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Winter | The Lunar Chronicles | Marissa Meyer

  This was the ending that, after all these years, still made me tear up! Since this is the finale (there also is one more novella that I plan to read very soon) of this series, I cannot obviously spoil anything, though I feel like many of you have read this series already, it was once such a staple! The young adult (middle-grade reader friendly) series overall is a fantastic mix of classic fairytales in a science fiction setting. Many have mistakenly assumed that Cinder’s story (first book) would end with that first book; however, Meyer weaves an intricate, action-packed original story while slowly bringing in each of the characters and the various Easter eggs that are their fairy tale elements. It was so wonderfully done. I thought that after 12 years this series would pale, as twilight and many more series of that time has done, and yet the futuristic elements of this series continue to add a new element to these classic tales. Cinder’s prosthetic parts and forgotten past, Wolf’...