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Cinder

by Marissa Meyer

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·The Lunar Chronicles #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You get a clever, page-turning twist on a classic fairy tale with a heroine who discovers her own power.

Synopsis

The prince straightened, forcing her gaze to follow him. “You’re not quite what I was expecting.” Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future. With high-stakes action and a smart, resourceful heroine, Cinder is a Cinderella retelling that is at once classic and strikingly original.

At a Glance

4.12 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

fairytale retellinghidden identitysecret heir/royalty

Mood

suspensefulsecretivehopefulromanticadventurous

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.12 ★

Page Count

400 pages

Published

2012

Primary Genre

Young Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Single Narrator (female)

Narrator

Rebecca Soler

Narrator Count

Single

Narration Style

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: cyborg sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

sweet / tender sign in to unlock

deathdeath of loved oneemotional abusecaptivitydiscrimination (against cyborgs)imprisonmentplague/terminal illness

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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