Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

74 reviews

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

adventurous

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death

saerri's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Pretty good retelling, although predictable. A good light hearted read. Looking forward to what's next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse and Slavery

johns6ka's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed it and I’m excited to read the next book Scarlett. It is very predictable and I was able to guess what should’ve been a twist ending but I enjoy those types of books, it take out a lot of anxiety lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Slavery, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: War

Sibling Death

mia_123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

i thought it was a really cute story.

i thought that peony’s death was sort of overlooked a little and yes ik cinder cant cry but she didn’t mourn as much as i was expecting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Terminal illness

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

4.0

Just as fun this time around as I remember it being! I was pretty impressed that this held up after almost 10 years. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, and War

meganpbell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.25

Cinderella is a cyborg, the prince and his palace are in New Beijing, the wicked stepmother is outdone by a vicious queen from outer space, and a plague adds to all the peril, but the adventure, romance,and heroism are as epic and enchanting as ever in this sci-fi young adult retelling of the classic fairy tale. I look forward to continuing the series, meeting more fairy tale heroines in new forms, and exploring more of Cinder’s universe!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

brooketreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

I really liked this story. However, I found it lacking. We don’t get any history on the characters or the world. I enjoyed the cyborg Cinderella angle. I also liked Prince Kai. They still felt a little flat for me though. I just needed more.

As soon as it was mentioned they were looking for a Lunar princess it was obvious to me that it was Cinder.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

abbypeekreads'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

I can already tell that The Lunar Chronicles is going to become my next YA fantasy obsession. I had a few reservations going into this one--it's an older title, so I wondered if it would still hold up today, and I wasn't sure if the sci-fi elements would be for me. But this series gets so much love, so I wanted to check it out for myself. And I'm so glad I did, because I absolutely loved this book! 

The writing was excellent, the twist on a classic fairytale was so clever, and the characters were super unique and engaging. The high stakes of the premise were very engaging as well--I love political intrigue in a novel, so the tense circumstances surrounding the Lunars and Earth kept me hooked into the story. That mixed with the mystery surrounding Cinder's past meant that I really couldn't put the book down. I can't wait to continue the series and see what twists on more classic fairytales Meyers has in store!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence and Blood

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Minor: Gun violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

In this book there's a made-up illness, but still, it's an important topic in the book and you can see how bad it is for the patients since there's no cure. Also, if you read the description of this book then you know Cinder is a cyborg, and that is because she had an accident (not a car, but is close enough) that left her badly injured.