Title: Cress

Series: The Lunar Chronicles #3

Author: Marissa Meyer

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Source: library

About: In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.

Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who’s only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she’s just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.

Psssst. Hey you. yes, you. If you haven’t already looked, take a peeksie here and here for my reviews of Cinder and Scarlet, the first two books in this series, The Lunar Chronicles.  There’s no spoilers in any of these reviews so go wild and then read the books and come back here to talk to me about them! thanks. -emily 

Oh. My. Stars.

I skipped a shower for this book. I stayed up till 1:30 A.M., which, unlike most teenagers, is a rare thing for me. I wouldn’t let myself eat until I finished the next chapter. I am LOSING MY MIND! And I keep telling people that I cannot believe myself, that I cannot be enjoying a complete sci-fi book, but oh my flying pancakes I’m head over heels!

Wheeeeeere should I begin??? Ummm. Oh. CRESS. The newest character in this four-book series. Every book adds a new perspective – Cinder and Scarlet, and now Cress (short for Crescent), and together they shall save the world from evil Queen Levana of Luna. (Aka the moon.) Meanwhile, the girls have some pretty smokin’ dudes who tag along and the whole series is this epic romance-sci-fi-fairy-tale thing. So Cress, the newest character, is a Rapunzel retelling.

Fun fact: I LOVE Rapunzel. Even though the only thing I really have to compare Cress to is Disney’s version and various other book retellings… I love her. Also… I love her prince. Typically in a retelling, the characters of the fairy tale have the same personality and background story (with a twist, obviously). And Rapunzel is one of my favorite fairy tales. I’ve also always had a crush on Eugene (or Flynn, whatever floats your satellite – HAHAHA) and Cress’ “Eugene” – Captain Carswell Thorne – is hilarious. I loved how things get serious and he’s there ready to crack a joke! And he’s cute, according to my wild imagination, so win-win!

“That’s true. I am rather attached to my nose.” – Thorne

I have to say that Cress is my favorite character thus far. I think she’s a lot like me (at least more like me than Cinder or Scarlet) and she’s so sweet and naïve and GOSH, I just want to pinch her cheeks and give her a big hug. She’s a romantic – she fell in love with Captain Thorne before she even met him, which… For me… I can relate to, cause I fall in love with some people after only knowing them for two pages. 😉 She’s also just… ADORABLE, I can’t even describe it! So yes, loved Cress.

I missed Scarlet’s perspective though! I didn’t get a lot of her but I’m sure I will in Winter.

“Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?” – Cress

Cress is the definition of a page-turner. The whole crew was split up for the majority of the book, so I liked switching perspectives from one person to another. It got pretty tense there for a while, but I loved the scenes where everyone was together, goofing off like normal teenagers in between saving the world.

“You can help me pick out a tiara after we’re done saving the world.” – Cress

Can I also mention the length of these awesome books?!! This one was five hundred and fifty pages! And – get this – Winter is EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN! 827! So if you’ll excuse me Imma read that now.

Oh – but before you go – enjoy this video with quotes from The Lunar Chronicles that will tear your heart out and make you cry because IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL.

 

 

 

so have you read the lunar chronicles? whatcha think?? how do you like thorne?!!! (be still my beating heart. *sigh*) which character’s your favorite? (cress for the win!) and which book is your favorite?? (mine is scarlet or cress so far, i can’t decide! on the one hand MORE WOLF in scarlet but gosh cress was amazing too…) talk to you below!