This book is the best in the series I've read so far!! It deserved that extra star for ALL the overwhelming drama :) I'm diving into Winter, like, right now! 
 Now, the detailed review. This is a fairy-tale retelling of Rapunzel, the changes being that instead of a tower, Cress(Rapunzel) is trapped in a satellite for seven years. This is the same girl who has been hacking Earth's records for years, and warning Cinder. She is kept under the captivation of Sybil Mira, the head thaumaturge to Levana. Being trapped and having nothing else to do, she becomes an excellent programmer and is forced to provide information against her wishes. She longs to be free, and her saviour is none other than Captain Carswell Thorne, on whom Cress has a huge crush since like....forever. Thorne 's crew decide to save Cress from the satellite, but a mishap occurs and their satellite plummets to the ruthless deserts of North Africa. Due to the impact, Thorne has temporary blindness. Meanwhile, a fight ensues between Cinder and team, and Scarlet is taken captive. Although all of them land in Africa, Cinder and team are separated from Cress and Thorne. All this leads to a revelation of Cress's past amidst a lot of ensuing drama. By drama, I mean... a LOT of drama :D 
 The reason I enjoyed this book so much is because there are fights, plotting, backstabbing, revolt, romance, and drama perfectly blending into each other, without being a tad bit over dramatic. The plot is woven beautifully, tying all the loose ends together amazingly. The plot is detailed, but despite that, I did not get bored, not even for once. The story was fast paced and action packed. We are also introduced to Jacin and Winter, who are the leads for the 4th book. 
 Marissa Meyer has again scored by keeping the old charm of the story intact and yet producing a refreshing twist. Cinder is strong as ever, and she has become one of my fave female characters. Cress is very sweet, but like her other protagonist, she is innocent and naive. That is completely understandable though, given that she had practically zero human contact. Iko is adorable as ever, Wolf is violent as ever, Erland is secretive as ever. We see more of Thorne here, and quoting the book itself, I would like to say that I liked Thorne immensely, despite my better judgement. He protected Cress every time, just like a real hero(sigh). Although Kai, I still root for you :) 
 This is an amazing read, from start to finish. Let's see what happens in Winter !