The Lunar Chronicles:

Brooke Cullinane

The Lunar Chronicles is a gripping series that perfectly weaves elements of darkness, action, romance and fractured fairy tales into one beautiful tale. Marissa Meyer has sold around 5 million copies of her books, with many other popular hits such as the Renegades series and the standalone, Heartless, a twist on the classic story of the Queen of Hearts.

from the very first line. As you’re reading it, you can tell that it’s setting up an epic series and only made me want to grab the second book more. The romance isn’t the main focal point of the story; instead, it only complements the true themes and meanings of this monumental first book.

we all know and love. Scarlet is a strong, independent woman who isn’t afraid to speak her mind and advocate for those who can’t.

Following the hit novels of Scarlet and Cinder came Cress. This book was the fractured tale of Rapunzel. Cress has spent her whole life on a

The first book in the series, Cinder, was published January 3rd, 2012. It paints the story of a cyborg teen who is abused by her stepmother and stepsisters. She works as a mechanic and is revered as one of the best. When prince Kai himself comes to visit her with an unexpected request, she slowly starts falling for him and her life only gets more complicated from there As you can probably tell, this was Marissa’s own take on the classic tale of Cinderella.

I really enjoyed Cinder and felt that it had me hooked

Following Cinder was another hit book that I enjoyed even more, which is typically rare for the second books of a series. Scarlet was a twist on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, with many elements of the classic story included in the more modern one (such as the grandmother, a form of a wolf, and her signature red coat) Cinder doesn’t play a direct role in this book, but some chapters focus on her story, while still developing a second character of Scarlet, resulting in a perfect sequel.

A gripping series

This book was interesting to read, and I loved the way that Marissa included the paths of both Cinder and Scarlet in the book, developing two different plot lines that will no doubt merge later in the series. I felt that she did a great job of writing a new twist on the classic tale

Source: satellite, with minimal contact with the outside world She’s innocent and caring, absorbed in her screens and developing her hacking skills.

In Cress, we learn more about the threat in this series, the distant planet of Lunar ruled by a malicious queen and where the people have mind manipulation abilities, creating a dangerous and fake atmosphere.