LUNAR CHRONICLES: Upcoming books and Prequel stories!

LUNAR CHRONICLES-

Can't get enough of the Lunar Chronicles? Well I'll be keeping you posted as to when the sequels come out! Anytime that a sequel or a short story comes out related to a book that I blog or blogged about, I will post about it! I will probably read it and then do a review as well! Here's a little about the upcoming novels in this series as well as two prequel short stories:

CRESS- This is the 3rd installment to The Lunar Chronicles. The fairytale it is based on is Rapunzel. Although the heroine (Cress) has been mentioned in the other two novels, I can't really say who she is or why she is mentioned because I would have to spoil a lot!!! This book will be coming out in the spring of 2014. A prequel short story is expected to come out some time this year.

WINTER- This is the 4th and as of right now, the final installment of The Lunar Chronicles. It is based on the fairytale Snow White. Again, this character is mentioned but I can't reveal anything. It is expected to come out sometime in 2015.

GLITCHES- Prequel short story to Cinder. It features Cinder and what she remembers when she first became a cyborg and adjusting to her step family. Already published.

THE QUEEN'S ARMY- Prequel short story to Scarlet. This story features Wolf. I can't say much else if you haven't AT LEAST read Cinder. Too many spoilers! Already published.

This is Marissa Meyer's website. There is more info about her and the books. I believe you can also read the short stories on here for free.  http://www.marissameyer.com/


SERIES POSTS-

Like I said, anytime I blog about a book in a series of some sort, I will follow up on that series any time anything major happens like a book release, short story release, or movie release. I may even review my opinion of the movie.

TOMORROW'S REVIEW-

Like I said earlier, tomorrow I will do a review on the book I read yesterday; The Selection by Kiera Cass. Super pumped! It was great read and I am excited to elaborate more tomorrow!

The Lunar Chronicles

So even though I said I would, I did not post my review yesterday as promised. :( I actually started and finished a book yesterday as well as work, so I did not have time to blog or review on Bookkus. The book I read yesterday, I will be doing a review on sometime this weekend. It was fabulous! But enough of that. Time for a review! Like I said, today I will be reviewing the first two books in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. In a dystopian future where a deadly disease plagues the planet and the Queen of the Moon threats war at every turn, Earth is rather formidable. For Cinder, a teenage cyborg, life definitely has it's challenges. Even though she is New Bejing's best mechanic, every cent she earns is taken away and she is blamed for any wrong doing by her cruel stepmother, especially when one of her stepsisters falls victim to the plague. Cinder's her life is turned upside down even more when she meets the beautiful Prince Kai, but is soon forced to join the cyborg draft, a selection set up for cyborgs to be tested on to help find the cure for the deadly plague. Through all of this Cinder finds her true identity and it is revealed to her that the fate of humanity rests on her shoulders and that she may have to face the evil and powerful Lunar Queen. Cinder is the first novel in the Lunar Chronicles. I absolutely loved, loved, loved this book. It captured my attention from the very first sentence and still hasn't let go. It has a very nice place and flow to in and the main character, Cinder, is extremely endearing. The reader can't help but fall in love with her and other characters like the 'charming' Prince Kai, the dedicated droid, Iko, or Cinder's bubbly stepsister, Peony. The plot was wonderful. Set in a dystopia, it has plenty of sci-fi and action and makes for an interesting adventure. Obviously, the story is based off of the classic fairytale, Cinderella. This gives it romance and some girliness. The only thing that I didn't like is that many of the predictions I made turned out to be true. It was slightly too predictable for me. Notice I said 'many,' not 'all,' of the predictions. It did end differently than I was expecting which was nice. I liked that Meyer really took her time, not only to set up and get very familiar with the setting and the characters, but she also took her time with ending, which I loved. Often times I feel like the author rushes the ending of the book and it feels like they are saying "Let's get this over with!" But not Meyer. This is a book I would recommend to anyone who likes fairytales, action, dystopian novels, or sci-fi. It is the perfect combination of all of the above.
CINDER


When Cinder finds out her true identity, She sets off on an across the world journey to find possibly the only person who could help her learn more about herself: Michelle Benoit. Along the way Cinder meets an unlikely accomplice, Thorne. Together they make their way to France and out run the police, Kai's army, and also Lunar werewolves. Oh... did I mention that Cinder is the most wanted person on both Earth and Luna?
Scarlet Benoit's life is unexpectantly changed forever when her grandmother Michelle goes missing. Knowing that something is very wrong and that her grandmother could be in a lot of danger, Scarlet is determined to find her. With the help of a mysterious man named Wolf, they set out to find her grandmother. Along the way Scarlet discovers the truth about not only her grandmother's disappearance but also the part she played for both Earth and Luna. Scarlet also uncovers Wolf's many secrets and her strange connection to the wanted "criminal" Cinder. Scarlet was the perfect sequel. It is quite evident as to what fairytale this story alludes to but just like Cinder, it has a very interesting twist. I loved this story and found it really interesting what all the author had planned for the main characters as well as the new ones. I really love the way both the new and the old characters intertwined. It was very well thought out and although I liked the plot, there really wasn't much action until the end. The only other critique I have is that it really took me a long time to fall in love with Scarlet as a character. At first, she wasn't really that interesting and all I really cared about was what happened to Cinder. Whenever I got to a chapter that was about Scarlet I would mentally say to myself, "Come on. Can't I just know what happens to Cinder." I've talked to other fans on Lunar Chronicle Forums and asked if anyone else had this problem and I was surprised to find that many people did. If you are reading this book and feel the same way, hang in there! Scarlet definitely becomes important and loveable once you really get into the novel and discover more about her and by the end she's just as close to you as Cinder. This book has the perfect amount of intrigue and adventure with just the right amount of romance sprinkled in. It's a great summer read and I recommend it to anyone who's a fan of The Mortal Instruments or The Hunger Games.
SCARLET:                                                  

