Originally Posted On The Sassy Book Geek 
 Honestly, I think a 2 star rating is being generous. There were multiple times where I thought about DNFing this, I forced myself on though because if there's something I hate it's buying a book and not finishing it no matter how terrible. I can tell you right now this is going to be a short, quick review. 
 "Cinder" is ultimately way too predictable and NOT because everyone already knows the story of Cinderella. There are new elements added obviously to make this re-telling unique, but as mentioned, you can see the "plot twist" coming a mile away. I didn't really find any of the characters too be all that likeable either, just sort of annoying. I had to truck on through the story and found myslef taking repeated breaks and forcing myself to stay awake. 
 I said to myself, "Come on, Heather. Once you finish it you can actually move onto something worthy of a reader's time." 
 I unfortunately will be reading "Scarlet" since I bought that before actually starting and finishing "Cinder" , I will be hoping that it proves to be a little more interesting then.