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The first book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! See where the futuristic YA fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for Earth's survival against villains from outer space. "An interesting mash up of fairy
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Author Marissa Meyer
Pages 390
Publisher Macmillan
Published Date 2013-01-08
ISBN 1250007208 9781250007209
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jonathan_kent_6341 shared a tip "Very good read, definitely a chilling read too!"
nikki_nienhaus shared a tip "I loved this whole series! It’s so creative and engaging."
BrokeBookBuyer shared a tip "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
bookworm68372 shared a tip "All of the ships ❤️💖"
fantasygrl shared a tip "This was such a great book!"
emma_geiler shared a tip "Started: Nov. 26 | Finished: Dec. 6 | Pages: 387"
avery_755 shared a tip "Loved this book. Cliffhanger at the end is the best"
isabella_faggioli shared a tip "I read this right as Covid started and it scared the s#@$ out of me. But I still really liked the book."
vanillla_bean_asmr shared a tip "So boring lol."
dana_bruno shared a tip "One of my favorite books!!"
eric_gwinn shared a tip "This series is amazing it literally has everything, best young adult sci-fi romance ever written."
lindyy shared a tip "Yay!!! I live the series"
sandra_mccormack shared a tip "Good series."
Vicki_S_WolfsDen shared a tip "#scifi #youngadult #romance #fairytale #remix #adaptations #cyborg"
shayla_smith_5679 shared a tip "I love this book. There is a cliffhanger sort of, but that's okay since there is the next book out already."
faebae shared a tip "i loved it!! so excited for the adaptation"
saturn_glazener shared a tip "i love urban fantasy and this book is an amazing example"
cecilyjoywilliams shared a tip "Scifi retelling of Cinderella with a moon wars, AIs, and cyborg main character"
sarah_elzabet shared a tip "currently reading “I know your secret” it’s rlly good! You should check it out"
LidiaLou shared a tip "It’s really good!"
lexi_raye_ shared a tip "I read this in three days (I would have read it in 2, but I was busy) it's a great book if you love Cinderella themed stories"
brooklyn_swarey shared a tip "is Cinder worth reading?"
sam_lavarin shared a tip "Definitely: A touch of Darkness"
hailey_sutherland shared a tip "One of the best fairy tale rewrite series"
madelyn_pena shared a tip "My debut into young adult novels"
cindy_miller_9168 shared a tip "Such and interesting concept. Loved reading this."
kayjzz shared a tip "was literally obsessed with this series in middle school"
ava_foley_5505 shared a tip "Very good twisted fairytale with an interesting storyline and exciting events"
alaina_j. shared a tip "Is this book good? I got it over the weekend, and I’ve heard good things about it, and I’ve wanted to read it for forever."
chris_franklin_1500 shared a tip "Love this series!!"
stephanie_dumais_779 shared a tip "Yes! I have read the entire series multiple times! It’s got fairly tales, cyborgs, dystopian societies, ugh love it so much! Lol"
ugly_frog shared a tip "Is this book fantasy of sci-fi?!?"
its__limmie shared a tip "Really good book."
jaden_gilroy shared a tip "I just finished Scarlet and am reading Cress, the second and third books in the series, they're good too!"
p_b_355 shared a tip "Definately addicting"
book_lover_9767 shared a tip "Love the plot twist!"
rachel_smith_4371 shared a tip "ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SERIES. It’s Disney worries with a twist."
leighla_sisson shared a tip "I read the whole series in highschool! They’re really good reads!"
kaw shared a tip "One of favorite books!"
kiriaky_dallas shared a tip "Couldn’t love anything more!"
khorren_mickler shared a tip "The whole series is AMAZING"
ur_mum_5310 shared a tip "PERIOD THIS IS GOOD"
lauren_ruby shared a tip "I recommend the whole series! Love it so much!"
sara_talavera_ shared a tip "Absolutely loved this series!"
becca_owens_5676 shared a tip "Crest I think is mine"
hannah_reis_2627 shared a tip "Can we get more lunar chronicles love? 🥺❤️"
tiktok_mashups_1498 shared a tip "This was awesome! Love the plot twist of this book. I TOTALLY recommend, it's such a good novel. Romance. Teen novel. Fantasy."
eileen_lestrange shared a tip "Great detail"
ashley_jentink_3444 shared a tip "Loved, loved, loved!"
alanna_hamm shared a tip "The series is so difficult to put down"
maria_ali shared a tip "Scarlet. I read it twice. Lol. I also like the prequel Fairest. It's pretty good."
artisticfacade shared a tip "read the whole series and LOVED it all!"
natalie_learning shared a tip "i really like this book but it was very predictable"
hailey_bentivegna shared a tip "Loved the book and the rest of the series!"
keira_potts shared a tip "I loved this book, and the whole series."
astrid_salazar shared a tip "Hooked me from the start! Such a great book, can't wait to finish the series!"
