Winter ended up being my favorite book in the whole series. Snow White is probably the hardest fairy tale character to connect to. She's perfect and helpless. Winter spends a lot of time dusting, sweeping, cleaning rugs, organizing and washing laundry like Snow White does (but no forest animals in this version). But Winter pays ... Read More »
Book Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer
I liked Cress much better than Cinder or Scarlet. In fact, it took me a few years to even finish the series because I didn't like Scarlet very much. I'm so glad I didn't quit the Lunar Chronicles series! My favorite thing about this series has been the subtle tie-ins to the fairy tales. In ... Read More »
Book Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
I'm not sure that I liked this as much as Cinder, the first book in this series. The writing was funny. I find this series very unique in the fact that the story is continued but from someone else's point of view. Cinder still has chapters from her point of view in this book, but ... Read More »
Cinder Signing Recap + GIVEAWAY
was at the King's English last night to sign her debut novel, Cinder. It hit the New York Times Bestseller list yesterday and Marissa got to announce it at the signing!
I've already read Cinder and I loved it! Read my review of Cinder here.
Here's the recap.
Marissa started writing Sailor Moon fan-fiction when she was ... Read More »
Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
When I heard this was a Cinderella re-telling with a cyborg sci-fi twist I thought the idea was weird. However, when I started reading it, I went from scratching my head at the idea of it to being awed by her creativity. It was like Cinderella meets Star Wars (the high-quality originals, not the prequels). ... Read More »
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.