Well, I finally did it. I finished my reread of The Lunar Chronicles and boy, it was a wild ride. I forgot how long Winter was, but I wound up reading the last 400+ pages in one sitting because I was so hooked. That's how excellent Marissa Meyer's writing really is. Even though the books are on the chunky side, they're just so easy to read and understand. It doesn't feel like pointless information just to make the books longer - every chapter is filled with adventure!

The culmination of the series is so well-done with this book. It brings all of the characters together, shows us how evil is vanquished, and gives us hope for the future. However, there's a little bit of an opening ending, which I really like. Not everything is wrapped up in a nice, neat little bow. There's just enough to question what could come next for the characters. Maybe I'm bizarre for liking that - especially after four long books, but I really enjoy visualizing what could happen for all of these awesome characters we've come to appreciate and understand in a new way.

At a certain point, you might forget that you're reading fairytale retellings. I know that I did. In fact, it wasn't til Winter mentioned (for probably the eightieth time) that she was "a girl of snow and ice" that I thought, oh yeah, this is based on Snow White. Insert laughter here! They're just so well-written that I didn't even think about how similar they were to already-familiar stories. I loved every second of it.

Now that I own the box set, I'm really excited to read the two novellas that come with it. I remember picking through Fairest in the past, but I can't seem to conjure what it was about (aside from knowing that it has to do with Levana) and I never read Stars Above. I can't wait to dive in and enjoy even more of this world.

... good soup

It was so fulfilling to see all the characters reunited. There was definitely a sense of closure to the series, but this book did put me in a bit of a reading slump because I was discouraged by its length. Some parts could probably be omitted. Definitely worth my time, but Cress will always remain my favorite book.

This book was all kinds of incredible and I won’t recover quickly. 

The characters were AMAZING and I love them to the moon and back soo many times. I’m so attached to them. 😭

Thorne and Cress have my heart. They are adorable and I love them to infinity. I SHIPPED THEM SO HARD AND IM SO HAPPY I COULD CRY. 

SO many moments. I wanted to cry and scream and laugh and all at one. It was SUCH a rollercoaster. Wow wow wow. 

And the ending was sweet and satisfying. ❤️

Consumed for the first time via audiobook.

I thought this was a wonderful conclusion to the series! It ended the storyline in a realistic ‘happily ever after’ vibe which helped go with the fairytale inspiration of the series. I thought the Snow White inspiration within this book was done wonderfully and tastefully.

I overall, recommend this series! The Lunar Chronicles is a great series that I think anyone can enjoy!

I love this series so much. There's just no way I would ever give this book anything less than 5 stars. It's not my favourite book in the series, and it's definitely not a perfect book, but I love it so much. It's the perfect bittersweet ending to this series that take you on such an incredible journey! The plot is exciting, we have a new fairytale to piece together, the characters have some great moments together, and everything comes full circle in the end. 

Winter is such a fun character, but I have to say I was disappointed by her lack of agency. Out of all the four main girls in the series, she does barely anything to progress the story. I love how the Snow White story comes into play, complicating her relationship with Levana and Jacin - it’s super intriguing. I kept feeling like Winter didn’t have any personality aside from being “crazy." Friends to lovers is my absolute favourite trope and Jacin and Winter have some of the best moments together. I wish we had these characters earlier in the series (or at least got more of their backstory), just for more of their romantic interactions. They have such a fun dynamic - Winter totally openly loving Jacin while he's doing everything he can to withhold his affection. It's so sweet how Jacin is always the only one who can pull Winter out of her hallucinations. And it's cute how Jacin doesn't exactly believe everything Winter says, but always plays along. It's unfair that they only really get introduced in the last book (I know Jacin is in the last book, I mean as a romantic relationship) and then they are separated for a good chunk of the book :(

This is the book in the series that I had the least memory of during my reread, probably due to it being very long, there’s more characters and a lot more plot lines intersecting. With all the characters as well, it gets a little hard to keep track of everyone: where they are and what they’re doing, since it becomes rare for the whole crew to be all together at the same time. 

My main complaint, I guess would be that it's a bit of a slow start. I mean, revolution's take a lot of planning and preparation, and they sure did a lot of that at the beginning of the book. It wasn't boring necessarily, it just takes a little while to lift off its feet. Which feels extra long since this book is a beast! 
It's really cool that this book is mostly set on the moon.
Marissa Meyer is so good at creating all these little moments for the characters and by far my favourite in this book is the missing fingers club. I love that wholeheartedly

I know a lot of people complain about this, but personally I love how the ending is so perfect and cliche and everything is all wrapped up in a bow. It’s fun to have a moment at the end of the book where all the characters have these dramatic love confessions and there’s no more loose ends in the plot. Although I do wish it wasn’t as much “everyone gets together at the end” and at least one couple was more steady throughout the series, just for some variety.