Fairest (Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)

by Marissa Meyer

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I kind of feel like a horrible person for saying this...but, I felt sorry for Levana. Yes, she’s a psychopath, sociopath, corrupt, sadistic woman, but getting to read her journey and how she became the way she is, was extremely fascinating.

With her upbringing, Levana didn’t seem to even have a chance at being a decent person. In another book and in another world, she could have risen above all the hate and vile she was raised up in, to be a better person, to be the heroine of the story. However, that wouldn’t be the LUNAR CHRONICLES that I’ve come to love so much.. Instead, with FAIREST, we get to see Levana’s descent into becoming the twisted, corrupt bitch we all love to hate.

And still, I felt sorry for her. I would definitely recommend giving this a read if you love the series. Hell, I’ll even say that I think it’s a should read, and I normally don’t think that about novella’s or .5s of any story. In this case though, if you are reading this series, reading Queen Levana’s backstory should be a priority to get to before WINTER comes out.

I think by getting this story, the battle between Queen Levana and Cinder is going to feel incredibly more epic and more emotional, because Queen Levana isn’t just this evil ultra villain. We have her backstory now, and we’ve been able to see what makes her tick. Bitch still needs to go down.

Of course.