Followers of this blog will probably know that one of my FAVORITE series by far is The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. So being asked to be on the blog tour, to celebrate the series and the release of Fairest, was equal parts shocking and exciting. If you’re not familiar with the series yet, here are my reviews of Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress – all spoiler-free! Believe me when I tell you that these sci-fi fairy tales are stunning, well-written, completely engaging adventures that I believe any reader would like.
What I probably like the most of this series, though, are the diverse and compelling characters. If you’re unfamiliar with the structure of the series, there’s a big cast of main characters. In Cinder, the story focuses on Cinder and her love interest, Prince Kai. In Scarlet, we add to that cast Scarlet and her love interest Wolf. Thorne also makes an appearance, though his part gets larger in Cress, where that titular character is also introduced. And at the end of Cress we meet Winter and Jacin.
All the characters play big roles, but they’re all so different. And I want to introduce them to you – at least, in my interpretation – in a fandom-y way. Though I’m not artistic, there’s one thing that I can do kind of well and what I find super fun – so I made Sims of these characters in The Sims 4! LEGGO.

Cinder (Linh Cinder)
According to Marissa Meyer, Cinder is of mixed ethnicity (Asian/Caucasian), with tan skin, brown eyes, and straight brown hair that she often wears in a ponytail. She’s slender, has few curves, and dresses comfortable and utilitarian, befitting her occupation.


Meet Sim Cinder! As you can (hopefully) tell, I tried to stick really close to the physical descriptions provided throughout the series, and I just love how she turned out. I added gloves to her outfit, for obvious reasons, and boots, and tried to give her a crafty mechanic type look. Aside from that, a big part of the Sims is choosing their personality traits and aspirations. In The Sims 4, this is more important than ever before, because it affects gameplay A LOT. For Cinder I chose the aspiration Nerd Brain, which means she wants to be both book smart and handy. Her personality traits are Family-Oriented (because of her love for Peony), Creative (because of her mechanic skills), and Genius (she has a built-in computer!).
Prince Kai


Meet Sim Kai! His aspiration is Successful Lineage – which I found fitting for a monarch. This means he wants to have a family that succeeds in life. His personality traits are Good (in game this means he wants to talk about world peace), Ambitious (he wants to be a good leader and do well for his people), and Loner (because he doesn’t always know who to trust).
Scarlet Benoit


Meet Sim Scarlet! I looove this hairstyle and this outfit, though it isn’t quite a hoodie. Her aspiration is Friend of the World, because I interpret her as being one of the most extroverted characters of the cast. Her personality traits are Self-Assured, Outgoing, and Ambitious to fit with the descriptions mentioned above.
Wolf Ze’ev Kesley


Meet Sim Wolf! The hair is custom content, but I had to have it, because it’s PERFECT for him. I made him as bulky as I could, but like the actual Wolf he can still manage to look a bit kind. His aspiration is Body Builder (because duh) and his personality traits are Loner (double duh), Hot-Headed (triple duh), and Glutton (…). I wish protective were a trait though, but I guess that wouldn’t do much for Sims gameplay. OH WELL.
Cress (Crescent Moon)


Meet Sim Cress! I wanted to give her a sweeter, less tough look, because that’s how she is. Her hair isn’t that long, but (spoiler-alert) it gets cut anyway during Cress. Her aspiration is Computer Whiz (because she is a super talented hacker), and her personality traits are Loves the Outdoors (getting out of the satellite is like a dream to her), Loner (because people intimidate her easily), and Geek (because, hello, she gave her computer a personality who she talks to like a little sister/friend).
Carswell Thorne


Meet Sim Thorne! Now wipe that drool from your chin. Mmmm, I’m loving it. From the hair to the shirt with the vest… this screams Thorne to me. His aspiration is Hopeful Romantic (meaning he wants to play the field and go on lots of dates), and his personality traits are Self-Assured (read: cocky), Goofball (because he is pretty playful, okay?), and Ambitious (space pirate). I could have made him non-committal, because arguably he is, but that’s less fun for gameplay, imho. (And yes, I do intend to play with these Sims.)
Princess Winter Hayle-Blackburn


