#merissa meyer

[quillan-ink]

Book Extras Masterlist

Hello hello! The link attached is to a Google Drive I've made compiling various books and their extra content. Currently, I have extra content from The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, Gilded by Merissa Meyer, and all of Sarah J. Mass' series. Please be warned that there could be potential spoilers depending on where you are in each series, but I've labeled where each bonus should take place in each story. Additionally, I've also found full PDFs of a few books: Throne of Glass series. As I find more I'll update this list, but I hope whoever it finds, you enjoy it nonetheless! Thank you

#sarah j maas #holly black #merissa meyer #folk of the air #the folk of the air #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #acotar #a court of thorns and roses #acomaf #acosf #crescent city #the cruel prince #throne of glass #celaena sardothien #rowan whitethorn #dorian havilliard #feyre archeron #faerie #fairies #rhysand #bryce quinlan #hunt athalar #ruhn danaan #tharion ketos #oak greenbriar #masterlist

[b0hemian]

You have never lived unless you've physically placed yourself inside a bathroom, sat on the floor and read the few remaining chapters of a book series only to end up sobbing salty tears and kissing the cover like its a lover

#books #reading #lihn cinder #carswell thorne #cress x thorne #kaito #emperor kaito #ze'ev kesley #scarlet benoit #iko #jacin x winter #jacin clay #winter #luna #lunar #cronicles #lunar chronicles #merissa meyer #bathroom floor

[meltymalt]

More Gild and Serilda :)

#serildamoller #merissa meyers #gilded #cursed #gild #sergilda #yabooks #gildedfanart

[impossiblesuitcase]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRcK3GGm/

Saw this on my fyp and all I could think about was the lunar court and how this looks soo much like smtg they would wear! Ofc they're all more gorgeous than the gaudy Merissa Meyer described but still!

So majestic! I kinda think of their costumes as a mix of this and what the people from the Caitol from the Hunger Games wear!

#the lunar chronicles #tlc #lunar chronicles

[unpopularghostwrites]

Book Review 1-4: The Lunar Chronicles, by Merissa Meyer

This is my book review for the books Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter, Fairest, and Stars Above; all by Merissa Meyer. I’ll be reviewing the books below, posting some of my favorite fan art from creators about these characters, and talking about the pros and cons of it. So buckle up for a super long post, I doubt many will read this but hey, might as well make it anyways. I will put a rating list below after the review! **Overall rating of the series: 3.5/5**  Cinder - 4.5/5 Scarlet - 3/5 Cress - 3.5/5 Winter - 3/5 Fairest - 3.5/5 Stars Above - 3/5

**You would like this book series if:** - You like science fiction and fantasy - You like twisted fairy tales - You like strong female leads (that are not sexist stereotypes of “strong female leads” - You like a feel good story - You like team oriented story lines - You like rotating points of view **Media that is similar to the Lunar Chronicles** - Percy Jackson, by Rick Riordan - Once Upon a Time, TV show on HBO Max - Merissa Meyer’s other books - The Red Queen series

**The series**

I really liked reading this series. I combined the audiobooks and the ebooks, so I could get through the series extremely quickly. It isn’t very advanced writing wise, so I can easily see a teenager or an adult reading this for the characters and story. Problems with the series are lack of LGBT representation, and inconsistent pacing - Past that, I have very little negative comments about the series. What pleased me was the racial diversity, as nearly all the main characters come from different countries and ethnicities.

I think that the Lunar Chronicles came out at the best time and worst time, as it would be a bit too cliche if it was published now, but it wasn’t nearly as popular as other book series that were coming out around this time. People were more likely to read the Percy Jackson books or the Hunger Games than they were to dive into the Lunar chronicles.

Because of the lack of clout that this series got, there is very little fan art to gush over. This is my personal favorite depiction of the main lover interests. I like that the prince is Asian, as an Asian American I don’t see nearly enough representation in books. He’s considered the most eligible heart throb in the world in this series, which is such a refreshing change of pace.

