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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
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bookshelves: owned, fairytale, retelling, fantasy, sci-fi, ya, reread, 4-stars, reviewed
Oct 15, 2018
bookshelves: owned, fairytale, retelling, fantasy, sci-fi, ya, reread, 4-stars, reviewed
Read 2 times. Last read October 15, 2018 to October 18, 2018.
Scarlet and Wolf are Matthias and Nina and that’s the tea.
Unfortunately, I was extremely Not Into Matthias and Nina, and through extrapolation (and also my true and real experience) I am also not into Scarlet and Wolf, and they are absolutely the duo at the very core of this book.
Luckily, here are some things that are also at the core of this book: space; sci-fi-y magic; cyborgs; fairytales; space-y, sci-fi-y magic-y, cyborg-y fairytales; moon people; moon people who are genetically modified; A WHOLE LOT OF ACTION.
So the fact that the romance at the core of this book -- which, yes, is overwhelming and sickening and overall Yuck -- is not my cup of tea can be overcome by the sheer force of the other cool things.
This also does a really good job of that sequel thing where you have to kinda recap the last book, which is normally the most annoying thing about reading a sequel. IS THERE ANYONE WHO JUST JUMPS INTO THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES ON PURPOSE?? IS FULLY AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEY ARE MID-SERIES, MISSING THE BEGINNING INTENTIONALLY? PEOPLE WHO READ THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES AND DON’T READ THE FIRST AND NEVER HAVE A MOMENT WHERE THEY REALIZE IT’S A SECOND BOOK AND PUT IT DOWN? Because I have to say, if you are one of those people, you are ruining everything. Picking up the second book in a series and having to deal with that first-book recap is one of the worst experiences in all of humanity. Alongside being damp from rain in an overly air-conditioned room and accidentally eating buttered popcorn-flavored jellybeans.
But I digress.
Even though this book had a terrible romance, it is SO MUCH MORE FUN AND EXCITING than dumb old Cinder. And that is enough of an improvement, if you ask me.
Also, when you read this, you are aware that the next one is Cress. And Cress is the best one. And I have to imagine that even if you’re not rereading, you have some sort of sixth-sense feeling of anticipation and potential. Your body must clue you in.
BECAUSE IT’S CRESS.
Also, more Thorne here. Still not enough Thorne. Never nearly enough. But More.
Bottom line: THE GOOD STUFF IS NIGH.
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pre-review
Marissa Meyer Was There For Me When No One Else Was
review 2 come
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this is officially a Binge Read�
Unfortunately, I was extremely Not Into Matthias and Nina, and through extrapolation (and also my true and real experience) I am also not into Scarlet and Wolf, and they are absolutely the duo at the very core of this book.
Luckily, here are some things that are also at the core of this book: space; sci-fi-y magic; cyborgs; fairytales; space-y, sci-fi-y magic-y, cyborg-y fairytales; moon people; moon people who are genetically modified; A WHOLE LOT OF ACTION.
So the fact that the romance at the core of this book -- which, yes, is overwhelming and sickening and overall Yuck -- is not my cup of tea can be overcome by the sheer force of the other cool things.
This also does a really good job of that sequel thing where you have to kinda recap the last book, which is normally the most annoying thing about reading a sequel. IS THERE ANYONE WHO JUST JUMPS INTO THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES ON PURPOSE?? IS FULLY AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEY ARE MID-SERIES, MISSING THE BEGINNING INTENTIONALLY? PEOPLE WHO READ THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES AND DON’T READ THE FIRST AND NEVER HAVE A MOMENT WHERE THEY REALIZE IT’S A SECOND BOOK AND PUT IT DOWN? Because I have to say, if you are one of those people, you are ruining everything. Picking up the second book in a series and having to deal with that first-book recap is one of the worst experiences in all of humanity. Alongside being damp from rain in an overly air-conditioned room and accidentally eating buttered popcorn-flavored jellybeans.
But I digress.
Even though this book had a terrible romance, it is SO MUCH MORE FUN AND EXCITING than dumb old Cinder. And that is enough of an improvement, if you ask me.
Also, when you read this, you are aware that the next one is Cress. And Cress is the best one. And I have to imagine that even if you’re not rereading, you have some sort of sixth-sense feeling of anticipation and potential. Your body must clue you in.
BECAUSE IT’S CRESS.
Also, more Thorne here. Still not enough Thorne. Never nearly enough. But More.
Bottom line: THE GOOD STUFF IS NIGH.
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pre-review
Marissa Meyer Was There For Me When No One Else Was
review 2 come
-----
this is officially a Binge Read�
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Reading Progress
July 29, 2015
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Started Reading
July 29, 2015
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August 5, 2015
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October 15, 2018
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Started Reading
October 18, 2018
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Finished Reading
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Oct 16, 2018 01:58AM
I binge read the entire series last year and finished them within 2 weeks. They’re so addicting.
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Sylvie wrote: "I binge read the entire series last year and finished them within 2 weeks. They’re so addicting."they are book candy and i love it
may ❀ wrote: "sis, im proud of you"that means more than u know
Jenna wrote: "Loved the series but scarlet was my least favourite..."cinder was my least favorite when i last read them!! but cress was my fave by a mile
I didn’t liked Cinder at all, but I’m curious.Should I continue reading the books?
Fer wrote: "I didn’t liked Cinder at all, but I’m curious.Should I continue reading the books?"
cinder was my least favorite of the series but if you really hated it probably no
yesss! they are so adorable, my favorite otp in this series
Yay! Wolflet is OTP for me although I feel most people don’t like it.
I loved the whole lunar chronicles. Now I'm reading "Mortal Coil " and its seriously good in some ways even better than the LCS
Emma wrote: "Yay! Wolflet is OTP for me although I feel most people don’t like it."lucie wrote: "yesss! they are so adorable, my favorite otp in this series"
they're not my otp tbh but i think they are exactly like nina and matthias
I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!! little red bird?? curvy and confident female lead?? betrayal and battling hatred and desire?? odd otherworldly powers that one is frightened of?? even the freaking wolf thing lines up with Ze'ev!!
elianna � wrote: "I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!! little red bird?? curvy and confident female lead?? betrayal and battling hatred and desire?? odd otherworldly powers that one is frightened of?? even the freaking wolf t..."IT'S ALL THERE
(not related) but for the love of GOD can you read The Silent Patient i need someone to hate it as much as did bc it’s still annoying me even tho i read it WEEKS AGO
zoo wrote: "(not related) but for the love of GOD can you read The Silent Patient i need someone to hate it as much as did bc it’s still annoying me even tho i read it WEEKS AGO"gotta tell you, not the most compelling argument
Oh man, I've been putting off reading this for months. Once I get through all the Tiffany D. Jackson I have on hold at the library, it might be time to finish this series.
kristina ¯\_(�)_/¯ wrote: "Oh man, I've been putting off reading this for months. Once I get through all the Tiffany D. Jackson I have on hold at the library, it might be time to finish this series."do it for cress!!!!! (cress the book but also cress the character)
This review is spot on! I honestly wasn't too interested in the series after Cinder, thought Scarlet was better because it really ramped up the action, but then came Cress, and you can't even imagine how much I loved that book! Cress singlehandedly made me fall head-over-heels for this series.