razan_mohamed shared a tip "The bookish life of Nina hill is really good!"
adaora_olisa shared a tip "Loved this book! Would highly recommend the series!"
onyinye_ofunwa shared a tip "The plot, the characters, just everything!!!"
julie_dishon shared a tip "One of the best series on a very different take on the fairy tale!!"
meghan_chickos shared a tip "I loved it"
samantha_3414 shared a tip "I love this series. I’ve reread it a few times. I may do another reread soon!"
zara_sarfraz shared a tip "Omg I am literally in love with this book"
christa_scott shared a tip "red queen series or shatter me. (kinda basic, ik, but definitely staples)"
gabrielle_robertson shared a tip "The whole lunar chronicles series is a wonderful read"
chroniclesdanni143 shared a tip "I do. I like this author a lot."
janell_anderson shared a tip "The first was my favorite too. It hooked me, and I think I finished all four books in one week!"
brianna_marie_5978 shared a tip "interesting plot, slowburn, all charactors are complex, not just mc. well written."
hailey_tweter shared a tip "Fairytale meets sci-fi. Your inner disney princess loving child will love this but the young adult you will still like it a lot ❤"
raye_ash shared a tip "Honestly a really good read I finished it all in a day. It really kept me interested."
kaitlyn_comer shared a tip "Such a new and inventive retelling. The world building and characters growth are amazing!"
natasha_tomes shared a tip "I'm not sure. I enjoyed it as a whole"
carl_murphy shared a tip "Love the sci-fi twist on a childhood classic, enjoyed this book."
remei_smith shared a tip "Characters are all amazing, great plot, romance is great 💕"
kennidy_denis shared a tip "The unwind series is really good and falls into the same genre as the lunar chronicles"
amandaa_b shared a tip "Amazing series to get into"
libni_gal shared a tip "Absolutely, yes."
cora_reagan shared a tip "Personally right now loving the crave series by tracy wolffe, they are addicting books."
anna_g._miller shared a tip "I really like how the after takes an old school fairy tale and transforms it into a Acton packed Scifi futuristic masterpiece"
alexis_williams_9793 shared a tip "probably queen lavana and torin, did u read it, who were your least favorite?"
olivia_ewers shared a tip "OMG SO GOOD 5 STARS!"
ella_lizzie shared a tip "This whole series is probably my favorites I’ve read this year It’s SO good"
char_lysy shared a tip "100%! Marissa Meyer does a great job of world building to kickoff the Lunar Chronicles with this book. So easy to get lost in"
anna_stone_9046 shared a tip "You should read the hazelwood high trilogy. I'm reading the second one and it is amazing so far."
erin_torok shared a tip "Ofc"
saphira_grace shared a tip "An excellent twist on the Cinderella story!! Highly recommend, and I intend to read the rest of the Lunar Chronicles as well"
ligia_cushman shared a tip "🤎🤎"
autumn_794 shared a tip "Amazing"
tavimusic shared a tip "Ohhh I love it I definitely recommend it!!"
mallory_webb shared a tip "It’s not just another Cinderella story."
charity_whitaker shared a tip "Cress is my favorite, probably bc thorne. Hbu?"
aubrey_czaja shared a tip "Yes I've read the whole series"
lydia_bucher shared a tip "I was glued to the book! Very entertaining! I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!"
aurora_hans shared a tip "My favorite, personally, is Scarlet. I like the character arc that Wolf has, and Scarlet is my favorite character."
ruby_hart shared a tip "You want a twist on the classic fairytales you grew up with? Start with Cinder then read the rest of you like it!"
priyanka_kale shared a tip "I really like the way she wrote this series for sure. But I haven't really read anything else by her."
patricca_zyski shared a tip "Well it's a series. So I love all of them."
kami_cross shared a tip "Cinder by far 😁"
brenda_ramrez shared a tip "I enjoyed it having cyborgs instead off being the typical princess movie."
shine_account shared a tip "It's a very good book and i really liked it when i was younger.#fantasy #fairy_tales_and_folklore"
sofia_galvan_7558 shared a tip "Great mix between Science fiction, dystopian, and romance. Love the characters great series."
mollie_bade shared a tip "It gives a twist to your ordinary fairy tales!! Love the Lunar Chronicals series!!"
nicole_9712 shared a tip "It's a tie for me. Cinder and Winter were my faves."
elena_ray shared a tip "I think the ending was the perfect about of tense and enigmatic that made me want to find the next book and continue the series."
emily_eleanor shared a tip "I liked how interesting the world building was"
jocelyn_sailas shared a tip "I don't think I could ever pick. This is my favorite book of the whole series, but the the whole series is amazing."
valeria_chavez shared a tip "It was a really good book in general, and a really good retelling. Kept me entertained all throughout."
megan_varcoe shared a tip "I don't know what it is about this series, but I love it."