I don’t have the strongest image of Winter in my head yet, but Sim Winter is definitely growing on me. I love that dress and want to steal it. Image-wise, I could be off, but I definitely had fun choosing her personality traits. Her aspiration is Friend of the World (because she does seem pretty outgoing, albeit in a really kooky way) and her personality traits are Insane (going to be FUN for gameplay), Goofball, and Outgoing.
Jacin Clay


Meet Sim Jacin! Yep, I gave him a ponytail. Hey, that can be cute! I had to give him the most official looking outfit I could find, so all in all I’m pretty satisfied with this Sim. Though I don’t know Jacin too well yet. Like Wolf, his aspiration is Body Builder (he wants to be strong so he can protect his loved ones), and his personality traits are Active, Self-Assured, and Perfectionist (a bit of a stretch, but as a careful military man, I could see this happening).
Some Candid Shots
What do you think of my Lunar Sims? I am planning on playing with this household soon, so let me know if you want some updates or gameplay π I’m sure it’ll make for an interesting game!
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Fairest goes on sale Tuesday, January 27th, 2015!
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Macmillan is kindly providing paperback copies of Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress to one lucky winner! If you haven’t started on this series yet, THIS is your chance! And believe me, it’s worth it. You need to experience all this awesomeness.



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I LOVE THE SIMS YOU MADE. Where did you get the costum content hair? π
Aww, thank you! I think all but Cinder and Jacin have custom content hair, and I believe I got all of them from this site: http://sims4downloads.net/ π
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING, DEBBY!! π it really helped me because I’ve been searching A LOT of costum content. Also, PLEASE MAKE A LETS PLAY ON YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IT’LL BE FUN!!
I didn’t read the lunar chronicles yet, but I heard good things about it, and I’ve actually ordered Cinder a couple of days ago… My favorite sim is probably Scarlet, because I have a thing for redheads.
I wanted to do this with Celaena from Throne of Glass a while ago, but I couldn’t work out what to use – how did I not think of the Sims??!
These are wonderful, Debby! π You have to keep us updated on how their household is going too, haha π
Haha, I’ve been toying with this idea in my mind for ages, and I’m probably making it into a new feature this year π Designing Sims is my favorite part of the whole game, and my first household in The Sims 4 was actually Harry Potter. It was hilarious for gameplay – in the first day or so Draco was being mean to Harry and Ron – without me triggering it. The emotions and personalities just made it perfect!
I hope I can play a bit more and I think I’ll share some screenshots on Twitter/Instagram! I was thinking of making Let’s Play videos for YouTube, but that’ll require a bit more prep work that I don’t have time for this month. (But if there’s enough interest, I guess I could put it on the priorities list for after I finish moving!)
That’s so awesome! I love sims π
π thank you!
This is so awesome! You must have had a great time creating these characters (for some reason, Sim Cinder reminds me of Elsa). I also want to steal that dress from Winter. Who’d have any reason not to? It’s gorgeous!
I have the Sims FreePlay on my iPad, and funnily enough I’ve been planning on doing something similar to your post. I already have a draft on what I’m going to include in my post, but basically I’m just going to talk about the Sims I created based on book characters (hair, hobbies, etc.), though the Sims FreePlay app doesn’t offer as much flexbility in its gameplay as the original Sims.
Awww thanks!! I think you meant Cress looks like Elsa? Totally agree though, that hairstyle is SO Elsa.
Ah, I tried Sims FreePlay like once, but it was so slow and had so few customization options, so I quickly gave up. Good luck with your feature!
I haven’t really read the series, but I love the sim you made for Cress. She’s so pretty.
Aww, thanks! Cress is totally my favorite too… except maybe for Thorne. I DUNNO. π
Finally, your idea in action! I remember you talked about this some book club meetings ago and your characters look perfect. Scarlet & Cress come the closest to what I had in mind for the characters, but look at that Thorne π The hair is so cute and the cheeky smile is so fitting.
