I was expecting to pick up cCinder and adore it. To fall in love with the world and the characters but I didn't. I was a bit disappointed to be honest. I felt there was something missing in the book to draw me in and keep me hooked on the edge of my seat. I thought it was pretty average in all reality. 
 I felt that the hype over this series ruined my experiences because I was honestly expecting a lot more than what I read and this is a shame because I honestly thought I would love this series, I've been dying to read it for months and yet it fell so short of my expectations. 
 I was intrigued by the cyborgs but Cinder seemed to spend her time disparaging about being a cyborg, about not embracing that part of herself. I got that people did not like cyborgs but why? If it saved the life of your loved one then why distrust them so much? They have robotic arms/lungs not lost the ability to feel! 
 Cinder was an alright character but did not particularly stick out in my mind which was a shame but I will continue to the next book just to see if I started liking the series more or whether it was just not the book for me. 
 Either way it had a strong plot, well developed characters so if it seems like your thing give it a read.