WINTER

*spoiler alert

I never thought I would be able to get past the idea of a cyborg in the future in book one and here we are in the final book embracing a full Lunar society. In the Lunar world where sincerity comes at a price.

It was impressive how many POV’s that were in the mix in this book and the balance among them. I think she did a good job in this book and as I’ve mentioned throughout the story with this.

When I read books sometimes I have to categorize them into books you just read for the plot without not a lot of connection to the characters and then books you just read for the characters without having a really great plot. Meyer’s does a great job and really drawing you in and falling in love with these characters without sacrificing the plot.

While Winter is someone who her mental health is suffering greatly I always had this impression from Cress that her character was more than what met the eye and she was deeply intelligent. I enjoyed reading about her and I wish that she had taken more of a central role in this book as the female protagonists had before her but, I understood also that she needed to share the stage with all the other characters.

The characters in the last few books have been able to get by still holding on to the people they used to be and the lives they used to lead but, by now they have to really step up to plate and embrace who they must become in order to defeat Levana and save the Earth and Luna.

In this book Meyer really takes the opportunity to explore Luna and the Lunar society and it makes your skin crawl.

As a fan I loved the happy ending and also as a fan I hated the happy ending. I knew that it was coming because it’s not like I expected anything too extreme to happen to the main characters at the end but, it also felt cliche. All the main characters ended up coupled together. All of them ended up surviving. I think after a major conflict like they just went through they would have more trauma. The only thing that felt real was Winter who was clearly still internally conflicted and struggling. It was satisfying though to have had all the stories come fully circle.

One thing I liked that sometimes hits me in other books is this idea that all of a sudden these characters who know nothing about ruling or at times don’t even have the desire to rule are thrust into the spotlight and expected to become these fantastic leaders. Sometimes it makes sense, at other times no. I think in the end I did like Cinder’s decision to dissolve the monarchy, she didn’t even grow up on Luna, she would be learning about the culture and how to rule at the same time. However, I think that there could have been more background prior in the book leading up to her telling Kai that she was going to be dissolving the monarchy.

Overall, this was a very good conclusion to the series. As each book built on one another, I saw growth in Meyer’s writing and the series became more interesting and I wanted to read it until the end! As a fan of The Lunar Chronicles, you will not be disappointed! 4/5 stars !!