fitzwilliam_darcy shared a tip "The Lunar Chronicles: retells Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White in the same sci-fi world."
catherine_grace_6333 shared a tip "Fantastic, Fun, and Adventurous! I recommend it to everyone!"
jeff_oien shared a tip "The Aurora Cycle was my other favorite, along with the rest of the book in this series. I'm in need of more books myself."
julia_6661 shared a tip "Great world to get lost in and the characters will keep you laughing and crying."
kathleen_matulionis shared a tip "Nice blend of science fiction and fantasy @"
soulinmilk shared a tip "Interesting and has good detail. Cool take on an over done story."
the_citali shared a tip "It's a true page turner."
madison_helms shared a tip "It is a great scfi fantasy book. It's the first book in the series. Definitely recommend. Gonna buy the next book for sure"
kasey_christiansen shared a tip "Incredible plot! Read the whole series!"
aneleise_bland shared a tip "YES YES YES DEFINITELY READ BEST SERIES EVER"
becky_fry shared a tip "Loved the whole series!"
jessie-g shared a tip "If you like YA SciFi I would definitely suggest Crownchasers, Warcross and Starsight!"
jovvonna shared a tip "LOOOOVVEEEEEEE"
sophia_viscarello shared a tip "LOVE"
kelly_erin shared a tip "I thought I would dislike this series, this book, yet I ended up hooked and lost in this world the author created"
nancy_neria shared a tip "yes actually right now im reading Thunderhead by Neal S."
maddie_9514 shared a tip "good, clean ya dystopian"
kadie_8376 shared a tip "It was great!"
bishop_vierne shared a tip "My kind of book"
elf_9494 shared a tip "It's good fun. The whole series and the side stories are great. And the graphic novels too"
simrah_q shared a tip "Amazing series!! I loved it. The beginning starts off a little slow but trust me it gets better!"
abigail_earl shared a tip "The first half of the book was trash, I'm obsessed with the rest of the series!"
laira_larson shared a tip "Just finished "They Both Die at the End." True to it's word, it was such a good book, but definitely made me cry a little. :)"
lynnettemorales shared a tip "3*"
elanor_copes shared a tip "Very creative, and an amazing dystopian take on the Cinderella fairytale"
mis_leah shared a tip "The entire series was a wonderful retelling of classics! Loved!"
gracie_grant_5345 shared a tip "It’s boring at first but once you read through the entire series you’ll want to read it over and over again"
lilajazzmeoutside shared a tip "Great series!couldn't put it down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"
cass_johnson_2785 shared a tip "Its so good! Same writer has other stories too based on other fairy tells and I want to read them also."
bai_collins shared a tip "Yes!! The whole series is amazing and there's even a graphic novel!! Highly recommend"
anna_nyeste shared a tip "One of my favorite fantasy series of all time!"
trinity_hardgrave shared a tip "An amazing retelling of Cinderella!!"
hannah_moore_3119 shared a tip "I love when she first went into the doctors for the first time and she was stoped by the prince"
mars_ramos shared a tip "Slightly Cliché but you get attached to the characters so quickly, I love them sm."
tahi_feinga shared a tip "great story line and character development"
abby_barben shared a tip "I really liked the part when Dr. Erland tells her who she really is, and she is shocked. My mouth dropped while reading that.😂"
brooke_b._wallace shared a tip "I love what Mayer did with the Cinderella story!"
anemu_101 shared a tip "Good story and buildup of characters"
rithika_parupalli shared a tip "It’s probably this book actually"
ha_ shared a tip "not really, I loved all of it"
rebekah_foderaro shared a tip "Definitely worth it. This is one of my favorite book series. It’s so well written!"
jessica_welch_8779 shared a tip "Finished this so quickly! Loved it, can’t wait to continue the series"
b1zarre shared a tip "Really good dystopian/sci-fi read, 1/4 in Lunar Chronicles"
kimberly_trine shared a tip "Great series!"
megan_fayard shared a tip "I love the Cinderella remake."
clare_v_9191 shared a tip "It was a very unique take on the classic Cinderella story and I loved the beautiful incorporation of science fiction"
taylor_rose_4791 shared a tip "i started reading this in 7th grade. i’m now a freshman and decided to pick up the series again i can’t get enough of it (:"
katy_gates_5696 shared a tip "Fairy tale"
alyx_beauchamp shared a tip "Oh I completely forgot about these!!! I LOVED them ! Thank you for reminding me :)"
mackenzie_josephson shared a tip "My favorite book series of all time!!! 🥰🥰😍😍"
megan_humble_2909 shared a tip "Loved the whole series."
nightfairy19 shared a tip "I loved the characters and the story that ties into fairy tails."
sara_rowe_2664 shared a tip "It’s sooooo good! You’ll love it but hate how some of the characters are treated. That’s how invested you’ll be!"
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