Guest Review: Shani takes on CINDER by Marissa Meyer

"Cinder by Marissa Mayer gets a five out of five stars! The story takes place in a  futuristic world not long after World War IV with a disease that spreads fast with no cure. There is also the constant threat of war from the Lunars which are a new race of people that inhabit the moon. The main character Cinder, is a half-human, half-cyborg teenage girl that lives with her step mother and two sisters. Her only friends are a robot with a personality glitch, and her younger human step sister. Cinder always questioned who she was since she woke up with the surgery done and orphaned by a car accident at age five. The only person that could have known, her step father,  died of the disease in Europe after adopting her.
Life changes for Cinder, a simple mechanic, when Prince Kai comes to her stand and asked her to repair his old robot. Theirs is a romance that faces the challenges of duty and love. Another event is when her sister also being very best friend catches the disease. Cinder's step mother blames her and is quick to get rid of her. Cinder will learn so much about her self through these events and many secrets will be discovered about her past. Little does she now how important to the world she really is...
I loved Cinder! It was a quick read and I didn't realize it was over when I got to the last page. This story is loosely a retelling of Cinderella. It honestly only follows a few of the cliches from Cinderella. This story could appeal to different people because of the many genres it connects with.  There's some romance, some comedy, and lots of answered questions! Marissa Mayer did an amazing job!" --Shani =}
 
 
Shani is a regular at our NYMBC events! We met her at the Dark Days tour. You can get your reviews on our website, too, by introducing yourself to Maggie at ANY of our events! Thanks for your review, Shani!