The Lunar Chronicles are far and away one of the better YA series. Meyer takes the familiar fairy tale stories and shakes them up in a way that makes it all feel fresh again. All of the previous characters are reunited in this last story, and it's a tome. Luckily, there is plenty of action and suspense to keep it all moving. There is romance, but thankfully no love triangles, and the romance never sidelines the plot, or gets in the way of themes like prejudice, loyalty, leadership, agency, and "being happy with who you are". All of the heroines are strong and talented in their own way, but Meyer makes them all different too--Cress cries but is wicked smart, Scarlet is tough but gets homesick, Cinder goes after the throne, but doesn't know how to deal with the attention, Winter is beautiful but is mentally unstable. Yet they all become lovable and accepted for who they are.
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