Winter | 
so-soThis was a long book and needed to be two. One book to focus on Winter, the character. The other to build the climax and detail the final interactions between Cinder & Queen Levana AND Earth & Luna. By the time I reached chapter 60, I had reader's fatigue; there are 97-or-so chapters! Meyer uses empathy and creativity, but the resolution of the whole series really deserved its own book. #dw2020reads #audiobook
How ironic... #audioshoveling while listening to Winter by Marissa Meyer.
pickMeyer's world has always interested me as much as it's entertained me. In this story she has created 4 female protagonists based on fairy-tale characters, each a different person w/different goals & fears. And I was invested in all of them. Some plot points frustrated me. The number of times characters were captured/trapped and escaped became a little fatiguing after a while & began to stretch credibility. That being said, a satisfying series end.
so-soOk, have to start by noting that this was WAY TOO LONG. I‘m fine w/long books if it‘s called for, but this is over 800 pages & truly didn‘t need to be. Took far too long for everything to happen, for us to get to the main point of the story. & by this 4th volume we have so many POVs that it got fairly muddled. HOWEVER it was definitely still clever & unique, fun to read when it didn‘t feel draggy. Just a bit of a series-end letdown for me. 3/5 ⭐️
Figured Solstice Eve was a good time to start this one! And also being the start of the weekend since this thing is over 800 pages, good lordy! #nowreading
The #DecemberTBR! The end of November got a bit slumpy so I've got high hopes that this stack will pull me through December!
#HollyJollyReading
I read 47 books this month? I just? What? If someone knows how I opened this wormhole, that‘d be good information to have so I can do it again 😅
pickI was between 🤟 & meh for a few days. As always, I loved the writing, characters & the world of this series. Unfortunately, probably because I binge-read, I was drained by the end, with one intense conflict (& sometimes) loss happening after another (similar to👇). Pluses: the characters were true to themselves, karma moments were SO satisfying, & Meyer tied little plotlines up that made the world more real (Ex: Wolf's fascination with tomatoes).
I couldn't fall asleep last night until I got through the final battle 😫 then I fell asleep during the resolution. Finally finished this morning though. I'm going to sit with it for a bit now. Lots of battles and intense feels
It's 11, I have work tomorrow and I'm too hooked to stop listening because it's another section of ish going down... And I have over 7 and a half hours left 😭 Yikes, I should've guessed the last book would be like like running a marathon
Mama Mia! Here I go again!
Just like the finales of the previous books--but this WHOLE BOOK is a nail biter and I'm only at the 50% mark! AAAAAHHHHHH!!!
pickI‘m so excited to have finished this series but so sad it‘s over. All the books were five stars for me. Absolutely loved his book. Finally got some closure and I just loved all the little romances. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not gonna lie, August was a rough month. Still, I tore though the Lunar Chronicles and finished up a light, fluffy romance.
#readinglog #Aug2019 #roundup #litsyloveslibrearies
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 This series is one of my favorites I‘ve read so far this year 😊
pickI really enjoyed this series the more I listened to it. The first one was iffy for me but then better and better each one :)
pickI really enjoyed the off kilter Winter and her sweet relationship with Jacin. This was a very satisfying conclusion to the series.
pickI have no words!! I loved loved loved this series! As I was reading it I just kept wondering how Cinder sat on my TBR shelf for so long! This was an amazing end to an amazing series and story! I can‘t wait to dive into the two companion books do I don‘t have to leave this world quite yet. Side not can I just marry Kai myself? Please😍😍
On page 225 and I'm vastly grateful this book is over 800 pages. This series just keeps getting better and better! 🍎💗
pickWhat a satisfying conclusion! I was so happy with the way this book ended. I loved seeing the ending unfold, and everyone got the ending that they deserved. Plus I loved seeing the way Meyer weaved in details of the original fairy tales!
