Cress

Probably my favorite book in Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles, Cress is the third book in the series. Following Cinder and  Scarlet, Cress follows the Fairy Tale story of Rapunzel. And the relationship she has with her Prince Charming gives me butterflies.

Cress is a shell, a Lunar who has no Gift that can manipulate the brainwaves of those around them and cannot be manipulated either. Which means that Levana, who is constantly has her glamor on, can't hide from Cress. Levana has taken all the shell babies and done who knows what to them. Cress, being taken away from her family when she was very little, doesn't remember them and only knows to do what Mistress Sybil says. She is stuck in a satellite orbiting around Earth, instead of a tower. All alone except when her Mistress comes to visit and give new instructions, Cress finds games to play when she's not spying on everyone on Earth. She watches all the news feeds, listens in on political private conversations, and is a wiz at games online.

Our heroine is first debuted in Cinder at the end when she informs Cinder of something terrible that is about to happen at the ball. But when Mistress Sybil boards her satellite when Cinder and the rest of the crew are there, the satellite breaks orbit and crashes into the Sahara. Thorne, now blind, and Cress, with no shoes and very little survival experience, have to trek across the desert to find friends.

But then back in China Kai is marrying Levana?!  They must stop this or Levana will kill him after she becomes Empress. But how? In an awesome way, that's how.

There is so much going on in this book! Cress is such a sweetheart and this quirky girl captures so many hearts. My friends who have read this series have loved Cress more than most of the other characters. The relationship that develops is too cute. I get twitterpated for them. Their comebacks and dialogs are hysterical and...ugh, I love them so much. This is a must must must read.