#23 in Young adult
Cress
- 562
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Cress” is where the separate strands of “The Lunar Chronicles” finally pull together. The Rapunzel figure of the title and her scenes with Thorne supply most of the charm, though some readers find her too naive to warm to. Fans of Scarlet and Wolf will see the pair pushed to the margins. Third in the series and over five hundred pages long, it is no place to start.
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About the book
Cress is a 2014 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Macmillan Publishers through their subsidiary Feiwel & Friends. It is the third novel in The Lunar Chronicles series and the sequel to Scarlet. It is followed by the fourth novel in the series, titled Winter. The story is loosely based on the fairy tale of "Rapunzel", similar to its predecessors Cinder and Scarlet which were loosely based on "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood" respectively.
Reading order · The Lunar Chronicles
Full order & progress →- CinderStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - Scarlet
8.08.0 / 10 - CressThis book
8.48.4 / 10 - Winter
8.48.4 / 10 - Fairest
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 627 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 81% of the weight and the score stays at 8.4 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 31 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 596 | 95% |
Frequently asked
What age is Cress for?
Cress sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 562 pages — longer than 75% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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