This book was amazing! I'd like to say ditto to everything Bonnie said in her review... especially the part about how Cinder and Kai are so likeable. I am getting so tired of reading books with an annoying MC, but the story is good enough to keep going. Examples are: Twilight series, Paranormalcy series... you know, those books you just keep reading to find out what happens next while rolling your eyes every five minutes at the main character. Actually, I had to abandon the Fablehaven books because I simply couldn't stand Seth. 
 But I digress. This book was expertly set up. While I guessed Cinder's true identity early on, it truly didn't ruin the book for me, but rather kept me in suspense, waiting for the final reveal and gawking at all the crazy stuff that happened up to the end! I see a epic battle coming up in the Cinder chronicles, and I'll be waiting for each book to come out with happy anticipation. 
 Meyer's writing was excellent. Descriptions flowed seamlessly from character interactions and dialogue; she didn't write the way other budding authors do by taking a paragraph out of their narration to explain, for example, the plague. It was all part of the narrative and excellently done. New favorite author for sure.