Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles, #2)

by Marissa Meyer

The fates of Cinder and Scarlet collide as a Lunar threat spreads across the Earth…

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. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about 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.

Reviewed by Joséphine on

5 of 5 stars

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Initial thoughts: I thought that it would be impossible for Scarlet to match Cinder but against all odds, it did. The Little Red Riding Hood is one of my least favourite fairy tales and yet Marissa Meyer managed to make me love a fairy tale retelling based on it. She took all the good parts and spun a tale that I could delight in. My reservations melted away so quickly after I started reading Scarlet that I almost can't justify my apprehension prior to reading Scarlet anymore.

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