Winter by Marissa Meyer

Amy        

 Lynnie     


young adult, fantasy

In the conclusion to The Lunar Chronicles series, Marissa Meyer brings all the characters in the previous novels to this book for the final confrontation with Queen Levana. 

Amy's Review: 

A fabulous ending to a wonderful series. Every book was better than the one before! I don't believe I've ever experienced such a thing. This last novel, the fourth in the series, was the longest. And I'm so glad it was long and full of a robust storyline. As was already obvious, Winter is the retelling of Snow White. This novel wove her storyline further into those already in progress of Cinder (Cinderella), Scarlet (Little Red Riding Hood), and Cress (Rapunzel). Winter had a little bit of everything--adventure, suspense, action, romance, loveable (and hateable) characters, and lots of author creativity and futuristic lunar world-building. I would have given it five stars except that there were some crazy lucky breaks for some of the characters that, I felt, were a bit too convenient and unbelievable. I can't list them or it would give things away. But, suffice it to say that I don't feel some of the characters should have lived til the end of this novel. But, I really can't get too angry because I do love a happy ending and this one was extremely satisfying.

Lynnie's Review: 

This was a fun ending to the Lunar series. After a slow start with the first book in the series, Cinder, the sequels have all been wonderful to read.

This book had everything a YA reader could ask for- action, adventure, romance, and great characters. My biggest complaint (which might be a bit of a spoiler), is that everything ties up in a neat little bow at the end. I love a happy ending, but this one was just a bit too much for me. With all the action and the many characters to manage in this story, I was expecting at least a little bit more drama. Overall though, it was a fun series and, like all series, I'm glad it's finally over.