Actual Rating 3.5 stars 
 I enjoyed this book much better than Cinder. The story picked up right where Cinder ended and flips from Cinder and Scarlet's POV. I liked this because their stories are connected and its great to see it revealed in the book as Cinder is trying to learn more about who she is and she came to be what she is. I have to say that this story is addicting. I love how each new characters own story is connects to the bigger plot. I loved that I got more Iko, she is so cute and funny. Kai has some chapters focused on his isses with Queen Lavana and how he's dealing with Cinder's escape. I just feel so sorry for him and his predicament. I also liked the addition of Thorne who is just hilarious and Wolf may have been my favorite character in this book or so far. 
 At the same time that's its addicting, this story doesn't wow me. Its just an enjoyable book that carries hints of fairytale favorites. I gave this book 3.5 stars because I still have a hard time liking the main characters of this book. Cinder is the worse of course, but I was happy to see that she wasn't as bad in this book. I was excited that this book would be based on a new character, Scarlet, she turned out to be just as annoying and aggravating as Cinder. I cannot count how many times Scarlet went on a shouting rampage and acted like a child with a temper tantrum. I'm sorry Scarlet but shouting and threatening people to hand over your grandmother doesn't make you intimidating, it makes you look like an idiot. Its completely understandable that she's looking for her grandmother and she wants to get her back, but Scarlet had no plan and just wanted to walk into situations without thinking. She was also willing to sacrifice anything and everyone to find her. She was all she cared about. So anyways, Scarlet was irritating and just went around shouting and threatening people, and thought she didn't need protection(that protection would be from a pack of genetically engineered wolves, but okay). 
 So ultimately I still don't see why people are so in love with these books yet. This book is a step up from Cinder, but still has the annoyingly knaive female heroines. I will say that Marissa Meyer knows how to write a good story and that is what keeps me reading these books.