Cinder

What happens when you cross a tale as old as time with the futuristic idea of cyborgs? You get a book called Cinder, by Marissa Meyer. As most of us remember, Cinderella has two ugly stepsisters, a wicked stepmother, a handsome prince charming and a happily ever after. This is not the case. Cinder is a cyborg, 36.28% metalloid, the other 63.72% human. After a devastating hover accident that left parts of her body pulverized, Cinder was rushed to the surgery room, where she was turned cyborg. Thanks to her robotic abilities, Cinder is the greatest mechanic in New Beijing, the thrilling setting for this book that begins a little over a hundred years after the world war 4. This particular trait brings the handsome Prince Kai to her, in hope that Cinder will be able to fix his android, Nainsi. Before she can help, however, Letumosis, a fatal disease that has been ravaging the Earth for centuries, strikes her younger sister, and only human friend. Adri, her stepmother, punishes Cinder for Peony's illness, by volunteering her for testing in hope that a cure for Letumosis will eventually emerge. Still, during Cinder's testing, something unusual about Cinder strikes a researcher as odd, and, when he dives deeper into the Cinder's mysterious past, he find something about Cinder that has been hidden from her for almost ten years. When Queen Levanna from the Luners comes to visit, things take a turn for the worst as Cinder's secrets, both unknown and known to her, come crawling to the surface.

This is a amazing book, with a extraordinarily good, twisting plot and creative, complex characters. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of fairytales, science fiction, action, or loves a complex, strong female character. The book is 387 pages long, so its not terribly short or long.