ARC recieved through Firstreads giveaway. 
 It took me awhile to get into this book. I'm not quite sure what it was, but the entire first half of the book just didn't quite appeal to me. 
 Don't get me wrong though. Cinder is a well told retelling of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, it just wasn't my thing. 
 There were only a few things that I thought actually held this story together, and that without these elements, Cinder would have fallen flat. 
 The main character, Cinder, herself, was a breath of fresh air. Her character intrigued me. Personally, I've never liked the average Cinderella too much and I don't even know why. But Cinder was refreshing and I genuinely liked her. She had a kind of spunk to her that just brought her whole character to life. 
 Before fully getting into this book, I was expecting the Prince to be dull, boring, and a fairly uninspired love interest. But boy was I wrong! Prince Kai was nothing how I expected him to be. He was exactly the kind of complex and conflicted character that this book needed, and he delivered on so many levels. 
 And lastly, I thought that the Lunars were the most interesting aspect about this story. Every time someone mentioned anything about the Lunars, my ears perked up and I was sitting on the edge of my seat. The Lunar subplot added a whole other dimension to the story and brought with it lots of intrigue and added fantastic conflict to the story as a whole. 
 Overall I thought the writing was nothing special though. It wasn't bad, but there was nothing about it that really jumped out at me and made me think, "Wow, this is brilliant!" 
 I encourage anyone looking for an entertaining read or an unusual fairytale retelling to give Cinder a shot!