Scarlet - Marissa Meyer

Scarlet

By Marissa Meyer

  • Release Date: 2013-02-05
  • Genre: Fairy Tales, Myths & Fables for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,231 Ratings

Description

Soon to be adapted into a major motion picture!

The second book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! Our cyborg heroine teams up with two new characters, Scarlet and Wolf, to defend Earth against a wicked space queen.

"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." —Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles


She splayed her fingers on the back of the ship, annoyed at how her nerves were humming, like they couldn’t decide if she should be afraid of him or flattered.

Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother, or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her.

Halfway around the world, Cinder is back and trying to break out of prison—even though she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive if she does.

As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana.

The adventure continues in this fresh fairytale retelling that combines elements of Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood.

Don't miss the other books in The Lunar Chronicles series:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest
Wires and Nerve Vol. 1
Wires and Nerve Vol. 2: Gone Rogue

Reviews

  • I loved this book

    5
    By warrior cats fan🐈
    This book is amazing like Cinder. I love scarlet and Wolf! They are such amazing characters and I love that Cinder and Kai are in it! I think it’s so cool how all the characters come together at the end. This series is definitely a must read
  • 🤌🤌🫶🫶👌👌👏👏

    5
    By keefie shipper ✌🏻😜
    I loved this book! Scarlet and Wolf are so cute together especially in later books (I won’t spoil)! The story is somehow unpredictable and predictable at the same time because I know the red riding hood story but this one takes turns that I wouldn’t expect! I love this book and the whole series and the characters and THORNE 🤌🤌 and XSMDKDMFIERFM
  • Wolf and scarlet

    5
    By Ro'kitt
    I love wolf the whole street fighter and alpha thing and his love for Scarlet was so awkward and predictable Um Scarlet i love how she’s little red But what confuses me is why dose little red love the animal who eats her grandmere and also how big bad and Little red are dating LIKE. WOW. OH.MY.GOSH but sill i love them. And i want to know who is scarlets mum. WAIT BUT WOLF ISNT THE BIG BAD WOLF!!! Its ran 😹 i was so shocked when i found that out i re read little red riding hood then i read scarlet and all the parts that are in little red riding hood were right in front of me RAN!!!! Lol
  • So so good

    5
    By tash124
    As much as I adored Cinder, Scarlet was even better! It was a fun and original take on Red Riding Hood and remained unpredictable, while still sticking to elements of the original. Marissa Meyer seamlessly connected Cinder and Scarlet’s stories and seeing Cinder and Kai’s story progress was great. I loved how much of a firecracker Scarlet was. And I absolutely adored Thorne. 5 stars for this spunky, fast paced retelling!
  • Great!

    5
    By I LIVE WITH DRAGONS!
    Personally, I LOVE this series. It throws a little more aspect and plot to your typical fairy tales, and makes it more for people like me, who aren’t as big fairy tale people and also like sci-fi and fantasy. I definitely recommend this book, it is so worth the price. It’s a bit slow in some places, but KEEP READING. You won’t regret it. This one was definitely better than the first, because in Cinder I kinda feel like some of the chapters weren’t necessary to the plot, but each character has a VERY unique voice, so that’s awesome, because that’s something I struggle with when I’m writing my stories. Yeah, I think that’s all I have to say. Keep writing, Marissa Meyer, because you have a talent some of us don’t possess! (but we will gladly read it!)
  • Really good series!!

    4
    By Sug78
    I have already read the series and enjoyed it very much. This book was probably my least favorite one though. It was all over the place. It introduced new characters but never really added more with the new characters.(Except Thorne; loved him!) The other books were a lot more exciting and worth the read.
  • my favorite of the lunar chronicles

    5
    By Ho-King
    I love this book because of the character, Scarlet, she is my favorite by not only the first time she is introduced by defending Cinder when no one would (showing her to not have any prejudice and wanting to know the full truth before making judgements) to being able to provide and defend herself.
  • Amazing Book!

    5
    By Mad_dog00
    Well done Marissa. This book is amazing!! I love the characters relationships with each other! Scarlet and Wolf’s relationship was sooo romantic! Thorne was really funny! I love how Cinder was so determined all the time. Marissa did an amazing job writing this book. I definitely recommend it! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
  • ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!😱😱😍😍😆😆

    5
    By Harper Sue🦄⚡️
    I absolutely LOVE these books! Thank you so much Marissa Meyer!!!!!!!!!!
  • YASSSS

    5
    By Captain thorn
    I just love all of Marissa Meyers books and rebeca soler is so good at the audio books, I just can’t stop reading Marissas books. Renegades is my favorite book ever! I’m so excited to meet Marissa on the 27th! You have inspired me to read more and I’ve been writing more I’ve written quotes and have written songs and preformed them and none of this would have happened if it weren’t for you so thank you Marissa you are truly my hero😍❤️❤️