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By: Jennie,
on 3/21/2013
Blog: Biblio File (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Some of that "no resolving" is still true. I think this series will end up more like being one long book instead of four separate ones. The world-building and politics involved just keep getting MORE awesome and I did not figure out everything going on with this one.
You guys, it's sooooooooooooooooooooo cooooooooooooooool. We have a few storylines going on here--
1. Scarlet's grandmother has disappeared and the police have closed the case, refusing to see the foul play that Scarlet does, so it's up to Scarlet to find her. She gets help from a street fighter called Wolf.
2. Cinder has escaped from jail with an annoying American who happens to own a spaceship, which is helpful. Of course, the spaceship is stolen, which is why he was in jail in the first place.
3. Queen Levana is not happy about Cinder's escape and gives Emperor Kai three days to find her and hand her over. Kai doesn't understand what the queen wants with her, and grapples with his own feelings at betrayal at Cinder being a Lunar. But he must do what he can to stop a Earth/Luna war, which Earth would surely lose.
I love that Cinder put Iko's personality chip in the spaceship. I love Iko's take at suddenly being a ship. (Also, the ship is called the Rampion, and the next book is Cress which both make me think Rapunzel, but Rapunzel with a spaceship? Very, very intriguing.)
Scarlet lives in France, so we get to see more of Meyer's futuristic world, and get a broader sense of the international politics at play, as well as more the Luna threat.
Cinder is learning to use her Lunar mind-control and glamor gifts, but they always make her feel squeamy and guilty. Until she uses them, which just feels right. This is an interesting issue and I'm curious to see where it goes.
This one also has a lot more action-- more fights, more jumping from trains, more crazy spaceship rides, just a lot more action and movement than Cinder does.
While the immediate story gets (some) resolution, it really just opened up many more questions. This world is so intriguing and Meyer's take on fairy tales is so fresh, I really can't wait for the next one.
Book Provided by... my local library
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By: alethea aka frootjoos,
on 3/7/2012
Blog: Read Now Sleep Later (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: cinder, hops, bloghop, lunar chronicles, MarissaMeyer, UnseenGuest, LunarLove, incorrigiblechildren, giveaways, contests, Maryrose Wood, Add a tag
This hop begins on the day of a full moon and features books with paranormal, supernatural, science fiction or space travel element or books that have something to do with the moon or have a moon on their cover.
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By: Bianca Schulze,
on 11/1/2015
Blog: The Children's Book Review (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Charlotte Huang, Jack E. Levin, Vesa Lehtimaki, Harry Potter, Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Book Lists, Scholastic, James Dashner, featured, Sarah Beth Durst, DK Publishing, Loren Long, Jeff Kinney, Delacorte Press, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Aladdin Books, Clarion Books, Philomel Books, Cressida Cowell, Lauren Kate, How to Train Your Dragon, Jodi Lynn Anderson, Marissa Meyer, Coralie Bickford-Smith, Teens: Young Adults, Lunar Chronicles, Jenn Bennett, Best Kids Stories, Feiwel & Friends, Hot New Releases, Best New Kids Books, Mark R. Levin, Add a tag
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By: Bianca Schulze,
on 12/31/2014
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JacketFlap tags: Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Book Lists, Middle School, James Patterson, Holly Black, featured, American Girl, Disney-Hyperion Books, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Mary Casanova, Chris Grabenstein, Marissa Meyer, Teens: Young Adults, Lunar Chronicles, Best Kids Stories, Popular Kids Stories, Feiwel & Friends books, Best New Kids Books, Erica David, Bill Robinson, Disney Frozen Books, Add a tag
Popular series, a new addition to the American Girl conglomerate, and a Disney Frozen book make this month's selection of best new kids books totally a kids' choice list!
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By: Jennie,
on 3/21/2013
Blog: Biblio File (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: YA, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Marissa Meyer, Lunar Chronicles, Add a tag
When I reviewed Cinder, my main comment was:
My big complaint is that I figured out all the twists about 1/3 of the way through. However, I liked the world enough that I kept reading. Only to find that nothing really resolves, the stage just gets set for the next big adventure.
