DNF: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Publishes in US: January 3rd 2012 by Feiwel & Friends
Genre: Dystopia
Source: library
Series? yes. 1st in Lunar Chronicles. The 2nd is Scarlet, the 3rd is Cress and will be published in 2014, the 4th is Winter and will release in 2015. There are novellas as well. Glitches (Lunar Chronicles, #0.5) , The Queen's Army (Lunar Chronicles, #1.5)

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I wrote a post awhile back about negative reviews, and how I don't review if I don't finish, and a very wise blogger pointed out that knowing what a blogger doesn't like can be valuable to publishers and authors too. Then another blogger mentioned she did a did not finish post and I thought it was a great idea. That isn't to say that the writing is poor or the characters are poorly constructed, it's personal on my end. So, here we go:

Stopped at page 57, chapter 8  

    I know, I know. I am like one of the only people on the planet who didn't like it. Hope ya'll still love me. :)

   The beginning didn't grab me like I wanted. I can't put my finger on it exactly because it immediately shows us something unique about the world of cyborgs with Cinder taking off her foot. I put it down after four pages, and wandered around the house. But since I had read SO many good reviews about it, and it was voted by over half of the votes of what I should read next, I decided I would try to get through a few more chapters. 

   When we met the prince though, and the first talk about the draft and the plague was mentioned, I got into it a little bit more. But ultimately, I still didn't want to pick it back up  when I stopped, and although Cinder was brave and talented, a character that I would normally adore, I just felt indifferent about what happened. 

    So, I didn't hate it but I just was ready to move on before I finished.

See some positive reviews:
Vegan YA Nerds
Readers in Wonderland 4/5
JC Book Haven 5/5
Daily Prophecy 5/5
Overstuffed Bookcase 5/5
So yeah, I feel like odd ball out. These are some of my favorite bloggers.


My question to you, my lovely readers:

What drew you in if you have read this book? Was it love from first page?
If you haven't, what's stopped you from reading?