With both Cinder and Sailor Moon, you have lunar evil queens and missing princesses. It gave me some serious Sailor Moonvibes, so I will always be up for any moon-based population. What did you think of the concept of the Lunars? Help me out with this because it’s been a year since I read this – how did humans develop glamour? Was that evolution to live on the moon? Maybe because this is just the first book, those characters are very superficial – we have only heard Cinder’s side of the story and the history of the world is evolving before our eyes. They often seemed interchangeable for each other, so a bit one-note. What didn’t work for me is that I thought the villains (thinking of the queen and the ‘stepmom’) were kind of bland.

That was reflected in the step-mom role of Cinder. Mixing genres and somehow keeping the essence of old stories is an art. I did not realize how many retellings are out there and how many authors do that kind of writing until I heard about this book. I was listening Cinder as an audiobook and the I remember the narrator making that scene so emotional, it was heartbreaking. I really like when author’s take a traditional trope, like a fantasy retelling, and twist it into something new. I loved the setting and the futuristic take. I am north of liking it but not all loving it. I never got around to writing about it and am glad I got the opportunity to finally! What motivated you to pick up this book? I was recommended this by a friend and the retelling aspect piqued my interest. It is wonderful to host you and discuss one of the books I love. A post shared by Kriti to my book blog, Meisha.

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