Ultimately a nice addition to the Lunar Chronicles. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. The shipyard mechanic didnt seem concerned with the glitch, even though he considered it dangerous. There's also a special bonus excerpt from her standalone novel, HEARTLESS.Ī very satisfying peek into the backstories of the characters from the Lunar Chronicles. Glitches (The Lunar Chronicles 0.5) by Marissa Meyer Published December 5th 2011 Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW is my favorite story as it ties in all the books to a very satisfying conclusion with one not too obvious reveal at the end. The emotions of a young newly transformed Cinder of wanting so much to belong to when her new 'step-father' is just diagnosed with letumosis will tear at your hearts. GLITCHES is the heartbreaking tale of when Cinder first meets her adoptive family in New Beijing. Readers also see the start of brother rivalry. THE QUEEN'S ARMY: This one tale has to be one of my favorites as it shows how Wolf transformed from a poor boy on the outskirts of Lunar to the fierce soldier. There's also some major reveals on Scarlet that I won't post here but let's just say it all starts to make sense. This short story fleshes out Michelle more as I felt she was more of a secondary character in the novel. Marissa Meyer is the 1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles, Heartless, The Renegades Trilogy, and Instant Karma, as well as the graphic novel duology Wires and Nerve. THE KEEPER shows readers Scarlet's grandmother Michelle and what lead up to her part of Cinder's transformation from a burned victim to a cyborg. At the publishers request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights. The end result is you have a very satisfying collection. This story is a prequel to the futuristic fairytale Cinder, by Marissa Meyer. Each story is like a backstory of the whys behind the character's motivations.

What worked: All of it! I love short stories analogies but especially ones that have tales from characters I loved in a series. When I found out there was a collection of short stories from her Lunar world, I had to read it.

I'm a huge fan of Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles series.

Glitches by marissa meyer