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Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

8 reviews

everybook_123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol and Cursing

msradiosilence's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense 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

TLDR; 5 rating, my favorite, Wolf <3
Content warnings at the bottom. :)

I remember reading this like 4 times in high school. It was my favorite of the series. I love Scarlet and Wolf, I love the French setting, and I hate tomatoes but this book made me want to like them.

Wolf and Thorne are my two favorite characters, and I love them for different reasons. Wolf is the epitome of “I can fix him” and gentle with the people he cares about while being absolutely terrifying to everyone else. This is for sure what molded my love life, at least when it came to men. Thorne is just…he’s a himbo, no thoughts only crime, and he cracks me up.

Iko as the Rampion was fantastic, even if it was a little fatphobic. She didn’t have to talk so bad about how big she was all the time, but Meyer did an excellent job describing how she emotes while an actual ship. 

Anyway. Once again, Meyer has a hard time with setting, but with Scarlet and Wolf visiting very specific French places, it’s a little easier to picture, but I wish she would allow herself to be more descriptive with the settings.

Rating: 5
Would I recommend? Yes, especially if you enjoy moon people, quippy robots, and sci-fi fairytale retellings.

Content warnings: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Child death, Medical content, Classism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Ableism, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Confinement, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Kidnapping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Murder, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, Child death, Gore, Ableism, and Death

lis4so's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Classism, Kidnapping, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Torture, Addiction, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Death of parent

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

a bit insta-lovey for me but love the characters’ paths beginning to cross 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Confinement, Alcohol, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, and Suicide

maria_pell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

andrikkk's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, and Death

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book. At first I was mad that it kept switching from Cinder’s perspective but I grew to love Scarlet’s story too. I hope to get more insight on Carswell in future books. It was a bit predictable like the first book in the series but that didn’t take away from its charm. Wish we would’ve gotten Iko a body finally. Excited for how the next book is gonna tie in another protagonist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism, Vomit, Suicide, Self harm, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Medical content, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Colonisation

corvicore's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.75

the whole omegaverse schtick really got on my nerves and the prose isn't all that good so it was a bit of a chore to read through. at least the first book had an interesting premise and strong characterization, while the characters in this installation felt corny and cliche. i did not buy the romance between scarlet and wolf, especially since every few chapters there was another layer to the betrayal onion. at least Thorne is here... whatever, here's hoping that cress is better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, Violence, Gun violence, Gore, Death of parent, Confinement, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture