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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)

Marissa Meyer

Start date: June 1, 2014

Finish date: June 30, 2014

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Dec 28, 2015 Kyle rated it it was ok

Shelves: sf-fantasy, ya

I initially didn't plan on writing any reviews for this series, but I feel impelled to after finishing Scarlet. What resulted in me giving this installment two stars, when just a few days ago I gave Cinder four? Well, two reasons, mainly: Scarlet and Wolf. I didn't loathe their characters at the start, but as the story progressed (and a story we've all seen countless times before, I might add), I found them near-insufferable.

I really wasn't prepared for more split narratives and separate plots i I initially didn't plan on writing any reviews for this series, but I feel impelled to after finishing Scarlet. What resulted in me giving this installment two stars, when just a few days ago I gave Cinder four? Well, two reasons, mainly: Scarlet and Wolf. I didn't loathe their characters at the start, but as the story progressed (and a story we've all seen countless times before, I might add), I found them near-insufferable.

I really wasn't prepared for more split narratives and separate plots introduced, especially when I found the new characters (dare I say?) boring. I was all gung-ho for Cinder and Kai this time around. All I really hoped for was a complete continuation of their story. But, no. We're thrown Scarlet and Wolf, whose relationship is all kinds of by-the-book clich茅.

What irked me the most was how utterly forgiving all the characters were when all was said and done. They remained loyal to those they "love" and those that have hurt and lied and turned their backs on them. Seriously, Kai has known Cinder, what...less than a week? And he's ready to justify her lies and deceit (although, of course, we as readers know a different story, Kai does not). He still has some weird blind faith/attraction to a girl he barely knows. The same can be said about Scarlet. Here, I will limit my rant in a spoiler tag: (view spoiler)

I know I should expect the same with the next book, Cress, but a little part of me is hoping beyond hope we'll get back to Cinder being the ultimate focus. I doubt I can withstand more POVs from characters I couldn't care less about. ...more

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Aug 06, 2014 Erin Lynn rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, summer-reading-2014, science-fiction, retellings, monarchies, owned-books-hardcovers

Ehhh... 3.75 stars.

While I am enjoying the series, I felt like Scarlet lacked some of the key energy that Meyer had in Cinder. I never wanted to stop reading Cinder, but I had a harder time reading Scarlet...

...While I would say that this book is more romantic than Cinder, I also found it to have a bit more action. There are some battle scenes, and I think they were okay. They could have been written better. I lost interest in many of them, even though I know that fighting and rebellion is an im ...more

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Jun 25, 2013 Jessica Andrews rated it it was amazing

So Scarlet, this is the second book in the lunar chronicles series and I gave the first book Cinder 4/5 stars. Scarlet definitely topped it for me and so subsiquently gets 5/5 stars.
The part that threw this book above and beyond Cinder was that while I love Cinder as I character I don鈥檛 really have any interest in Kai as her love interest. With Scarlet I loved her stubbornness and idependance but I also just loved her love interest Wolf.
I wasn鈥檛 sure how I鈥檇 feel about the 鈥榖ig bad wolf鈥� being a ...more

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