Rating: 3.5 
 Cinder is our protagonist, our Cinderella. As if being verbally abused and treated as a slave like the original wasn't enough, Cinder is a cyborg-meaning parts of her are robotic. This was a little disturbing and I would have disliked it had I not realized how much humanity Cinder has in her. She wants to be human. Cinder works as a mechanic-using the skills she has gained by taking care of her own parts. 
 Kai, our male protagonist (love interest?) walks up to Cinder's booth one day to fix his android that is more important than Cinder realizes. I really like Kai's character, he is probably my favorite. Strong and willing to do anything for his kingdom, he is admirable yet kind. Definitely down to Earth (ha ha) Little does he know about Cinder, though. 
 The antagonist, Queen Levana, is the queen of the Lunars, of the moon. The Earth and the Moon have been feuding and the two have been trying to make peace for decades. The Lunar people have powers to manipulate people and generally cause chaos. But they hold a very important bargaining chip, one vital to the survival of earth. But what price is too high? 
 CINDER was a very ... interesting read. It definitely is its own story. A cyborg Cinderella? I love retellings so I was pretty excited to read this because not only is it a retelling it has a unique twist. 
 But then I found out it tried to bring in some Sailor Moon aspects. I was even excited for this too, though doubtful. When I first started reading I enjoyed the story pretty well before the "Lunar" plot kicked in. I felt the story could have been strong enough without that. It almost was like too much was going on, the Lunar thing thrown in haphazardly. It is enjoyable though. The twist at the end was predictable but I might have only been disappointed because I had such high expectations after reading everyone's glowing reviews. 
 But I did really like it and will be reading the sequel. It was an excellent way to pass time. 
 Review At Readers In Wonderland