Fairest (Book Review)

Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles 0.5)

Hardcover, 222 pages

Published January 27th 2015 by Feiwel & Friends

In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told.
Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who is the fairest of them all?

Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told . . . until now.




Review:
I LOVE The Lunar Chronicles series. Cinder was good, Scarlet was great, Cress was amazing. I had high hopes for Fairest.
And then I found out it is only 222 pages. Sad times.

Fairest is Levana's backstory, how she became who she is. Levana is pretty much my favorite villain ever, so finding out who she really is was fascinating. Not to mention that you also get lots of other characters backgrounds along with Levanas.
I loved reading about Levana, I now understand her character much better.

The plot was fast moving, and interesting. Fairest was a nice taste for what Winter is going to be, since Fairest was completely based on Luna.
If anything I really wish that this book had been longer. The mere 222 pages just didn't seem to fulfill my need for more Marissa Meyer's writing. But I guess that it is enough to hold me over until Winter.
You definitely need to read this one before reading Winter, as a matter of fact, I would suggest reading this one and then re-reading the series. (Although if you are new to the series I would probably read Cinder first.)