Hello, hello. I was planning on writing a review today of the first two installments of The Lunar Chronicles. Unfortunately, time has slipped away from me. I do plan on doing it tomorrow. Just to let you know a little about the books, they are set very distantly in the future. Each novel is based off of fairy tails. When I started reading them I thought that they were much more popular than they actually are, but I think that they are well on their way to star status! I would review tonight, but I really want to do them together and I do not think that I have the energy to do two detailed reviews on two very good novels. More info on them tomorrow! The reason I did not review them tonight is because I was on Bookkus reviewing two preview stories. They were both really great stories and I'm interested to see if they make it to the next round. If you like to read, join Bookkus! They are always in need of book reviewers and it's a great way to read and then talk about what you read. Okay, well, I think I am going to wrap it up for the night.



TOMORROW'S REVIEW:

Wuthering Heights

Alright, the first book I am going to review is the British Classic, Wuthering Heights by  Emily Bronte. I know... many people are like 'Ew... classic literature,' and 'Aren't British books really dry and boring?' Well sometimes yes, but I actually enjoyed this book and I wasn't really expecting to. I recently found a list online of fifty books people should read if they want to consider themselves "well read." I chose 25 of those books and I am trying to make it my goal to read all of them by the end of the year. Wuthering Heights was one of those books. I know that many people are forced to read this book sometime in school. Unfortunately, I was not. I went into this book expecting only a romance, but was surprised by the gothic side of the story. The plot of the novel was much more complex than I was expecting also. The very basic plot starts out with Catherine and Heathcliff as children. They grow up together and fall in love as younger teenagers, but Catherine's pride consumes her and pushes them apart due to her thinking that Heathcliff is not good enough. They both lead separate lives, though never forgetting each other. They each have children and their children's lives are very much affected by the love that Catherine and Heathcliff shared. I am usually very good at deciphering romance novels and making predictions (I am usually right about them) but in this novel anytime I even tried to guess what might happen I was mistaken. Sometimes I liked the surprise due to how wrong I was and twisting and turning of the plot and other times it just straight up frustrated me because, I am going to be honest, there really aren't a lot of happy endings in this book. The gothic part of novel comes in around certain people's deaths. There a several people who die in the book (support important characters and some are minor) which leads to ghosts and apparitions, which I was not expecting. There is also a lot of fog and gloom surrounding the story, much of which is the setting. Although I personally thought the gothic parts were slightly strange and disturbing, they do help create and over all feel of gloom to the story which helps ease you into the more depressing parts of the story. Over all I really enjoyed this book and I believe anyone who doesn't like the typical cookie cutter romance could possibly enjoy it. If you like plots that are kind of unpredictable than this book is definitely that: unpredictable. If you don't like a challenge, then don't read this. As a strong reader I found it slightly challenging to get through. Also, if you like really upbeat and happy stories were everything gets resolved perfectly, this book is not for you. I know I just did a review of something very old and a book that is read by many, but I wanted to start with something many people were familiar with. I already know what my next book is and it is new and exciting. It's a new installment in an up and coming series and I think many people will get a kick out of this book! Stay tuned!

There are a lot of really sappy love pictures when you google the book, but I personally thought that this picture would give everyone a better idea of what to expect before reading it.

Hey everyone! This is my very first blog and I am super excited! I am really new at this so hang with me. Lately I've been even more into books than I usually am (I am an extremely avid reader, especially for an 18 year old) and I have been dying to both write and read more, so I have decided that Book Reviewing is something I think I might be good at and I am going to give it a try! I have just recently started reviewing for Bookkus: a relatively new online publishing company. They have both writers and reviewers and I am super excited to read some very new and fresh stories! I have been studying book reviewing and another way to get good at reviewing and become more "professional" is to review through blogs, so here I am! Just so you know which genres I normally read is YA, dystopian, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and American and British Classics. I know that actually sounds like a lot but the books I read are usually a few of those genres lumped together. So... if any this sounds interesting to you, please stay tuned. I think I will start my first review tonight!