Scarlet

· The Lunar Chronicles Book 2 · Sold by Feiwel & Friends
4.7
704 reviews
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464
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The #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!

Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of Marissa Meyer's bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison--even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive.

Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.

An NPR Best Book of 2013

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4.7
704 reviews
Michelle Koklauner
August 24, 2015
The book has a fast paced plot, much like Cinder. But where Cinder is full of the hopes and dreams of a teenage girl who finds more about herself then she wanted to know by the end of the book; Scarlet starts off with pure frustration of crushed hope. The young heroine is immediately devastated and in denial, furious at everyone she encounters. This book does not merely hint at the sinister as in the first book, but dives in and elaborates on the some of the darkest acts humans have enacted on one anoth
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Toni FGMAMTC
October 20, 2016
When I read the first book, I was surprised by how much I liked it. Even after that I figured I wouldn't really like this one. I didn't expect it to be able to keep up with everything, but I liked it even more. So much of YA where girls are in main character positions seem to focus on romance. Although there are some attractions in this series, the main point seems to be action. The first book was like a loose Cinderella remake, and this one is like a sort of Red Riding Hood retelling. All of the characters carried over from the previous though so the story just got bigger. To me, as I said about the first book, I get more of a Star Wars feeling than the fairytales the book is suppose to echo. This story has a Scarlet (Red) character. She's strong and can definitely take care of herself for the most part. Wolf creatures sort of like the big bad wolf and reminiscent of werewolves are also introduced. There are aliens, powers, fights, spaceships, cyborgs and androids just like the first book. It's pretty fast-paced with a range of characters. Some are humorous, mysterious, dangerous, strong, etc. Also, even though this is in the future when the world has mostly collapsed, you can tell some are from what would be China, France and other countries so the nationalities are pretty diverse.
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Sarah Koenig
June 18, 2013
After reading Cinder in a day, I immediately hopped over to Scarlet, which was another day's adventure into the second part of our Heroine's tale. The addition of a Red riding hood was a beautiful addition, as their fairy tale presence provides a character structure to begin with, but the character development past that is astounding. With some answers, but more questions, it leaves me looking forward to her next addition to this series, Cress. Note to new readers: Read Cinder First. This story is dependent on Cinder in order to really understand.
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About the author

Marissa Meyer's first book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. Marissa lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their three cats.

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