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Cinder (Book 1) by Marissa Meyer

Audible Edition.    Dead Tree Edition.

Finished Jun 2017. Final score: 4 / 5.

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Reason for reading:

This book was given to me.

Knowledge before reading:

None. I went in to this completely blind.

TLDR:

This was a nice start to a series.

Dan's Full Review:

Linh Cinder makes a nice protagnist. She is a quick-witted, slightly self-doubting, a good moral compass, but she is not afraid to break things for the greater good.

This book was basically an extra-long introduction to her and some basic mechanics of the book's lore. That said, this was a very good series kick-off.

There were twists and surprising moments. The ending was slightly annoying. I prefer to have Book 1 come to a decisive end with just a slight opening for a book 2. That way, I can feel satisfied and decide to pursue. This cliffhanger left little option to continue.

Minor complaint: Something that particularly annoyed me is the fact that Cinder is a master level mechanic, and she considers that a source of shame.

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Dan Nagle is a SW Developer and the founder of NagleCode. His apps have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times and have been featured all over the internet. He resides in Huntsville, AL.

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