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I LOVE this book series. Like, a cyberpunk retelling of Cinderella where she’s also ASIAN?!?! Yes, yes and YES!!! I think if all the books, Scarlet was my least favorite, since I just don’t care that much about little red riding hood.
Technically she isn’t Asian, she’s lunar
@@simonegardner4471 but her racial description is still described as asian
Scarlet was my least favorite as well, only because I absolutely loathe the "alpha/beta" bullshit that werewolf stories became. IT'S NOT A THING 😭
@@rightsarentpolitical It's fiction werewolves aren't a thing 😭
I get what you mean though and I think for me when it came down to it I just think that Scarlet just had less skin in the game, any connection she had to the plot had to do with someone else while every other title character had been affected first-hand by the plot.
@@djmensil7303 LOL fair point - I meant specifically with wolves, though. The trope comes from the misunderstanding of wolf packs, where there's an 'alpha', etc except the study that created it was very shortly after debunked - by the author - when they realized the wolf pack 'alpha' was literally the parent and besides the two leading parents, the rest were kids.
The werewolf mythological universe has spun into 'alphas', 'betas', and yes even the infamous 'omegas' from this misunderstanding, and the fact that's where it comes from is what is frustrating - had it been created from whole cloth it honestly wouldn't bother me as much.
I’ve actually never read Cinder 😢 but you best believe I’m still watching this video 😂
lol i never even heard of it
edit: wait im lying i checked it out at the library once and just didnt read it💀
I’ve seen this series in Chapters (🇨🇦) and other book stores but never read it. Now I’m excited to decide if I will enjoy it 🥳
realll
Read it!!! It's a great book!
Def should read it ! The series all together is four books (one novella, not necessary to read)
The Lunar Chronicles was a major inspiration for the sci-fi script I wrote in college. Marissa Meyer announced last year that the series is being made into animated movies.
Really? It’s finally getting an adaptation??
Boooo, I want a live adaptation
ANIMATION?? Count me in oh my god
@@a.j.w9992 why would ypu ever want the books to limit themselves like that, there's so much scifi imagine how bad the effects would look! I could not disagree more
Yay! I don't know how I missed this news but thank you for the comment!
PLEASE DO ALL THE BOOKS. I've read the entire series yet I will watch through all of your recaps
Man, I thought this said "PLEASE DO ALL BOOKS." 😔
I recently read The Lunar Chronicles (like first half of 2023 and I'm reading All Stars Above) and I loved it, I was also pleasently surprised that the author didn't use the "not like other girls trope" considering what time it was written (like, Cinder isn't stereotypically femenine but it's more of not allowing herself to do so because how society treats cyborgs rather than feeling superior and she's still really supportive to the girls in the rampion crew). Also, the men in those books are top tier
I realized that in my recent reread too. As someone who always had a soft spot for "tomboy" characters it always irked me when they acted like they were "not like other girls". I resonated with their feelings of being an outsider and preferring non-traditional activities/style but not their hatred of femininity. I really enjoyed Cinder's character, her desire to be a normal girl but feeling too much like an outsider made me really endeared to her.
@@RHKang-hl3ps and I love her. I identified more with Cress because she was as delulu as I am. Either way, yeah, Cinder it's really more of a "I don't enjoy femenine activities, but I'll encourage you to be yourself" and I love her for that, also her whole journey. Cinder it's a really strong protagonist in the sense that she's really well written for me
@@chibibeingchibi3197I feel attacked!! Cress is my absolute favourite too!! Her delulu resonated within me and made her so endearing!!
@@sweetytweety1671 You can't tell me she isn't delulu, like miss girly imagined and developed a crush of a famous guy and needed to pretend to be another person to exist...that's the most me a character can get
I need to read the rest of this series
These books have such a special place in my heart! I loved how diverse the main cast was and how all the girls were badass and totally allowed to be feminine! I also feel like Levana is a good example of a villain with a tragic past that doesn't excuse her actions.
Most female action characters aren't masculine though. There's a difference between masculinity and casual/Practical clothing.
