Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

Amy    
Lynnie 


young adult, fantasy, sci-fi

In this Marissa Meyer installment, we meet Cress (aka Rapunzel). She’s a genius hacker who lives vicariously through all she sees on her netscreen. Her netscreen is the only interaction she has, having been locked alone in a satellite for the past ten years, doing the bidding of the evil Thaumaturge Sybil Mira. You know the story—a handsome prince rescues her from her isolation. However, this story takes a turn pretty quickly and fits in with the larger story of Cinder, Kai, and Levana.

Here are our reviews of Book #1 (Cinder) and Book #2 (Scarlet).

Amy's Review

These novels are getting better with each sequel! I really enjoy Meyer’s creativity and how she has woven the fairy tale storylines into a larger, contemporary, new story arc. I hope the trend continues with the next novel.
This story is full of action (although, the desert section does tend to go on a bit too long), adventure, and heart.

Lynnie's Review

My sister Amy is right, this series gets better with each book. I wasn't overly fond of the first book in the series (Cinder), but I felt that the series really found its footing in the second novel (Scarlet). With Cress, we've added a new character to the mix of fairy tale heroines (Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, and now, Rapunzel). The story continues to move forward without ever getting stagnant and wasting time, like so many books which fall in the middle of a series do and is full of entertaining action. I enjoy the way the traditional fairy tale characters have been co-opted in this world. I can't wait to see what comes next!