I absolutely loved the second instalment of The Lunar Chronicles. I am SO glad that I started reading this series. It is so entertaining, has strong plot points and I love, love, love the characters.

Scarlet picks up exactly where Cinder left off. We follow Cinder as she escapes from prison with her new found acquaintance Thorne and we see her starting life on the run. We also meet Scarlet and Wolf. Most of the chapters are told from Scarlet's point of view and this is where we see our Little Red Riding Hood references at their strongest. Scarlet is desperately searching for her Grandmother after she goes missing, only to end up on a dangerous journey with Wolf.

Cinder is still my favourite character and I was delighted at the return of Iko in this book as I love her sassiness and general demeanour. I love how humanised she is and she really makes me laugh. There wasn't much in the way of development for Kai here and I am still desperate to learn more about Levana and life on Luna so I'm hoping this will happen for me in the next instalment. I also have the short stories collection to read and satisfy my needs. I really liked the addition of Scarlet and Wolf as characters.

I have to be honest, though, and say that I am not a big fan of Scarlet and Wolf as a romantic pairing as I just feel that it is slightly unbelievable. However, it doesn't take anything away from them as individual characters or the plot of the book as a whole.

GOSH was this full of plot twists. I felt like I was constantly twisting and turning throughout this book and not for one second did I feel bored or let down. This was a seriously fantastic second book in the series and has set us up nicely for a third instalment. I'm really hoping to get some more Cinder chapters in (she's by far my favourite!) as well as learning more about the Lunars and Levana.

Can't wait to start reading Cress!!