The artist for this work I couldn’t find. I got this off of pinterest.

Going into the books themselves -

This book cover was the first I ever saw for Cinder, and is incredibly inaccurate to any theme or aspect of the story. If you read it, you’ll get it.

This is a much better version of the book cover. I love the aesthetic and that it doesn’t look like a ripped off version of Twilight!

Cinder as a book is very long, there are a lot of moving parts to it but it follows the track of Cinderella very closely. You can predict what will happen, but it’s great that there are cyborg and science fiction elements like a global pandemic and moon queens to deal with.

It’s good for the world building and to introduce us to the concept of cyborg moon princesses.

But again, we’re going to notice a theme of the new covers being wonderful and the original covers being on the nose and “Twilight” like.

This book was great for 13 year old me, obsessed with wolves and quotev. The memories and nostalgia make this book a 4.5/5, if I had read it now and rated it I’d have given it a 3/5. It’s just, spit fire red head falls in love with Alpha man who is heart throbby. If you want a version of this that is more centered on a dynamic like this, I’d tell you to read A Court of Thorns and Roses (NOT that I’ve read it, but that the witty heroine and alpha man being protective trope is a bit deep fried at this point). They are cute enough and Cinder and Thorn as characters make up for this.

SPEAKING OF THORN.

Thorn grew on me as a character in this! Cress being a vapid little dizzy girl was cute in this story, maybe because Rebecca Solare is that good of a narrator. This dynamic and story line was much more interesting to me than the one in Scarlet now as an adult. As a kiddo reading this series, I got halfway through Cress before I stopped reading it. It’s only now as a 21 year old I was able to power through all of the series. The character interactions in this were great! Some of the downsides of Cress are that it becomes a bit Looney Tunes at times with all the characters separated, Scarlet and Wolf become the annoying characters to read about, and the character Jacin is the human embodiment of “my mom made me come to your birthday party, this is lame”.

Please accept this fanart as a token of my anguish:

So chugging along. Here we have:

I think that the way they fake Snow White’s death is lame. I think that this book ties all the others well but the ending fight scene is so odd. I liked this was the end of the series, I liked the idea of a childhood romance, I found Winter to be annoying. I think this idea of someone being naturally so beautiful, that her scars make her even more gorgeous to be irksome. Pretty privilege is a thing, but to have her main characteristic be that she’s beautiful is playing into the theme of Snow White a bit too much. The Evil Queen becomes much more interesting than most of our main characters. It’s weird that Scarlet and Wolf are even somewhat relevant in this book, and the end feels leaves you feeling happy but also wishing we could have had more of a central story that isn’t Cinder giving motivational empty speeches.

Levana is a very toxic person. She thinks that possession and coercion is legitimate feelings of romance. I think that her husband is an odd ball, and the entire relationship she has with him makes me feel very icky. I feel sad for her, but not enough to think she’s misunderstood or innocent. I think that this would have been great included in Winter, as it would have had more depth of character. The author herself says that this is a good book to read before picking up Winter.

Stars Above was an okay read. I don’t think that it added much, but it was a cute concept. I think that some of the stories were completely skippable, when I think back on all of the stories I honestly cannot remember many of them. 

I think that this series is very similar to many young adult series: the first book is great, the second is not as good, the third makes you question how many more are left, the last is just relief the series is over and you can go find the next one to obsess over.

BUT. DESPITE ALL THE NEGATIVITY?

I did really like having a book to read again. I felt like a little kid, and each book was a juicy apple to bite into. There were some meal-y parts but overall? Very pleasant and fun! :) I highly recommend you read these books, there are flaws but the characters are worth knowing and the story is worth being told.

How I rate books: 0 - Could not finish

Could not finish due to various reasons. Be it it’s too boring, or that it was highly offensive or poorly written.

1 - No.

Absolutely detested, will not read again, could not believe some people read this and enjoy it. What were they thinking?

2 - Eh.

Not my cup of tea, but I can see why someone would like this. Wouldn’t read again but not a complete waste of time. 

