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Cress by Marissa Meyer

24 reviews

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This series gets better the more I read. I really enjoy the skeleton of fairytales but each book is really very different. I think this has been my favorite book so far and I’m excited to see what Winter will be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Deportation

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

felt like a catch-up book with everyone trying to reunite but i did enjoy the romance

(if you ignore the uncomfortable and unnecessary age gap)

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Gun violence and Blood

meghansarmiento97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

woolgathering_jane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

“I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.” 

Oh, this was so good. The pacing and twists were excellent, and I had a blast while reading. Seriously, I haven't read something this entertaining in some time (I need to pick better books, I know). Six hundred pages flew by and I can't wait to get my hands on the final book. Easily the best book in the series, if only for the many laugh-out-loud moments (mainly because of Thorne).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

silentquercus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and War

risten's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Xenophobia, and War

cpachet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I love the Lunar Chronicles and Cress is no exception. This new character is a sci-fi twist on Rapunzel, with a wicked captor, a blinded hero, the lot. I highly recommend reading Fairest before Cress; it helped contextualize some of the aspects of Lunar culture and abilities and I feel I would have been lost without that knowledge. Lots of loose ends so make sure you have a copy of Winter on hand (I don’t and I’m heading to the library to find one). My biggest complaint about this series is that for all its diversity (cyborgs, racial/cultural diversity, wolf-hybrids), there is no 2SLGBTQIA+ representation and I feel like it’s a missed opportunity. Every woman character seems linked to a man romantically and while the women are capable and strong, I wish there was less comphet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

At first I was very unmotivated to read this book because the beginning was quite slow. However as I reached the end the action picked up and I was on the edge of my seat. I met Winter who I’ve absolutely fallen in love with already. I almost cried at times, even. I am so very excited for the next books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

mndy's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is definitely my favorite out of the series so far; Cress is such an amazing addition, and seeing different romances play out in their own dynamic was so enjoyable. Thorne will always remain one of my favorite characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Murder