For future reference peony is pronounced pe-uh-nee. It's a flower😂. Also I absolutely adore this series. It is one of my favorite book series ever
oh my gosh, I'm so glad someone said it. It was driving me SPARE XD
yes.. icl that was irking me lol
You made me reread The Hunger Games and NOW you are making me reread The Lunar chronicles. If I turn into my 12 year old dorky self I'm solely blaming you Amanda!
YESSSSSSSS REALLLLLLLLLLL
If you liked the Cinder series, read the author's standalone book Heartless if you havent already!!!! Literally my favorite book ever and it would be fascinating to hear your take on it, especially since its pure fantasy setting and has some similar tones as Ever After High (and we all know you have a lot of thoughts on that one lol). I love Alice in Wonderland to a probably obsessive degree and Heartless is such a wonderful book that recreates Wonderland with a truly loving attention to detail.
agreed!! alice in wonderland may be my favorite and heartless definitely does it justice 🥹
Heartless is SO good!!
heartless is heart breaking 😭
Omg I was hoping someone commented this!!! Heartless is my favorite book ever!!
Yes absolutely! Heartless is so so good and isn highkey the reason I love joker/jester characters so much lol
My attachment to this series is unhealthy. I have read it 3 times and it has held up ever since, especially having read it at an older age. Yah, there are cliches, but Cinder is such a strong main character and KAI?!?!? My guy is amazing, deserves all of the love in the world ☝️☝️ Can't wait for the rest of the recaps!!
yessssssssssssss frrr he ISSSSSSSS
I had the biggest crush on Wolf when I was in middle school, he and Percy Jackson are the reasons why I would tell myself my type is tanned, Mediterranean guys with green eyes (Ironically don't think I've ever had a crush on a guy with greens eyes in my life).
omg i’ve had an UNHEALTHY obsession w this series since i was a kid, i want it to be made into a show like arcane or smthn
girl i do not play abt the lunar chronicles i need a tv show graphic novels movies soundtracks tv interviews fan cams annoying tiktok videos and a cast filled w sexy talented unknown actors of hollywood
I mean, it's not 100% the same as everything you're requesting, but there is a fanmade audio drama of TLC!
Commenting before watching the video: I loved this series. Yeah it has some cliches and bonkers moments and contrivances and weirdly done but okay prequel and short stories and epilogue book, but it has a good nostalgic place in my heart. Though the new character covers are pretty, I do like the minimalistic sorta simplicity of the originals. I have all of them, the ones with the original cover. The characters were pretty great and though the trope of chosen ones are done to death I do love this series still.
The Lunar Chronicles is one of my favorite series of all time and Cinder is easily the best one out of them all (in my opinion) - I would love to see your take on the others too!
Despite being written in the 2010s, his and Cinder's relationship, and the book as a whole, still absolutely hold up today and I love rereading this story because it's just as good every time. It's full of cliches and tropes, but the characters and story are so fun that I don't care! Plus, the whole thing with Kai's and Cinder/Selene's names meaning the ocean and moon... it's SO cheesy, but I eat it up every time.
(potentially spoilers for later books for those who haven't read)
The elevator scene still gets me EVERY TIME. (The way Marissa Meyer writes love interests >>>) And then the "you're even more painful to look at than she is" hurts so much, but then to later learn he thought she was too beautiful because of her gift is just! He is so down bad for her and YES it's low-key love at first sight and YES they've known each other for a few months throughout this whole thing, BUT they take four books to learn about each other and don't get together until the end and it's so satisfying and well-done and I love it!
it's so sad that there hasn't been any adaptation of this series yet, but I'm also kind of grateful because I would be devastated if it got butchered. (Though I heard there were rumors about it getting animated movies?) Would love to see you be involved in some way or make a cameo - make it happen, Marissa!
I just saw that it was optioned to be an animated film. I hope they do it justice!