3 - Huh.

Welp. This book is very mid tier. I’m okay that I read it, might read it again if I am bored or forget it. This is an okay read and I’m okay I read it.

4 - Hm.

Hm. I don’t know if I really like this book but it made me feel something. I liked it and would read it again, I don’t know when I’d read it again but I’d confidently tell someone about this book and recommend this book.

5 - WOW! I love this book. I am this book. Read this book. 1000000000000000000000000000000/5 - Self explanatory

If I give a book this rating, assume it is now my personality and I am going to force you to read it in front of me.

**All art is not made by me, it is a google search and not my art. If it is my art, I will say so. Assume all art is not mine. Ty**

#cinder #scarlet #winter #lunar chronicles #cress #book review #should I read this #unpopularghostnoodle #unpopularghostnoodlegivesthisarating

[cassanorablr]

Astro, what’s your favorite book? -☕️

Oh, Mine? Uh. Probably The Lunar Chronicles. By Merissa Meyer. Yes, I know, Young Adult Sci Fi. But I like it.

#hero and villain #hero and villain blr #mod alien 🪐

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

Renegades by Merissa Meyer

hello! this looks to be a superhero narrative, which I would normally (with exceptions) consider to be science fiction. could you, or someone else who’s read it, clarify what the fantasy element(s) here are?

also, were you looking for the whole series or just the first book?

#clarification requests

[iknowitwontwork]

i ordered gilded duology by merissa meyers btw!!

[halogencat]

It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.

Marissa Meyer, Heartless

#endless list of favorite books #books #merissa meyer #heartless

[novelstorian]

Gilded by Marissa Meyer | Book Review

Gilded by Marissa Meyer | Book Review #BookReview #BookBlogger #WritingCommunity

First of all, I want to say that I am so excited to write this review. This book has been the sole focus of my attention during the past couple of days, which is quite concerning considering I should be more focused on the fact that I’ll be going back university soon. However, despite all that this book has been the only thing on my mind since finishing it. Whenever I write book reviews I try to…

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#2021 blog posts #2021 Reads #5 stars #ARC Review #Bibiliophile #Book Blogger #Book Recommendations #Book Review #Fairytale Retelling #Fantasy #Featured #Fiction #Merissa Meyer #NetGalley #Young Adult (YA)

[aethseticobssesedfangurl]

OK I JUST REALIZED THAT IKO IS THE FAIRY GODMOTHER HONESTLY I CAN’T EVEN

#tlc shows #cinder #kai #the lunar chronicles #merissa meyer

[writerthoughts02]

I’m having a revival of my absolute LOVE of the lunar chronicles and let me tell you, I’m THRIVING

#cresswell #lunar chronicles #merissa meyer #cinder #cress #scarlet #wolf #thorne #kai #winter #jacin #books #reading

[meltymalt]

There's a huge lack of fanart for this series so I'm gonna fix it

#serildamoller #merissa meyers #gilded #cursed #gild #sergilda #yabooks #gildedfanart

[booksareamagicalportal]

Thorne ( talking about the painting of the lady on the side of the Rampion ) : I made this painting with my own two hands! It's covered in my blood, sweat, tears, and other fluids!

#the lunar chronicles #merissa meyer #captain carswell thorne #carswell thorne #captain thorne #rampion crew #the rampion crew #lunar chronicles #incorrect tlc quotes

[marboli]

Hey! This is my gift for @renegadestrash for the Christmas Renegade exchange!

I really hope you like it, I know I can´t make our wonder boy nor Merissa Meyer justice but I tried. Merry Christmas!

#renegades #renegades trilogy #Renegades exchange #merissa meyer #callum treadwell #heroes

[kajotko]

Years later I finally got my hands on a copy of Cress and can finally finish the Lunar Chronicles. Here is one of my favourite parts as a lazy comic.

#the lunar chronicles #cress #linh cinder #cinder #jacin clay #iko #merissa meyer #comic #fanart #drawing #kajotko draws #tlc #books