Currently Reading: Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Originally posted on 5/25/2015)

This post was originally on the Wordpress version of my blog, Shambles to Rambles in Wonderland, however that blog is no longer active. I have migrated the post here because I did not want to lose it. Thank you.

Sometimes reading for pleasure can be a struggle, especially when you've become a tad too judgmental for your own liking. I admit, I've been this way for a few years now when it comes to the books that I read, so finding a disappointing book is nothing new to me now. It's when I find a genuinely good book, one that makes me feel excited and gives me that much desired rush of adrenaline, that I am reminded of how amazing these little gems can be.

For the past two days I've been reading Cinder, the first in a series of four from the Lunar Chronicle series by Marissa Meyer, and though I am only just a quarter of a way through it, I'm really enjoying what has happened thus far. It has a great storyline from what I have read so far, and already I am absolutely in love and engrossed in the futuristic setting of this modern Cinderella adaptation. It's fun to imagine, but the story already seems quite dark and is filled with anticipation and keeps me on edge.

When I stop reading it, I want to continue the story because I'm already anticipating what happens next. I really haven't felt such a strong desire to read since I started reading the earlier books in The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris, or The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, and those were read quite a while back. So yes, I rather like this book.

Does it matter that I have about five other books on the go right now, as well as this one? Oops!

It's honestly nice to finally be reading a book that I am actually invested in, I have to say; I have always loved fairy tales and their adaptations, whether it is a book or film variant of the tale, and I'm glad that I finally decided to open Cinder and delve into this new world, to take me away and allow my imagination to fly.

I'm only on Chapter Fifteen right now, but hopefully by the end of the night I will be halfway through the book, because I really do like it. It's gripping, the writing is well done, and I am completely in love with the characters and the plot line. Yes, some things were extremely obvious after reading a few chapters, however I do look forward to where this story will go, and how the characters will develop.

... That is, if they develop at all. Here's to hoping they do!

Happy reading!
~ Kelly