#bookishbingo: Red, white, and blue cover
pickI had to be awake for all seven hours of my flight, so thankfully I had this book to read! This was the conclusion to the Lunar Chronicles, and it all wrapped up nicely! Is it weird that I wasn‘t expecting it to wrap up SUPER nicely? I blame it on years of books with no 100% happy ending. The ending truly made me realize that even with all the action and fighting, it was still a (well written!) fairy tale. I think we all need one now and then.
Finished Cress, now onto Winter. Thanks again @hannah-leeloo. Love you so much.
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Loved the book and the series! Meyer seamlessly weaves each character and book into the story already taking place. Loved every minute! And figured out that this final one will count for my #foodbeveragecover prompt in the #booked2019 challenge! I got sucked into this series so I‘m glad 2/4 books counted!
#booked2019spring
#read2019
#virtualmountTBR
pickLoved this ending for the series! I‘ve read the fairy tales that these books are based off of a million times, and this series added a new fun twist to them.
pickNo!!!! I don't want this series to end! I loved all the characters and how they didn't back down when they very well could have! I did save Fairest and the book of the novellas for after I finished the four main books of the series so I am not completely done with the series yet! This whole series was a #blameitonlitsy read!
I only have 200 pages left from finishing the series I have been loving all of Spring Break. But today I unfortunately have to be an adult and go back to work. I just need a couple more hours to find out how it all ends! Adulting sucks!!! ☹️☹️☹️
Everyone is leaving from my Aunt's to go to other places for Easter, so I am taking advantage of some outdoor reading time!
pickTerribly sad that I've finished the series, but i still have the novellas to look forward to! I am just in love with all of the characters! The author's writing switches seamlessly between characters as they are often separated throughout the book. There seems to be no MC in the best way.
I was trying to think of the last time a character really amused me, and I think the winner is Iko from the Lunar Chronicles. She‘s so fantastically sassy and adorable - I absolutely love her and some of her lines had me laughing out loud to myself. She‘s just so fabulous, and even better yet: she knows it 💁🏼♀️👸🏼
#SpringIntoReading #Laugh
pickOh, Lunar Chronicles....you are PERFECT. Seriously. Who knew that a CyberPunk semi-dystopian fairytale retelling series could become my FAVORITE series? Incredible world. Incredible characters. Incredible writing. I shall miss these characters! Though, I still have “Fairest” & “Stars Above” to read, as well as the graphic novels. I also have the coloring book arriving soon. Yes, the COLORING BOOK.
Cinder is giving me mad Daenerys vibes! Such growth since the first book!
One of my greatest ‘pet peeves‘ in books, is when the author says the character “released a breath they didn‘t know they were holding”. It shows weak and cliche writing, as far as I‘m concerned. Marissa Meyer managed to do show a character doing that same action, but without saying “Cress released a breath she didn‘t realize she was holding” AND only used it when it actually fit into the story. Just a fantastic writer!
Well I've just finished the lunar chronicles and I must say I have deeply enjoyed the journey. Definitely going to reread at some point. Now however I'm going to journey with hobbits and dwarves on tolkeins the hobbit. Happy reading all 📚📖❤️
1. Non-existent. I live in Australia, we‘re lame and don‘t really celebrate St Pat‘s Day. Cheers🍻
2. Probably meeting my best friend. “Of all the work places in all the world”, you know? 👫
3. Done. ‘Cinder‘, ‘Scarlet‘ and ‘Cress‘ down... ‘Winter‘ to go (current read) 🍎
4. No “one” in particular.. Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Shakespeare, Louis Pasteur, Frida Kahlo 🎨
5. @naomi.lee97 you‘re up girly - - - >
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#friyayintro @howjessreads
Winter is so effing weird. I love her 😂 This is clearly a play on how the Disney version of Snow White would just seem utterly bizarre nowadays— just singing to animals and wandering around all “la la la”. It‘s little details like this that make me adore Marissa Meyer.
pickBook with a season in the title❤️
