![]() ![]() Less successful from a plausibility standpoint is a bloody new Lunar plot to take over the world, though it does contribute to tension. Both fairy-tale and romance elements are blended in to pleasing if predictable effect. Meyer’s story ticks along smartly, showing no sign of second-volume sag. Cinder has a new, jacked-up cyborg hand and her Lunar powers of mental manipulation to help her in her quest to find…Scarlet’s grandmother, who may hold the key to her past. Meanwhile, in the Eastern Commonwealth, cyborg Cinder-who learned she was the long-lost Lunar princess, Selene, in the eponymous first book (2012)-escapes from jail with the roguish Thorne, a charming petty crook cast in the Han Solo mold. A mysterious, tattooed street fighter named Wolf may be able to help her-and he has these awesome green eyes. Meyer returns with the second installment of the Lunar Chronicles for a futuristic spin on “Little Red Riding Hood.”įeisty, red-hoodie–wearing Scarlet is beside herself her beloved grand-mère has been missing from the family farm in the French countryside for two weeks. ![]()
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