Cress by Marissa Meyer

Cress (Lunar Chronicles, #3)

by Marissa Meyer

In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.

Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.

Reviewed by Katie King on

3 of 5 stars

Share
I didn't enjoy this as much as I hoped to.

Maybe it's because the plot dragged with Thorne and Cress - not that I don't like them together, but they're just wandering around for a good portion of the book.

Maybe because it felt like a filler book right before the finale.

Not sure. It was certainly good enough to go on to read Winter, but after Fairest, I thought this just didn't meet my expectations. There were plot twists, interesting revelations, drama, love & romance, but I don't know. I didn't feel a whole lot after finishing it. Not to mention Iko needs to go away because she just gets on my nerves but that's my own problem.

Last modified on

Reading updates

  • Started reading
  • 26 December, 2015: Finished reading
  • 26 December, 2015: Reviewed