![]() Still, hope persisted, even among Lunars, that the princess had survived. Queen Levana had tried to have her assassinated to get control of the throne, and most thought she had succeeded. Cinder, once a lowly mechanic cyborg, discovered that she was the actual Lunar Princess Selene and the rightful heir to the Lunar throne. The Queen wants to rule Earth and enslave the human race, but she promises peace as long as Prince Kai from the Eastern Commonwealth agrees to marry her. In this futuristic setting, the world is almost at war with Luna, a colony of powerful human-like aliens who possess mind control powers. Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) Book Review Cress is locked way in an orbiting satellite by an evil alien.Ĭinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) Book Review But this is a science-fiction series and Rapunzel isn’t locked away in a tower by a wicked witch. In Cress, the new damsel in distress mimics the plight of Rapunzel. The first book was based on Cinderella while the second introduced a new character who became a futuristic Little Red Riding Hood. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this young adult series, each novel presents a new telling of old fables. Regardless, Cress was just as much fun as its precursors. Or not – for all we know there will be more to come. While I was hoping for more of a resolution to the conflict at hand, it looks like we have to wait for the fourth book scheduled to be released over a year from now. ![]() It’s the third book in The Lunar Chonicles but not the end of the saga. ![]()
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