This was good, but I would have enjoyed it much more if I had understood what I was reading from the beginning ... I did find it a bit confusing at first ! But once I got into it and got my bearings, I did find that I was enjoying it quite a bit. 
 I liked the fact that Cinder was in this story as it gave us a nice tie in to the main story. I also liked that the concerns of the main stories were shown, such as the cyborg prejudice and the draft. 
 I also did like this take on the little mermaid, I almost wish that this was in the main books so that there was more description and that she lived for a little longer and that more came of her ! Or I wished that this was just plain longer ...