My Rating: Somewhere between 3.5 and 4 hearts
Thoughts on the Novel: Marissa Meyer’s Winter was a book that I had been looking forward to reading for forever! Unfortunately, it
turned out to be my least favourite of all the books in The Lunar Chronicles.
Don’t get me wrong; I still liked Winter. I loved that the setting was on Luna, for example, and seeing how Meyer incorporated the dwarves and apple
scene into her story. I also enjoyed having all the characters interact with
each other, and finally getting to witness Winter and Jacin’s interactions. They’re officially my favourite couple in the series, with Scarlet and
Wolf a close second!
However, I was disappointed because I didn’t feel as if I got
to spend as much time with Winter as I did with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress in
their respective stories. I also wasn’t too thrilled that Cress’
issues about Thorne as a womanizer weren’t legitimately addressed. I hate the
reasoning that so-and-so changes their ways simply because a guy/girl is “different!”
Finally, I was annoyed by how things with Levana were resolved. I refuse to
believe that Levana would be so discombobulated by her appearance being
revealed – and was that really the best way for Cinder to get her throne back? –
that it becomes hard for her to manipulate others’ biolelectricity.
A book that I wish had an epilogue, Winter was released by Feiwel
and Friends in November 2015.
