Okay, okay, I'm jumping on the Thorne bandwagon.

So I may or may not have read Cress in less than 12 hours, and in my defense... a) I had nothing better to do today and b) a lot of Thorne and not much Wolf is just the combination I needed. I've heard that this is the best book in the Lunar Chronicles series, and I think I'm inclined to agree.
The narrative becomes even more complicated in this one, with a total of 6 (I think?) main POVs. Kai is still stuck in the palace with an impending marriage to Queen Levana. Meanwhile, Cinder and her team scour the skies for a way to break Kai out of this marriage while simultaneously preventing an all-out war between the people of Earth and Luna. I think the pacing was phenomenal (hence why I read it in 3 sittings) and while the plot twists weren't incredibly twisty, I did enjoy the chaotic ending and the action scenes scattered throughout. My only complaint is that the "danger" the characters endure seems to be resolved fairly quickly in most cases, and I wish there was just a little more sense of impending doom (which is probably too much for a YA novel).
I was glad that Scarlet and Wolf took a backseat in this one, as they're probably my least favorite of the main couples so far...although I am sensing some angst pending in the next book. Cinder's arc is very intriguing to me, and I also look forward to seeing how Kai fits into the found family. I didn't like Cress as much as I expected to (she's a bit too delicate, in my opinion), but I'm hoping she grows. Thorne is obviously my favorite, although if he keeps his hero complex without any semblance of a tragic backstory, I might be switching to Jacin because I really like his vibes.
So far Cress is my favorite book in the Lunar Chronicles, and I 100% recommend this series to fans of unconventional fairytale retellings.
4.5/5