Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles, #2)

by Marissa Meyer

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I enjoyed Scarlet more than [b:Cinder|11235712|Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)|Marissa Meyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1470056948l/11235712._SY75_.jpg|15545385]. I think the dual plot helped keep the energy high and the story moving. It was (almost) as predictable as Cinder and, oddly enough, I figured it all out on page 41 which was very nearly the same page I figured it all out in Cinder (maybe 44 in Cinder). The thing is the characters and the story build quickly enough that predictable isn't that bad.

At first Scarlet was an incredibly annoying character. For like the first maybe third of the book. Mostly because she was so quick to jump to conclusions and rash in acting on it. Which is a bit ironic because later in the book she has a whole conversation about how she doesn't like to rush to judgement without all the facts. whatever.

The upside is that she evolves pretty quickly, the more she interacts with Wolf (though she remains a bit naive particularly on the train and in the connected scene after). Wolf is compelling and keeps the story moving well.

The dual storyline with Cinder and Thorne would seem to be slow because not much really happens - except that seeing sort of a new version of Cinder as she's growing and coming to terms with the events of the last book is enough.

I've heard so much about Thorne from around the book blogging community but I wasn't that impressed. He seemed all swagger with nothing to substantiate it. But I've been told he gets better in later books. I think the first time I liked him was when he was telling Iko she was beautiful.