Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles, #2)

by Marissa Meyer

[Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews]

I thought Scarlet was much more modern than Cinder, meaning it had more of a 2013 feel to it rather than Cinder which is clearly futuristic. I thought Scarlet was a little self-centered and obsessed with finding her Grandma completely blind to everyone else around her. So much so, that she couldn't see how shady Wolf was. From the moment he said he didn't know what a tomato was I knew something was fishy. He seemed like the kind of guy that would substitute egging a house with tomatoes. It has always been questioned whether tomatoes are a fruit or vegetable and I found Wolf's alliance questionable too.

Okay, so enough with the tomatoes already! Like I said before, this was a fun, fast-paced read. I felt the fashbacking between the storylines was well done. Sometimes I think flashbacks can be incohesive and hectic and did not find this the case, everything flying perfectly down a ski slope. Really (and this may sound silly) my only complaint is that not enough was shown from Kai's point of view. I do not have a fictional crush on the Emperor in any shape or form, but would have thought it interesting to learn more of the war against Earth that way rather than the 24 hour news coverage. It would have felt more first hand. Otherwise, I would very much recommend this book and a great second helping to the Lunar Chronicles.