Cinder: By Marissa Meyer

Like modern twists on classic fairy tales? Then this one is for you! Cinder has an uncanny gift at mechanics.  Pretty handy if you are a cyborg working as a servant for her nasty old step-mother.  But when a dashing young Prince arrives on scene, things between the sisters gets a bit dodgy.  

Unfortunately having a crush on a prince doesn't bode well if you are having an intergalactic struggle between warring planets, right? Nope, it never does.  

I personally LOVED this book.  This book really brings home the idea of peace and what might be sacrificed in order to achieve it.  It helps us question the reasons for making the choices that we do, and suggests that choices made for selfish reasons ALWAYS end badly for everyone. 

There is a bit of romance that every parent should be aware of.  There is quite a bit of not-so-subtle innuendos that I might be a bit leery of with a younger age group.  There is also quite a bit of violence (Intergalactic Warfare and such) but nothing too overly graphic.  It is Book I of the Lunar Chronicles Series.  I look forward to reviewing Book to for you :)

Grave Level: 5.8