** spoiler alert ** 
 Cinder's secret identity was incredibly obvious throughout the whole story. Meyer dropped a few too many clues. I did enjoy the fresh take on the Cinderella story, and liked Meyer's references to the original tale, though I must admit the story got far less interesting in the latter half. Cinder the cyborg mechanic was way more intriguing and interesting than Cinder the secret space princess. Overall, the premise of the Cinderella figure as a cyborg and mechanic was great, but the execution was less so. I wish the novel had strayed further from the Cinderella tropes and ventured into more original territory. If the novel hadn't been a fairy tale retelling, it would have been much better.