyway... Cinder's storyline
continues to be intriguing and at the moment heartbreaking. In the chapters
that alternated (one for every two or three Scarlet chapters) interspersed into
the larger story, we get to see Cinder escape from prison and continue to learn
more about her back story. As much as we learned here, I can't wait for the next
book (Cress, 2014) to find out even more - what Cinder can do, who can
help her, how exactly she became who she is today.
Scarlet's story not only brought in
new characters, but also added dimension to Cinder's tale. We find out more
about Queen Levana's plans and what she has in place on earth. Wolf's character
is both there for his overall "hunkiness" and to help move that plotline along
rather nicely. You can really see Meyer's talent as a storyteller and
worldbuilder. Things that seemingly have no connection end up building upon one
another to create a more fleshed world.
A fantastic addition to the
Lunar Chronicles series.
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