"Scarlet (#2 of the Lunar Chronicles)" by Marissa Meyer

Page Count: 452 Pages

Publish Date: February 5, 2013

Genre: YA/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Dystopian

Synopsis: Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison - even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive.

Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.

Review: This has to be one of my favorite series'! Marissa Meyer creates sch interesting and unique characters that all work in a very interesting, well-constructed world. And in Scarlet, meeting the titular character only expands the world which was created in Cinder. Scarlet and Wolf are also very interesting characters who show more of what the world of the Lunar Chronicles outside of the Commonwealth.

As always, the writing is fantastic and the characters are well-developed especially the newer ones who are introduced in this installment.

If you haven't read Cinder, I highly recommend it. The Lunar Chronicles is an absolutely amazing story with amazing characters.

Rating: 5 STARS