Winter

I found this book to be very annoying. And i was getting sick of the ill thought out plans of the heros and the way they stumble through this slog fest with the thickest of plot armor. Winter, and her insanity and her complete and utter USELESSNESS drove me up the wall with impatience. It took me weeks to finish this book bc i just didn't want to keep going back to it. I feel as though the plot is thin and all over the place and the bulk of the book, if not the series, is character introspection. Which is fine. Sometimes. But not when it takes us 70% of the story. And each female protagonist in the series got increasingly more weak and uninteresting. In order. So now its book 4 and a good amount of it told from the prospective of the weakest character in the entire series. *kill me now* i finished bc i had it on audio book, so i could play it in the background. And i was mildly interested in Cinder, and how her story finishes. I would not recomend this series to anyone over 13.

I dont usually write reviews but I decided to for this one. These books started out pretty good but this one was kind of hard to follow to be honest. I know what the writer was trying to do but it didnt quite get there. Instead of the characters growing with each book like you expect they kinda just stayed the same. It was kind of frustrating I was waiting for that point where they really reached the next level and grew as individuals but it never really happened. Winter was frustrating I am not sure what was supposed to happen or what the writer was going for but it really didnt work out for me. I found her hard to follow and unrealistic to the point it was kinda annoying. There were big plot holes that never came together or went anywhere as well. I really wanted to love these books I really did but it just kinda fell short for me. Overall I would say these books are just okay to me.

Winter has been subject to the Queen’s harsh judgment for years. Forced to sit in the throne room as Levana causes countless deaths. Winter is beautiful but criticized for being meek and Levana makes sure she knows it. When Winter falls for her guard, Levana finds a new way to torment her, but Cinder has plans to overthrow Levana. Can Winter find it in herself to side with Cinder and rise against Levana? Winter had an interesting twist in how she viewed herself and the Lunar gift. Despite her downfalls, she did her best in the situations she was given. But even though the title is Winter, there isn’t as much focus on the character as you might think. But this doesn’t impact the story negatively. Marissa Meyer makes sure the reader has enough of an idea behind Winter’s story before moving on. There is a much better balance between all the characters. I had a hard time identifying what fairytale Winter was based on, but with the amount of plot and character development I understood. I did figure it out once the poison apple came around. The Lunar Chronicles was an ambitious series. Each book introduced a new fairy tale twist and two new characters to carry on into the story. Unfortunately by the time the last book, Winter, came around, there were a lot of characters that needed their arcs to close out. I think this is the reason the last book felt so slow. For certain scenes, I wasn’t sure at first why they were included and then I realized it was a pivotal moment for the characters involved. And there were other moments where I felt the scenes were stretched out and didn’t need the amount of filler contained in them. Is the series worth a read? Absolutely, the voice acting was wonderful in the audiobooks. Rebecca Soler, throughout this series, consistently voiced every character as I imagined they would be. Just prepare for a longer finale.