Normally when you get to the fourth book in a series you know what to expect. While there may be particulars of that book, the characters and overall feel should be pretty well established. Except for this series.

I did not absolutely love The Lunar Chronicles in their entirety. However, I did enjoy the first three book. I did not enjoy Winter at all, well mostly at all. There were little parts at the end that I enjoyed. It didn't last long before I went back to wondering why I did not DNF this book. I did switch midway from the Kindle version to the Audio. It helped me to get through it.

I will say that overall I enjoy Marissa Meyer's writing style. If the actual bare bones writing was not good I am sure I could not have made it through the book at all. Instead I have narrowed down my major dislikes into three categories.

Characters Were Not Consistent
Not only were the characters not consistent to other books, it also was not consistent through out Winter. Cinder was all over the place between being a princess/not being a princess. Most of her parts had me rolling my eyes.

To Many Climaxes
There were so many ups and downs in this book that I stopped caring about them before the story ended. It was like being on a never ending rolling coaster. I did not care about the thrill any more, I just wanted to get off. By the time I hit the end I no longer cared about the last scene. It was actually pretty anti-climatic. I mean really?

It Was Just Too Long
If the book would have been chopped up and restructured it would have made for a much better book. Instead we had to follow everyone's story arcs, and it was just not all that well done. A tighter plotted story would have been more enjoyable.

Bonus: Perfectly Paired Love
Couldn't one person not have a love interest? I mean it was really just too much. I admit that I am in a major anti romance mood currently. However, that started once I started reading this series. It was just too much.

In all honestly I think you could read The Lunar Chronicles and stop at book three and call it good. There is not all that much to be gained from Winter, and it much to be lost.