Re-read started 9/5/15 via audio 
 Re-Read Impressions 9/25/15: Wow, I forgot how much really does go down in CRESS! I still maintain that this was the most action-packed book thus far and the book that really amped up my feelings for all of these characters. 
 It's so entertaining to re-read these on audio but rather than forge a more personal connection like some audios do, I feel disconnected to some characters. I did like the voice for Cress but hated Winter's (so thank goodness I'm not listening to this one when the book comes out -- I need to read it first before I listen!) and I LOVE Thorne so I felt like there was a lot less of him in the book than I thought. He was definitely a big part of it and I loved every minute of his presence but I felt like he wasn't in the book as much as I thought... Probably just because I've built so many things up from my first read because my 1st read was just PHENOMENAL! 
 It's still amazing and holy cow, the last couple chapters blew me away all over again. I remember reading CINDER for the first time and not feeling that connection between Cinder and Kai and then reading CRESS for the first time and it was like it all finally clicked. Having felt their connection so much more during my re-read, their connection in CRESS was SO much better for me and it's like, Hello how was I not feeling this OTP the whole time? 
 I think next time I read these, I'm doing them all via print again! I've been enjoying the audios and they're really good, but it's one of those audio experiences that doesn't quite live up to how I read the books the first time. I think some of the voices trip me up and I'd rather just read it in print next time! 
 BUT my feelings are all over the place in anticipation of WINTER. Things got serious in the end of the book, I love how the crew is coming together, and I cannot wait to see what happens in this series finale.