The story: Cinder is a cyborg mechanic in a futuristic world where a plague has killed millions and soldiers from another planet are waiting to invade. Kai is the emperor's son, about to be offered to the lunar queen as a husband to keep her from unleashing that storm of soldiers. There's no way the two would ever meet. And yet...they do. Could a prince ever fall in love with a cinder girl? And if he did, could they ever live happily ever after?
Watch my book trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRmxQxfIaGc
June Cleaver’s ratings: Language PG; Nudity G; Sexual Content G; Violence PG-13; Substance Abuse PG; Magic & the Occult PG; GLBT Content G; Adult Themes (exploitation of kids by adults) PG; overall rating PG.
Liz's comments: Here's a Cinderella story unlike any other you might have read. Meyer takes the original elements of the classic fairy tale--girl forced to work hard by a stepmother who's looking for a good marriage for her own two daughters; a ball, and an unlikely romance--and weaves them into a futuristic action and romance novel that boys and girls alike will enjoy--grown-ups too! Keep an eye out for the sequels: Scarlet (based sort of on Red Riding Hood); Cress (based sort of on Rapunzel) and, coming in 2015, Winter--maybe based on the Snow Princess? Each one adds a new heroine and hero into the mix, riffs on a classic story, and--unusually--gets better as it goes! What's not to like?
No comments:
Post a Comment