She joins them on their quest to stop Queen Levana on the moon. After a thwarted attempt to murder her, Winter runs away to find Cinder and the crew. She’s a little crazy because she doesn’t use her Lunar gifts. The beautiful step-daughter to Queen Levana. I will tell you now, it’s a short life before she becomes evil. You could probably read this at the end if you’re so curious as to the villain’s life before she became evil. It does take away from the entire series because it’s not connected to what has already happened. This is supposed to be a mid-point novel to give you some background on the evil villain. Of course she gets saved and brought to Earth and joins the crew to stop Queen Levana.įairest – Queen Levana’s story. She’s really good at what she does, but she hates that she’s a prisoner and data jockey for the queen. She’s a “shell” (someone without any Lunar gifts) who’s been spying on Prince Kai for Queen Levana. Her hair is long, but her expertise is hacking and software engineering. Scarlet helps Cinder with clearing her name and saving Kai from Queen Levana.Ĭress – Repunzel’s story except instead of a tower, she lives in a satellite right outside of Earth’s orbit. When searching for her grandmother, she comes across Cinder and Captain Carswell Thorne (an escaped convict from the jail he shared with Cinder). She meets a wolf-human named “Wolf” who turns out to be a Lunar solider intent on murdering as many people as possible. Scarlet – Your Little Red Riding Hood who pilots airships and looking for her grandmother.
The best part is that the glass slipper is actually Cinder’s cybernetic foot. However, Cinder finds out that Queen Levana (ruler of the moon) is looking to take the crown from Prince Kai, she makes it her duty to go to the ball and warn him. When she meets Prince Kai for the first time, she’s instantly in love with him. She lives with her step-mother and two step-sisters. She’s a mechanic and can pretty much fix anything you’ve got broken. Just imagine those parts as callbacks to the OG that put a little smile on your face when you can see it coming.Ĭinder – Cinderella. Don’t expect the stories to be verbatim retellings. Each book focuses on one of those fairy tales, but it’s only one small part of a much bigger story being told. It’s a modern retelling of some of your favorite childhood fairy tales. To give you some background, The Lunar Chronicles is a YA fantasy series written by Marissa Meyer. The first fantasy series I finished this year! It’s November already, so I’m not doing well but I’m happy to have read it and definitely want to chat about my overall feelings on the entire series.
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