Title: Scarlet
Author: Marissa
Meyer
Publisher: Puffin
Release Date: 7th
February 2013
Rating: 5 out of
5
Description: Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing.
The police have closed her case. The only person Scarlet can turn to is Wolf, a
street fighter she does not trust, but they are drawn to each other.
Meanwhile,
in New Beijing, Cinder will become the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive –
when she breaks out of prison to stay one step ahead of vicious Queen Levana. As
Scarlet and Wolf expose one mystery, they encounter Cinder and a new one
unravels. Together they must challenge the evil queen, who will stop at nothing
to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner
Scarlet is a brilliant book
by Marissa Meyer. This time around, the second book in the Lunar
Chronicles is a retelling of the classic fairy tale little red riding hood.
Scarlet delves deeper into the lunar universe and unravels another piece of the
puzzle surrounding Cinder and her companions. In addition to providing
answers to questions raised in the previous book, Scarlet introduces many new
characters that have a great story to tell. This series is fast becoming
one of my favourites due to its unique take on fairytales combined with science
fiction. The story is beautifully built right down to the smallest details such
as spaceship models and ID chips. Meyer has masterfully created a futuristic
world that is sure to captures your entire imagination. I enjoyed this book
immensely.
Told from multiple points
of view, Scarlet follows the story of Scarlet Benoit who is looking for her
missing grandmother. She meets a street fighter named Wolf who agrees to help
her in her search. Meanwhile Cinder escapes from prison along with fellow
prisoner Caswell Thorne in order to escape from Queen Levana and to figure out
her next step. Hidden secrets cause Cinder and Scarlet’s Worlds to collide. There
are multiple plots, subplots and characters tied up in this story but Meyer
never misses a beat in combining the various threads into one massive tapestry
that has no weak links. Cinder’s story merges seamlessly with Scarlet’s.
Their stories are intertwined more than they realise and the best part of this
story was when Cinder and Scarlet meet. It was quite interesting watching
these two heroines interact with each other.
Meyer writes strong vibrant
characters. Scarlet and Cinder are some of the best-written young women in
young adult literature. Scarlet is loyal to a fault and very determined. She
will do anything for the people she loves. She also does not take any crap from
people and stands up for the things she believes in despite the odds stacked
against her. Her relationship with Wolf grows slowly from mistrust to genuine
affection. Wolf is a bit of an enigma, and as the story moves forward we learn
more about him. Cinder has a lot to deal with. She has to come to terms with
what it means to be Lunar and what she wants to do with the information she has
been given. She struggles with her abilities and principles but finds inner
strength to keep going. Captain Thorne is a welcome addition with his
self-assured personality. He adds humor in serious situations and his lines
provide some great comedic moments between him and Cinder.
Overall this book is one
that I recommend to everyone to read. Simply put it is amazing.
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