Michelle Koklauner
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
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
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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