Sorry for being late this month. I forgot to schedule my post. For those of you in the US, be safe out there today. If you’re at home, please enjoy this hop.
The idea is simple: on the last Friday of each month, post about the best book you’ve finished over the past month while visiting other bloggers doing the same. In this way, we’ll all have the opportunity to share our thoughts with other enthusiastic readers. Please join us below.
Title: Fairest
Series: The Lunar Chronicles #3.5
Author: Marissa Meyer
Genre: Science Fiction, Fairytale Retelling
Pages: 256
Reading Level: Teen
Content: PG-13 (violence, brutality, doom, mature and dark themes, adult situations, oppression)
After reading Cress, I wasted no time jumping into this long-awaited backstory into the life of the Wicked Queen, aka Levana. I can barely find the right words to describe how much I enjoyed this book. I’m so afraid of giving away spoilers that I’m purposefully making this a short review.
I will say that, dang is this woman’s life messed up. She is all kinds of damaged, from an early age, and she just spirals into, what I consider, insanity. What she does, what is done to her, what the what…. I just can’t. This is such a sad, and brutal, and terrifying story. You want to feel bad for Levana, but she won’t let you. Her crazy out does any wrong done to her and any sympathy she didn’t ask for.
I absolutely love this villain. I so want her to lose so I can feel bad for her and be completely satisfied all at once… See, just reading her story has made me a little crazy.
Totally recommended to fans of this series, fans of psychological sci-fan, and dark fairy tale retellings.
I give this book a 5.
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14 replies on “The Cephalopod Coffeehouse #Review: Fairest #scifi #fairytale”
OMG I LOVED the Lunar Chronicles!
Yes, I think it is a very fun series.
I have Cress in my TBR pile. This is an awesome series and thanks for the no spoiler review!
Thanks for stopping by. I reviewed Cress last month if you want to check it out.
Once again, this is a series I’ll keep in mind for my daughter. I’m glad to know you’re still enjoying it.
I am. Hope she likes it.
Darkly intriguing! Appreciate the lack of spoilers too 🙂
This is a spoiler free zone.
Thanks for sharing. I feel like I’ve heard two different takes on this series; readers love it or hate it. I’m glad you’re in the love it camp. Haven’t decided if I’m going to dive in, but I may…
V 🙂
I know what you mean. People do either love this or hate it.
I haven’t read any of this author yet, but have wanted to read Cinder etc for a while. 🙂
If you check it out, I hope you like it. I think it’s a fun series.
Sounds like the villain was a winner character. Love that when it happens.
Very true. I love this villain.