Actual rating: 3.5 "Stars Above" stars :) 
 "And they all lived happily to the end of their days." Wonderful finale to a wonderful series indeed. Must say, I chose a good novel to end this year's reading list ;) Lunar Chronicles has become one of my favourite series now, I'm sure of that. 
 Now, time to write a complete review. The fourth and the final installment in the series,this is a fairytale retelling of Snow White. Winter is the stepdaughter of Queen Levana, and the whole of Luna is enamoured by her beauty. Winter is slowly losing her sanity because she hasn't used her glamour in years. Inspite of that, the people love her, and her tales of beauty spread far and wide. Levana absolutely loathes her, and considers her a threat to the crown. She orders Jacin, Winter's personal guard, to kill her, which poses to be a huge problem because both Winter and Jacin love each other since childhood. In the meanwhile, Cinder, Cress, Wolf and Thorne go to Luna in order to save Scarlet who is trapped, but safe with Winter, and overthrow Levana. Cinder and team go along with Kai, whose job is to marry Levana and keep her from getting suspicious, while they carry on their mission. Again, a lot is going on here. 
 We saw a glimpse of Winter and Jacin in Cress, but here we get an insight into their characters because, well, this story is about them :D I liked the stoic, enigmatic but protective Jacin more than I thought I would. Winter is the typical fairytale princess, with sometimes impractical but positive view of things. Good that Scarlet was there to pull out of her dreamland in time :) I loved seeing Cinder be the mature, kickass heroine that I always wanted her to be. I felt bad for Kai, who couldn't jump into the actual action and was trapped in the palace, playing the diplomat. Cress was always the sweet one. Torin was the elderly guardian that he always was. Scarlet and Wolf were like, well, Scarlet and Wolf. (Although we need Scarlet to fly the podship in Thorne and Jacin's absence and be the bold girl in tough situations.) Iko is as adorable as ever. And Thorne is the same guy, complete with funny and sarcastic remarks, whenever he gets the chance. He is dauntless and ever ready to do something for his team, and also prove himself to Cress. (That was really sweet to see. Really.) Apart from Cress and Thorne, I absolutely loved the chemistry(banter and friendship alike) between Cinder and Thorne. I felt that was actually one of the highlights of the entire series. 
 Marissa Meyer has the uncanny ability to bring everything together perfectly in the end, giving a very satisfying conclusion, and tie the loose ends into a nice little bow. She has written out the characters beautifully, giving a clear picture of them. We have heroes we love to root for, and villains we love to hate. I will never tire of saying this. I loved the ending especially, the part where everything started with "Cinderella" and ended in a very "Cinderella-esque" fashion. (If you have read this book, you'll know what I mean.) 
 However, I liked some parts immensely, and some I did not. This book was long(oh boy, it was long), and the story dragged in some places and became boring. The story actually picked up after 50%, that's when the real excitement started. The amount of anticipation and built-up the final war had gathered, I felt it ended far too quickly. Also, I could not feel connected to the characters in some parts. I missed Thorne here. I don't know whether I am being selfish, but I definitely wanted more of Thorne and his sarcasm. 
 Nevertheless, I will recommend this book to anyone who enjoys retelling mixed with fantasy and sci-fi. Could this series be a movie or a TV series soon? Fingers crossed!