Amanda explaining why Cinder is literally her copypasta
"Cinder is literally me. No other character can come close to relating to me like her. There is no way you can convince me that I’m not Cinder. Cinder could not possibly be any more me. It’s me, and nobody can convince me otherwise. If anyone approached me about this not possibly being me, I immediately shut them down with overwhelming evidence that Cinder was me. Cinder is absolutely me; it is indisputable. Why anyone would try to argue that Cinder is not me is beyond me. If you held two pictures of me and Cinder side by side, you’d see no difference. I can safely look at Cinder every day and say, “Yup, she’s me.” I can practically see Cinderwhenever I look at myself in the mirror. I go outside, and people stop me from commenting on how similar I look and act as Cinder is. I chuckle softly as I’m assured every day Cinder is me in every way. I can smile each time I get out of bed each morning, knowing that I’ve found my identity with Cinder and I know my place in this world. It’s amusing how similar she is to me; it’s almost like identical twins. When I first saw Cinder, I had an existential crisis. What if Cinder was the real me and I was the fictional being? What if she actually became aware of my existence? Did she have the ability to become self-aware?"
im crying
😂
“She just like me fr fr”
lmao
We need recaps for all the books. This series was my favourite in 2015
This series has such a special place in my heart omg
Omg Lunar Chronicles! I am not ashamed to say that I did actually spend money buying the only-on-e-book choose-your-own-adventure cross-over that she wrote where Cinder meets characters from her other series as she tried to get ready for her wedding.
No wayyy how much 👀for a friend ofc
@@m.josena4485 like 10 bucks I think
So much of Amanda's channel can be summed up by "omg I loved this series in middle school and I completely forgot that it existed. This unhinged recap is making me want to reread it again as an adult" and I'm so here for it
I loved this book series but Kai is so fricken funny he is so down bad
I was so obsessed with this series in middle school I even got my mom to read them and it's still one of our favorite series 8 years later
I read this series for the first time as an adult late last year and i absolutely loved it 😭 i just know teen me would've eaten these books up had i read it then.
Okay I haven’t actually watched the video yet because I don’t want any spoilers but the timing is crazy. I bought Cinder YEARS ago and finally started reading the series about a couple weeks ago!
I like how the first 2 minutes was just her pitching herself to star in the adaptation lmao
I have never loved a book series more than the Lunar Chronicles. I’ve read it so many times. Makes me feel all fuzzy inside just thinking about it. This video is such a wave of nostalgia omg.
Cinder does not get enough LOVE! Thank you for covering these things that I love!!
two things I love combining…
YES.
I swear we had the same exact childhood, every time I see your videos under my recommended it’s always something i loved reading or watching growing up 🤞
i read these when i was 11, which was like 7 years ago and to this day the lunar chronicles is the only book series i can read multiple times a year and relive it over and over. scarlet is currently on my side table, its my favorite of the series i read it when i miss Wolf 😭
NoooOOOOOOOOO please please please do the other books!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw the thumbnail and thought you did the first three CRYYYYYY. I love these books. They opened me up to the wonderful world of Ao3. Cress X Thorne forever ❤️❤️❤️
THE LUNAR CHRONICLES IS MY FAVORITE SERIES! THANKS FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO :D
YESSS SOMEONE WHO PRONOUNCES “IKO” RIGHT 😭 😭 although peony is actually pronounce pee-uh-nee and channary is pronounced “sha-narry” or possibly “sha-nah-ray.” Marissa Meyer has a whole pronounciation guide on her website! Apparently there are people out there who pronounce Kai as “kay” 😭
I was one of those people 😂
I passed this series up for years during my teens because i was like, "futuristic, cyborg Cinderella? Science fiction is not really my thing." I was stupid for that. I finally read it because my sister forced me to, and man, I'm greatful for that. It's such a good series! I can't remember the last time I was so wrapped up in a book series and completely Obsessed. Marissa Meyer is such a talented author. You would make a good Cinder!
I no joke have two different book sets of this series, the special edition of cinder, and one of those book sets is entirely tabbed. I am devoted to this series, and Marisa’s other series Renegades
This reminded me how much i enjoyed this series and i kept smiling while you were reading bc the Cinderella retelling of it all is so obvious like the cyborg foot and the stepsisters and while I was aware that's what it was when i read it ages ago it all stands out so clearly. Yo i remember that reveal that she was the princess the prince was looking for was so surprising!
I was convinced that I was the only one who read this series because anyone I brought it up to said that the had never heard of it. This makes my little heart so happy ☺️
PLEASE continue making videos like this. i read cinder in middle school and never got to finish it. i needed the recap and side comments because it makes it so much greater 😭
Amanda thank you for reminding me how much I love this series. imma reread it now. i remember when i started reading Scarlett in high school I was sweating in my very mormon home because it was a little bit spicy. I can’t wait to revisit this series.
