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Cress by Marissa Meyer

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Brief synopsis: Cress, short for Crescent Moon, is a prisoner on a satellite. She's a special hacker for Queen Levana’s right-hand woman, and she’s secretly in love with Captain Thorne. Scarlet and Wolf are on Cinder’s side, but certainly aren’t getting their “happily ever after” anytime soon. Iko, Cinder’s android helper, remains loyal, despite having to work as the crew’s ship controller. Dr. Erland is still looking for a cure to letumosis, and something else- not sure what, yet. And poor Emperor Kai is still stuck with Queen Levana.

Category: YA fiction, sci-fi, fantasy

Why I chose this book: Next in series

My personal opinion (the review): Sometimes series books are somewhat self-contained. They have a beginning and an end, and they naturally lead from one to the next in subtle ways. I like those. This one left us with a total cliffhanger- drat! But I’m loving the series, this book did not disappoint, and I’m going to stick with it. Excellent, clean drama, with a good mixture of action and romance. The heroes are truly heroic, and the villains are truly dastardly. Well done!

Warnings
Language: None
Violence: Regular, but nowhere near as graphic as Scarlet
“Adult” situations: None, just some mild kissing
Death: Some, including major character(s)

Protagonist description: Cress is almost painfully shy, despite her brilliance

Point of view of story: Third, but changes focus with each chapter

Book length: Long

Story flow: excellent- no slow spots, smooth and connected plot line

Grammar and spelling issues: None

Character connection: None

For series
Independent or integral: Integral

Series review as a whole: Loving it, definitely recommend highly!

If you only have time for one, read: Cinder (start at the beginning)

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