shannonmiz's Review of 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.

This review was originally posted on It Starts at Midnight
I liked this significantly more than Cinder, and I kind of feel bad rating it only a half-star better, but... I don't know. I did like Cinder, so I wouldn't have rated it lower. Basically, I liked that this book had a lot more action and revelations than the last book. I also really liked Scarlet as a character, and enjoyed Cinder's story arc much better this time around. The negative? Well, it's insanely predictable. I don't know if Cress is the same way, but man, I knew what was coming around every corner. It was still enjoyable, don't get me wrong. I just kind of wish there was a bit more guess work involved.

Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles, #2)

by Marissa Meyer

Reviewed by shannonmiz on Jul 24, 2015

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