"Delete Anything That Has To Do With Love, Respect, Or Joy, And I'll Sign On The Dotted Line."

[redbrunja]

Last weekend I just raced through Scarlett and Cress.Scarlett was definitely my fav, because I am SO HERE for Little Red Riding Hood/Big Bad Wolf stories and I just loved their interaction.

I am a hard sell on Rapunzel stories but I think the author made some really smart choices about pacing (Cress is out of her tower damn fast, and the emphasis is on the development of her relationship once her prince is blinded and they’re both out in the world).

Honestly, what was fabulous about Cress was how much time the fairy tale heroines got to spend working together, and HOW AMAZING WOLF AND CINDER’S PRINCE CHARMING ARE.

Prince Kai has totally stolen my heart. He's polite and funny in this fantastic way!

And Scarlett’s storyline in Cress is just fucking brutal.

I am so impatient for book four of this series that I almost wish that I hadn’t read these books yet, and had waited until I read could them all at once. (Especially because I have to wait until 2015 for the next book.)

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[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

Heh, I've had Scarlet for over a year now because I won an advance galley on Twitter. But I knew I probably needed to re-read Cinder so I could remember all the political stuff before I dug in. Still haven't done that. Which is nuts because the first book really impressed me. Ah well, maybe I'll do the same as you and just wait till its over and then re-read first and plow through the others.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

But I knew I probably needed to re-read Cinder so I could remember all the political stuff before I dug in. Still haven't done that. Which is nuts because the first book really impressed me. Ah well, maybe I'll do the same as you and just wait till its over and then re-read first and plow through the others.

Part of me wants to tell you to read the books now so I have someone else to talk to these about. Part of me wants to tell you to hold off and read them all at once, because the Lunar Chronicles are really one story split into four books.

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

CRESS WAS SO GOOD.

It had, as I've said, I think the best fairy-tale parallel in terms of straight up story structure, which I really love, because I am exactly that kind of dork. I laughed OUT LOUD when I realized Thorn was blind, because OF COURSE HE WAS, but it all felt profoundly natural, which I really appreciated. It was nice to get some closure on the doctor too. I wasn't expecting that so soon, and it was a nice touch.

SCARLETT. OH GOD. IT WAS AWFUL AND BRUTAL AND GOOD LORD.

I read the arc of Scarlett, and it was life-ruining to wait EIGHTEEN MONTHS for Cress.

Every time I think about the "alpha" conversation, I die. In the good way. But the dead way. ;)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

It had, as I've said, I think the best fairy-tale parallel in terms of straight up story structure, which I really love, because I am exactly that kind of dork. I laughed OUT LOUD when I realized Thorn was blind, because OF COURSE HE WAS

*nods*

Yep, girl in the satellite was a PERFECT Rapunzel adaptation. As I mentioned, Rapunzel is NOT a fairy tale I'm a fan of, so I loved how FAST they got Cress out of the satellite. I think she was out at about a fourth of the way through the book? I liked that.

SCARLETT. OH GOD. IT WAS AWFUL AND BRUTAL AND GOOD LORD.

That was so hard. I am impressed and kind of pleased that the author went there, and how both Scarlett as herself and the skills that Scarlett had were missed.

Every time I think about the "alpha" conversation, I die. In the good way. But the dead way. ;)

Exactly.