I love unhinged recaps so yes, definitely would love to hear you cover the rest of the series!
Now I want to reread the Lunar Chronicles for the 15th time
This series is truly one of the best there is. I’m an adult now but it still stands the test of time, and I’m still obsessed.
oh my god nobody ever covers Cinder tysm!!!!
I absolutely love this book series🤭 your recap put a huge smile on my face 🥰
Please please do the other books! I loved them all!! They seriously made me want to start writing my own book, they will always hold a special place in my heart
Please do Scarlet, Cress and Winter! I love the Lunar Chronicles!
Gotta do the rest of the series girl
First the selection, now this. I'm obsessed
Now I have to go read Scarlet! Thank you for the excuse! Also I was really into these books when they were being published and Marissa Meyer went on tour, I got all my books autographed. But also my teacher at the time, who introduced me to the series asked Marissa how she intended for Iko’s name to be pronounced and she said that ee-ko was right. My teacher asked because she often read the books aloud to her class and wanted to ensure she was pronouncing it correctly. So you are saying Iko’s name right, however I believe Adri’s name is pronounced A- (as in ape) dree (like free).
The Lunar Chronicles got me through high school and are still oneof my favorite book series to this day
I was obsessed with Cress she was my favorite girly out of all of the main girlies
I even read Fairless(the prequel) and the Wires and Nerve(the grafic novels).
Anddddd I really really loved the fact that some of the names are Hebrew (like Ze'ev means wolf and Levana in another name for the moon)
Please review all of the books
When you posted this video, I already had Cinder on my tbr (and I actually tried to read it 3 other times but never actually finished it) so I saved the video for when I finished the book. This book is my new favorite fantasy/dystopian fiction ITS SO GOOD I need to immediately read through sequels
OH MY GOD. I gasped so loudly when I saw this in my recommended. I love this book series so much. I already know this is gonna be great.
One thing I love about the lunar chronicles is how everybody was about the action like everybody was so ruthless so quick and a lot of books, you’ll have the main character or whatever be passive in the first book, and then the second book is when they gain agency and tricks in all of that, but in the lunar chronicles cinder, was ready to end the entire book series in the first book by shooting Levanna like she was with the action the second she had control of her body. She was like you know what I will shoot you and I have to give her flowers for that.
You are my Cinder. I just discovered this series and have lost my damn mind reading through them voraciously. I'm glad to see the fandom is still strong!! This video is a great recap - thank you!
i definitely remember trying to read this series in like 6th grade and being too impatient to actually comprehend the plot. the way you told it makes it sound incredible and now i feel like i have to hunt the books down to read for myself lol
This is prolly one of my fave bookseries ever, they also have a graphic novel line that explores Iko after the storyline, I've only read the first one but it's rlly good!!
I’ve seen this series in Chapters (🇨🇦) and other book stores but never read it. Thank you for making this before I decide to hyper-focus on this and make it my whole identity 🤪🥰
wait…chapters the interactive novel app?
@@hxrleydxrling9662 uhhh they have an app I think but it’s a book store chain in Ontario, Canada. I believe they’re all over Canada though… Indigo by Chapters is a purple store which is their sister store. While chapters is a red store.
Pronouncing it "iko" makes sense, it's Asian, but also in any language other than English lol. If it were "eyeko" it would be "aiko" ...
Also, I never knew much about these books and haven't read them... but I'm definitely going to now!
My dream movie adaptation is Three Dark Crowns. Of course provided I’m also the director, cast director, and actress. 🤣😉
Also I’ve also called Iko “Eeko!”
I LOVED this series in middle school, and I still have the last renegades book. I love Ms.Myers
THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK SERIES. BLESS.
you are genuinely who i envisioned when i read cinder!
