The second book in The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer is Scarlet. I was a little worried about how this series would go since I liked, but didn't love, the first book. In many book series, the sophomore offering falls short and leaves its readers disappointed, but in this case I was very pleasantly surprised to find that was not an issue. Scarlet is even better than Cinder!
In this second installment, we follow Cinder as she attempts to escape prison and certain death, but we also meet Scarlet, Meyer's version of Little Red Riding Hood. Scarlet is searching for her missing grandmother and the authorities refuse to believe there is anything amiss. Scarlet's desperation leads her to a strange traveling companion and perhaps into the clutches of the big, bad wolf.
The alternating storylines added quite a lot of interest and excitement to this book and I liked it much more. Now I'm actually looking forward to reading the remainder of the series! If you weren't sure you wanted to continue after the first book, give the second a try and see if you still feel the same way.
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