I'm surprised right now that I just finished this book in one day. Aghhh what do I say? I have a lot of things on my mind and I'm having a difficult time breaking them into pieces. 
 CINDER WAS SO FREAKING COOL. Before actually reading this, I knew for a fact that it was a retelling of Cinderella. Obviously. What blew my mind though was that it was in a whole new different setting. NEW BEIJING? A TIME WHERE CYBORGS AND PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT PLANETS EXIST? HOW AWESOME IS THAT?! I really like the fact that it's a cross between fantasy and sci-fi, I'm not a huge sci-fi reader but since Cinder has elements from Cinderella, I was just really amazed with this setting and concept. I'm super thankful that a genius like Marissa Meyer thought of this world. 
 So yes we have Cinder and a very handsome prince named Kai. (A little side story, before I read this book, I would see different readers talk about how super similar Kai is from EXO Kai [kpop sheenanigans] like I even saw a gif of him in goodreads and I thought they were joking but when I found out that it was set in New Beijing, they weren't freaking joking! IT REALLY IS KAI = EXO KAI. The end.) 
 So yeah guys if any of you are having a hard time trying to picture what Prince Kai looks like, here you go. No. Nope. Yes. You are welcome. :) 
 But going back, one of things I love the most and actually every time I read a book, is when the love story or the development of each characters are very well paced. Throughout reading, the whole plot line was balanced. All in all it was a good read, easy to understand but there was complexity within the story which made it even more interesting. I thought that there would be insta-love with Kai and Cinder but the fact that Cinder had a lot of flaws and Kai being crown prince and all that, it was a lot to take in. I'm happy that their relationship with one another wasn't over the edge but not under at the same time. AM I EVEN MAKING SENSE HUHU. I mean I don't know everything was just so imperfectly perfect. GAH. 
 (view spoiler)[ I kind of already called it at the beginning that Cinder was Princess Selene, sometimes I wish I was dense but yeah I saw it coming. But am I complaining? HELL NAH. (hide spoiler)] 
 So freaking excited to get my hands on the rest of the series although I think it'll be based on other retellings? But the bonus section of Cinder stated that there will be more Kai x Cinder moments (as there should be) on the next books so yeah, again, freaking excited! I'm happy that I'm off to a good start with the Lunar Chronicles. I'm hoping that things are just about to get better.