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 Marissa Meyer is a genius. 
 Not only does she come up with an amazing plot, full of twists and surprises, but each character addition to this series is absolutely phenomenal. I truly and sincerely care for each one and I am totally wrapped up in all of their stories. 
 Cress is a fantastic new character and Marissa Meyer wrote her just right. Since Cress has been locked up in a satellite for so many years, naturally she's very naive. Usually I cannot stand naive characters, but Cress was delightful and innocent in a way that made me feel for her and encourage her to take the right steps to become a more natural fit in society for her age. I honestly just wanted to give her a big hug and wished I could jump right into the book to help her... But good thing we have Carswell Thorne for that. 
 Oh, Thorne. I don't know what I can say to emphasize just how much I love him. He's funny, strong, brave, supportive, and yet has that dash of arrogance that mixes so well with his charm. Thorne has my heart, what can I say? Major swoon points. 
 I actually really enjoyed getting to see Cinder in the spotlight again in Cress. I felt like Scarlet took the front seat in Scarlet (well, naturally) and I didn't feel like Cinder had a really big presence there. Cinder's leadership in Cress was exactly what I needed to just reconnect with her character again and remember how I fell in love with The Lunar Chronicles in the first place. 
 The only bad thing is... I finished Cress in September and I'm already CRAVING Winter. And Cress doesn't even get officially published until February. This is gonna be a looooong wait. 
 Another standing ovation for Marissa Meyer! The Lunar Chronicles already had a very special place in my heart, but Cress sealed the deal in making this one of my top favorite series of all time. 
 I had TONS of Cress feels! Looking for a full review? (Yes, there's even more!) Check out my blog at The Book Addict's Guide!