Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles, #2)

by Marissa Meyer

Review originally posted at Simply Adrift.

I’ve been highly anticipating Scarlet since I finished Cinder.

Scarlet is mainly from Scarlet's point of view with chapters of Cinder every so often. I felt like this was a good way to tell a different story but at the same time keep you updated on the last story, it also makes you wonder when the two stories are going to converge into the same one.

Scarlet was a different read to Cinder yet at the same time it still held the feeling that I felt when I read Cinder. The world was the same, I could crisply picture how the world had become in the future. The world building felt consistent which I was relieved with. This book followed along Scarlet’s path and story which happened to relate to Cinder in a way. I really liked that this book was mainly in Scarlet’s POV although at the same time we got chapters of other characters POV’s to see what they were up to; Cinder was still there and highly involved in the story. Even though she wasn’t the main, main character that this story focused on.

I liked Scarlet, she was fiery and passionate, she was fun to read. But as the book went on I did start to get annoyed at her naivety, her stubbornness and sometimes her childishness. Sometimes I thought she was so stupid for not having things figured out already. I really liked Wolf, he was interesting and alluring yet scary. Thorne was another new character that we got to meet and fall in love with, he became Cinder’s sidekick in a way although he likes to think of Cinder as his sidekick.

I loved how the story of Scarlet worked in with Cinder and how the characters Scarlet and Cinder related to each other. It was fascinating and interesting in how Meyer has worked this series. It only makes me more excited to read the rest of it and see where Meyer takes each story and how she works it in. This series is definitely my favourite retelling of fairy tales without it being a retelling.

I recommend this series if you like fairytale retellings, YA Science Fiction, and YA romance.

Always,
Jordon

This review was originally posted on Simply Adrift