Cinder Read-Along

Via Never Ending Stories and Rotten Apple Reads

Hi Guys,

Yesterday I had this brilliant idea to host a Cinder giveaway because I am overly excited for the release of Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles #2) on February 5,2013!!  Alice Belikova over at Rotten Apple Reads is helping me host the event and hopefully we get some people to join in on this little party!!

Here are the Details!

• Starting: January 15, we will read 2 chapters of Cinder by Marissa Meyer each day and discuss via your blog each day(not an entire post each day maybe just talk about what you read that day and what you think) or via twitter! If you tweet or talk about Cinder on your blog that will get you more entries into this awesome Giveaway!!!
• Prizes: We have some awesome prizes for our participants! We will be Giving away One copy of Cinder and 1 Copy of Scarlet to two lucky winners, and did I mention these will be signed by the Author as well? Yes you heard right! Both Cinder and Scarlet will be signed by Marisa Meyer  herself  (I'm so dramatic right?) !!
•  Points: There are no right or wrong ways to read with us. If you would like to do two chapters a night, that's great! If you would like to read Cinder in one night and post on your blog or tweet and discuss as we go, more power to you!!

1. Please Leave your: Name,Blog URL,&Twitter  in the comment box below to sign up! If you could spread the word and copy this post you can get more points in the rafflecopter below(You get ten points for signing up to read with us. So once you leave your comment in the comment box below enter in the rafflecopter for your points!) .
2. Once you leave a comment below with your info below start reading and posting on your blog and twitter! You can chat about the book post your favorite quotes from Cinder!
3. Tweets: Your tweet must include :  @marissa_meyer @mackidsbooks  . You can enter all your tweets into the raffle copter below for more entries to win!
4. Blog Posts: If you dont have a twitter you can blog about Cinder everyday and put your links for the posts in the rafflecopter below for more entries as well!

Here is the Schedule:

1/15- Read to Chapter 2

1/16- Read to Chapter 4

1/17- Read to Chapter 6

1/18- Read to Chapter 8

1/19- Read to Chapter 10

1/20- Read to Chapter 12

1/21- Read to Chapter 14

1/22- Read to Chapter 16

1/23- Read to Chapter 18

1/24- Read to Chapter 20

1/25- Read to Chapter 22

1/26- Read to Chapter 24

1/27- Read to Chapter 26

1/27- Read to Chapter 28

1/28- Read to Chapter 30

1/29- Read to Chapter 32

1/30- Read to Chapter 34

1/31- Read to Chapter 35

2/2- Read to Chapter 36

2/3- Read to Chapter 37

2/4- Read to Chapter 38

2/5-Done (Last day to tweet) Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Released!

2/6-Winner'sAnnounced!

2 winner's will win either a signed copy of Scarlet or Cinder by Marissa Meyer!

Their are more chances to win:

Spread the word: copy and paste this post on your blog and put your links in the rafflecopter below!

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My Book Boyfriend: Prince Kaito

MBB is a weekly meme hosted over at the Unread reader---check out the intro post here

Upon finishing Cinder (by Marissa Meyer), I found myself with a little (*cough cough* ok, maybe not so little) crush on Prince Kai..... what can I say? I've got a thing for Prince Charmings!   : )

• he is the crown prince (and eventually the emperor)
• just about every girl in New Beijing wants him
• is funny and slightly flirty
• very good-looking (which pretty much goes without saying)
• genuinely wants to be a good leader and do what's best for his people
• is quite selfless

He met her gaze, surprised, as if he'd forgotten who he was speaking with. Then, "You can call me Kai."

She blinked. "Excuse me?"

"no more 'Your Highness.' I get enough of that from everyone else. You should just call me Kai."

"No. That wouldn't be--"

"Don't make me turn it into a royal command." He hinted at a smile.

He inhaled a sharp breath. "Would you consider being my personal guest at the ball?"

The floor dissolved beneath Cinder. Her mind blanked. Surely, she hadn't hear correctly.

But he just stood, patient, and after a long moment raised both eyebrows in a mute prompt.

"E-excuse me?"
Kai cleared his throat. Stood straighter. "I assume you are going to the ball?"

"I-I don't know. I mean, no. No, I'm sorry, I'm not going to the ball."

Kai drew back, confused. "Oh. Wel... but... maybe you would change your mind? Because I am, you know."
"The prince."
"Not bragging," he said quickly. "Just a fact."

Her breath snaged as Kai leaned forward, so close she was sure for a heartbeat he meant to kiss her. She froze, a wave of panic crashing into her, and barely managed to look up.

Instead of kissing her, he whispered, "Imagine there was a cure, but finding it would cost you everything. It would completely ruin your life. What would you do?"

"Cinder."
She couldn't help it. She looked at him. Her defenses withered a bit upon encountering the openness in his brown eyes. His confidence had been replaced with worry. Uncertainty.

"200,000 single girls," he said. "Why not you?"

Review: Cinder

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1)
by Marissa Meyer

Published January 3rd 2012 by Feiwel & Friends

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future. 

-goodreads


Rating: 5/5
Review:
Oh. My. Goodness. Gracious. 

Let me start off by saying that there are quite a few Cinderella retellings out there. The story of Cinderella is one fairytale that is often retold  and given some new twist.

But NEVER, and I mean never ever, have I read a Cinderella retelling where the girl in question was a cyborg. Can we just pause for a moment and give Marissa Meyer a moment of appreciation, because to think up a fairytale like this takes some serious creativity.

I started this book with some trepidation because, seriously? Cyborgs? Cinderella is a mechanic??? A high-tech society setting in Beijing? Ye-ah, I was not so sure I was going to like this book, but boy was I wrong because I freakin' LOVED it. The more I read, the more the story pulled me in, the more I became invested in the characters and the plot, and the more I became addicted. I was originally going to give thie book 4 stars, but upon finishing, it would've been positively criminal to not give it a 5!

Cinder was totally not what I expected--in the best possible way! She had such spunk and I loved her sarcastic humor! She's also one of the strongest heroines I've seen in quite a while. She knows that being cyborg technically makes her "inferior," but she doesn't sit around moping or lamenting her fate. Even with her stepmother and sister's awful treatment, she stays tough and true to herself. And she's also a great friend and pretty darn selfless.

Prince Kai was also a great surprise. As I kind of detest instalove relationships, and, let's face it, Cinderella was the original instalove love story, I was worried that Kai and Cinder would have one of those love-at-first-sight kind of things, but thank goodness, Marissa Meyer, you have given me a wonderful fairytale, but still realistic romance.

The world of Cinder is so original and wonderfully crafted, that even though it's so different from our, I had no trouble imagining it. I loved that Meyer blended culture by making the story take place in New Beijing and also how eloquently she explained the technicalities of being a cyborg and how it made Cinder's life different from a human's. This book is so darn hard to categorize. It's party fairytale, part dystopian, part supernatural, part technological....trust me when I say that it's in a category all of its own.

HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Warning: beware the signs of crushing disappointment, impatience, and furious shock upon finishing this book and realizing the sequel doesn't come out until 2013.

What. The. Frak.