I received this as a buy one get one at my daughters book fair last year. There it say for a year, while I decided wether or not to read it.

I'm glad I did. I may be biased already towards this book because I love twists on the conventional fairy tales of my youth, but I was still apprehensive about the sci-fi aspect of it.

I really enjoyed Cinder's character, she is a complex mix of cyborg and human and you can see how she struggles to accept that, yet at the same time coming into her own so that she stands up for herself and is outwardly strong to the world. I do find it a little far fetched that Prince Kai was immediately taken by her, but hey this is a fairy tale after all. It's interesting to see how he is supposed to be a leader, but has his own insecurities and doubts as well. And for both Cinder and Kai, nothing goes as easily or smoothly as it would have in a Disney-fied version. This makes the story have much more depth.

This was a page turner for me, even though I figured out the twist mid way through.

I am glad there are more in this series to read.