I know I didn't like Scarlet as much, but cress was really great, and I would say it's the best book so far. 
 The stakes all felt higher, and more things of consequence actually got done. Also, there was much more time spent with characters that I like (ie. not Wolf or Scarlet) 
 Cress is pretty cool, I like how she fits with the group. But Cinder, Iko and Thorne are still my favourites and always will be. 
 I literally read this book non stop until I finished, so I would say I enjoyed it quite a lot. 
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 Why did Thorne have to lose his eyesight? It's so frustrating, because they need him. Ugh, the problems that could have been solved if he was in action... whatever. Him and Cress though I want to see where that goes. 
 This Jacin dude looks interesting, as does crazy Winter. I think I'm going to like her (even though Scarlet is there). 
 Cinder and Kai's interactions in the last few chapters were pretty damn good. I would just like for Cinder to continue being a hardcore warrior princess and not romantic plz. 
 Dr Erland being Cress' father was a twist. Not that it means much, but there it was. This new strain of letumosis and the biological warfare thing though, I hope that's not going to be an issue for the lunars in the squad. 
 Kidnapping scene was on point and if you disagree you're wrong. So much stuff happened, and they were all connecting and I loved it. 
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