Marissa Meyer has done it again!!! 
 I was worried that I wouldn't like Fairest. I worried that it would make me feel bad for Levana and therefore ruin the rest of the series for me; I needed to hate Levana so I could continue to be 100% behind Cinder. 
 However, Marissa Meyer is a genius and so there was, of course, no need to worry. 
 Fairest allows the reader to gain insight into Levana's past. We are able to sympathize with her (and like her) just enough to make the story enjoyable, but not enough to wish to side with her. Over the course of the story, Levana changes-- through her actions and the actions of others-- from a selfish but pitiable girl, into the evil Levana we know from the rest of the series. It is sad to see Levana's life, yet I was able to continue to hate her. 
 Fairest was a great read, with an engaging plotline, and a great addition to the Lunar Chronicles. (Even though I still wish Winter had been released instead.) ;)