Every girl dreams of being a princess. Having their own Cinderella fairytale moment with Prince Charming. But there are other parts of the Cinderella story that people take for granted. The cruel parts. The hard work and constant put down. These parts make up Cinder, a fantasy novel by Marissa Meyer, based off the Cinderella story. Cinder and her family live in New Beijing, the “capital city of the commonwealth”. In Cinder, the plague has slowly taken over most of her country, including the emperor. The disease is spreading and now her beautiful home country is slowly dying. “For half a step, New Beijing Palace could be glimpsed between complexes, sprawling and serene on a cliff that overlooked the city. The palace’s pointed gold roofs sparkled orange beneath the sun, the windows glinting the light back at the city. The ornate gables, and tiered pavilions that teetered dangerously close to the cliff’s edge, the rounded temples stretching towards the heavens.” This is Cinder’s world. This is the world where everything and everyone is dependent on androids and technology. Join Marissa Meyer and Cinder on their journey as they realize that no one is who they say they are. Along the way, Cinder learns who she really is…and how she’ll save the world.
Every book has that one character who is hated, the one person who you just want to disappear. In Cinder, this character’s name is Queen Levana, and her kingdom of rule? The moon. Her citizens are Lunars, or in other words, brainwashers. The pacing of the book revolves around this villain, and her ploy to gain reign of Earth. Every book needs an antagonist, and although we hated Queen Levena, the book wouldn’t have been very interesting without her. We love the way Marissa Meyer creates her characters and recommend this book to anyone who enjoys science fiction novels set in the future.
Allie Stibler and Jackie Zak
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