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Cress Reading Response



     The second choice book I read over the summer is Cress. It is the third book in the Lunar Chronicles series. The book began with an introduction of a new character who the book is named after just like the last one. The fairy tale this book is themed after is Rapunzel. Cress is a Lunar shell which means she has no powers. She is supposed to be executed because she is a shell but instead she is locked away in a satellite. She is a hacker who wants to try and keep Cinder and Thorne safe. She messages them to come get her and that is where the action begins.


    The introduction of Cress as a main character brings many new interesting plot elements and story lines into play. This also fills what I previously thought to be holes in the story or just questions I had. Cress was a really good book that I would definitely recommend reading after the earlier books in the series.

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