I am only two minutes in and this is already my favorite video ever, the energy is exactly what i needed
Love your Cinder cosplay!! Please do the rest of the series!! It’s my absolute favorite!! 😁😁😁
omg this is like my favourite book series, i feel like no one knows about it, i want a live adaption so bad but a good one 😭😭 i'm literally doing media and film production beccause i am so delulu that i believe one day i can make the adaption ahaha
I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE KUNAR CHRONICALS SLANDER I WAS SO SCARED also I love jain sm he reminds me of Aaron Warner AND WOLF?????
Shoulder length hair I can cut it. Often wears messy ponytails. That can be arranged. I'm dying!
I absolutely ADORE the fact that canonically Marissa Meyers said that emperor Kaito looks like Kai from the K-pop group EXO!
Something about the way you explain books is so satisfying so glad i found your channel
I think it would work infinitely better as an animated film, like I love these books, and a lot of the things in this book would look GORGEOUS in an animated film. Please continue this! I'd love your thoughts on the rest of the books. Winter is my favorite, even if it is a chunky book. I also like how each book was interspersed with fairytale quotes.
Yes exactly, I see the world so much more fleshed out if it's animated. Even as I read it so many years ago I imagined the characters as if they were illustrated in my head.
@@memorian8472 I envision this entire series as an 80s shoujo anime
I loved this book series SO MUCH that I've read it 7 times including the comic books that take place afterwards, the prequel about Queen Levana, and the mini stories book
It's probably been a year or two since I've last read it but it'll always have a special place in my heart 😌
You should definitely recap the rest of the series and maybe the comics too, they were really fun
omg. Please recap the next because I can’t remember the details and I want to pick back up on reading this series hahaha
please do the next ones, you got me excited for the lunar series all over again. So goooood
YAAASSSS these books have a chokehold on my life, please do the rest of the books!!
GIRL you better do a recap of the rest of the series 💀
I've been having a blast rereading all of my old favorites, and honestly, these books slap so hard. I, too, feel spirituality connected to our girl Cinder
You can definitely play Cinder. I’ve personally always wanted to play princess Winter because she was of African and Indian descent. I’m only one of those but you know I still look like her lol
I started reading Cinder at the beginning of COVID, and it was weird reading about a pandemic during the mist of an actual pandemic
FUCK YES, YES, YES THE LUNER CHRONICLES I FUCKING LOVE THIS💖💖💖💖
Yes all of the books!!!!!! I NEED ALL OFF THEM😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😂😂😂
I love these book recaps! Please do all the books!❤
you actually look a lot like how i imagined cinder to look when i read the lunar chronicles!!
commenting before even watching: this has been my favorite series for over a decade. I have almost every book by Marissa Meyer and back when Fairest was released, I dressed up as Cinder for a signing event 💛
ugh love this
Yes yes please do the other books!!! This is my favorite book series I have ever read, and these videos make me SO happy
omg i just read this series like a month ago and LOVED IT
Ohh. I loved those books!!!
Ohh, and I also pronounced Iko's name as Iko, not "Aiko" or whatever other weird way anglos pronounce it
YESSSSS omgg. I had every last book lined up on my dresser throughout the last 2 years of high school
YES TYSMMM FOR THISSSSSSS HAVE READ ALLL THE BOOKSSSSSSSS
There's an animated film being made for the series by Warner Bro's Picture Animation and Locksmith Animation!
Literally one of my favorite series ever
The lunar chronicles series has a chokehold on me i reread scarlet repeatedly
I loveee the book Cinder!! These videos are always so fun too watch and entertaining though even if I’ve already read the book!! This is totally unrelated but I ADORE YOUR BIBBLE POSTER #ALLHAILBIBBLE
I need the rest of the series!!!!
TLC IS MY FAVORITE BOOK SERIES EVER AND I AM SO HAPPY FOR THIS VIDEO
Omggggggggggggggggg Finally someone else knows about The Lunar Chronicles. It's one of my absolute fave book series with it's futuristic ,action-packed ,mature and dark retelling of these famous fairytales
Omg YES do the whole series!!!!!
QUEEN CANARY IM SCREAMING channary would be sh-an-air-ee
Every time you post I'm happier I'm subscribed.
P.S i totally understand you wanting to be Cinder, i always wanted to be Winter😭. Even though she was supposed to be the most beautiful girl in the world even without her glamor. (My younger self was too confident for my own good)😂