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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — the plague; some combat; Lunar soldiers
Language
Barely any
Clean
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content — mild romantic tension; nothing explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The plague — letumosis; it kills quickly; Peony's death — Cinder's younger stepsister; devastating; Cinder's cyborg status — the discrimination; her stepmother's treatment of her; Queen Levana — her manipulation; her true face; The political crisis — Kai's impossible position; A 4-book series — this is setup
What this book is about
Cinder is a gifted mechanic in New Beijing — and a cyborg, which means she is considered property and has no rights. When Prince Kai brings her his broken android to repair, she is drawn into a political crisis involving the plague sweeping the Eastern Commonwealth and the dangerous Lunar Queen Levana. Cinder is the first of Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles — a sci-fi Cinderella retelling across a four-book series.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
The plague — letumosis; it kills quickly; Peony dies
Cinder's cyborg status — discrimination; property; no rights
Queen Levana — her manipulation; her true face
A 4-book series — this is substantial setup
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