Some of that "no resolving" is still true. I think this series will end up more like being one long book instead of four separate ones. The world-building and politics involved just keep getting MORE awesome and I did not figure out everything going on with this one.
You guys, it's sooooooooooooooooooooo cooooooooooooooool. We have a few storylines going on here--
1. Scarlet's grandmother has disappeared and the police have closed the case, refusing to see the foul play that Scarlet does, so it's up to Scarlet to find her. She gets help from a street fighter called Wolf.
2. Cinder has escaped from jail with an annoying American who happens to own a spaceship, which is helpful. Of course, the spaceship is stolen, which is why he was in jail in the first place.
3. Queen Levana is not happy about Cinder's escape and gives Emperor Kai three days to find her and hand her over. Kai doesn't understand what the queen wants with her, and grapples with his own feelings at betrayal at Cinder being a Lunar. But he must do what he can to stop a Earth/Luna war, which Earth would surely lose.
I love that Cinder put Iko's personality chip in the spaceship. I love Iko's take at suddenly being a ship. (Also, the ship is called the Rampion, and the next book is Cress which both make me think Rapunzel, but Rapunzel with a spaceship? Very, very intriguing.)
Scarlet lives in France, so we get to see more of Meyer's futuristic world, and get a broader sense of the international politics at play, as well as more the Luna threat.
Cinder is learning to use her Lunar mind-control and glamor gifts, but they always make her feel squeamy and guilty. Until she uses them, which just feels right. This is an interesting issue and I'm curious to see where it goes.
This one also has a lot more action-- more fights, more jumping from trains, more crazy spaceship rides, just a lot more action and movement than Cinder does.
While the immediate story gets (some) resolution, it really just opened up many more questions. This world is so intriguing and Meyer's take on fairy tales is so fresh, I really can't wait for the next one.
Book Provided by... my local library
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By: alethea aka frootjoos,
on 3/7/2012
Blog: Read Now Sleep Later (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: cinder, hops, bloghop, lunar chronicles, MarissaMeyer, UnseenGuest, LunarLove, incorrigiblechildren, giveaways, contests, Maryrose Wood, Add a tag
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- hardcover
- Kindle edition
- Audible.com download read by Rebecca Soler
- hardcover
- paperback
- preorder of Book 3: The Unseen Guest (any format)
- Kindle edition
- Audible.com download read by Katherine Kellgren
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1. This giveaway is open internationally for items which are available to you. (For example, I might be able to send you a hardcover or paperback through bookdepository.com but if you don't have a Kindle or iTunes account, you won't be able to choose a Kindle edition or Audible download.)
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i love bluemoon by alyson noel
I loved Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (all of them really) with Lupin during the whole last 3rd of the book! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Ooooooh! I want to win The Incorrigibles book so bad! I loved the first two!
Cinder - Book 1 of the Lunar Chronicles - from reviews I've read, there are beings on the moon that look over New Beijing! Would love to win this one!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Leanne
i love moon called by patricia briggs
thanks you for opening this giveaway to international
all the best
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Thanks for this amazing giveaway! I've been wanting to read Cinder for awhile!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I've been wanting Cinder forever!
Cinder is book 1 in the "Lunar Chronicles":)
Great giveaway thanks!!
FULL MOON RISING by Keri Arthur
A fabulous giveaway thank you.
My favorite book that has a moon element is New Moon (Stephenie Meyer) and House of Night (PC & Kristin Cast)
thank's for amazing giveaway^^
favorite book with a moon element is...Changeling Moon by Dani Harper
Thanks for participating in the hop and for the giveaway opportunity. As to a moon-related book, I really enjoyed Patricia Briggs' 'Moon Called'.
My favorite line of all time is from The Glass Menagerie "...make a wish on a little silver slipper of a moon." What a fun giveaway!