Cinder by Marissa Meyer

 

Marissa Meyer's first book to the series 'The Lunar Chronicles' has got to be one of the best story plots I have ever read. Cinder was written so eloquently, giving me a pleasant experience in reading it. The Lunar Chronicles series are based on the story plot of the infamous Disney princesses that we grew up with, but Marissa Meyer adds a sci-fi twist to the story. Meyer incorporates a futuristic world into the story, where technology devices is overly dependent by humans. With the advancement of technology, Meyer adds the ability to travel onto the outer space as well, where characters in the book gets to conquer the world with 'spaceships'. Cinder, the first book in the series, is a character based on the Disney princess Cinderella. 

Being a sci-fi fanatic myself, I really enjoyed how Marissa Meyer united childhood character stories into a modernize futuristic world. As a child, I grew up watching and admiring Disney Princesses, and Meyer's twist to it has made me rekindle my relationship with these characters as a young adult. Would definitely recommend this book to those who like romance and science fiction. I find the setting of the book kind of similar to 'Ready Player One' and 'Tron: Legacy'. So if you have read or watched these book/movies before, you'll enjoy reading Cinder. 

Synopsis: 

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg.

She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future. (source: goodreads)