Haha, yeah, I just never got around to developing the idea, but I felt like this blog tour was the right opportunity π Thank youuuu! It can be hard to really make the Sims look *just* like how I imagine the characters, but I’m really happy with how they turned out. Scarlet, Cress, and Thorne are my faves as well. And Thorne just keeps smirking all the time, it’s absolutely perfect!
This is so cool! =D I’m sure it must have taken you hours to do this. Great work!
Aww, thank you Sana! It took me a good *mumbles*12hours*mumbles* BUT IT WAS FUN. π
Gah! Sims and Lunar Chronicles amazing! I really like Cress.
DEBBY THESE ARE SO PERFECT OH MY GOD ESPECIALLY CINDER AND SCARLET AND THORNE AND CRESS AND AHHH MY BABIES
I AM OBSESSED WITH YOUR SIMS. Please tell me where you got Scarlet’s hair. Or better yet, upload her? She’s amazing and perfect and I’m in awe.
Ah-hahahaha! This is so cool and creative! I love the thought you put into their looks and personality. (Of course, now I’m tempted to buy Sims 4 and disappear into the wormhole, dang you.)
I think Cinder is my favorite character overall, honestly. Wolf and Kai are both pretty cool, though, and fun to read about.
This is totally easy for me, Cinder! I absolutely love her. π
These are so cute! I have to agree that I really love Cress and Thorne, though I do love Cinder and Kai a ton as well!
This is such a creative post, Debby! So in love with it! I’m seriously in awe. This really makes me want to play Sims. Lol.
What a cool idea!! I loved seeing the characters depicted as sims, such fun!! Awesome post π
I love Cinder, but I like the Sims version of Cress. π
Thank you!
This is incredible! I love winter and I would love to see Queen Levenia! Cree is awesome too! Great job!
~Britt
*Cress
I would like to amend my original choice of favorite give me winter’s ten shades of crazy anyday. She sounds so fun!!
π
This is the most amazing blog post, you are SO CREATIVE! The Sims are absolutely perrrrrfect, especially all of the girls! They look just like the characters to me and I really like how you included what personality traits you gave them. Plus yeah, Sim Thorne is very yummy π You’re making me want to reread these books again! They are fantastic and I love how they connect from one book to the next but still have individuality to each story. AHH. Seriously, this post rules.
I love the Cress Sim. I adore the Sims honestly! I can say I’ve never read them, but really want to. Have heard so many good things about them!
Ha, your Sims are brilliant π Cinder is still my favorite character – she was, of course, my first introduction to the brilliance of Marissa Meyer and it’s kind of like how you never get over your first love π She is just such a fantastic character, so smart and strong, and I love that she’s a tech genius. I just adore how Meyer i able to take the young women from fairy tales and make them badass and so smart and independent, but NOT in a pandering way, not in a way that’s so OBVIOUS, you know? Retellings just don’t always work, in my opinion it’s the rare talent who can rework a beloved, centuries-old story and infuse new life into it, but Meyer does it brilliantly. It’s absolutely one of my favorite series EVER, and I’m only a few years from 40 years of reading under my belt, so that’s really saying something!! Glad you love it so much to π
PS – just saw your review of FEED by Mira Grant – that’s a series I keep meaning to read, so it was good to read a recent positive review of it as a kick-in-the-bum to get started with it!!
Well, I’ve only read Cinder, so Cinder is my favourite character at the moment, but I have a feeling that Cress will be my favourite once I continue the series because I love the Rapunzel story! Also, I love the Sims idea. It mixes two things I love and it’s great to see characters visualized! π
I really like Cinder in the books because of how both insecure, but strong she is at the same time. As far as the SIMS go, Scarlet looks really good! I LOVE the hair!! Thanks for the giveaway. π
My favorite character is Iko, but I like Cinder and Cress a lot too! Oddly enough my favorite Sims were Scarlet and Wolf. Such a cool idea for a post! I loved seeing their Sim versions. Thanks for the giveaway!
Your Scarlet Sim is perfect!!! Not only is she my favorite from the novel but she’s my favorite Sim here. You have some serious talent. I’ve played Sims, and even my character looks nothing like I picture myself.
Oooh, love the sims, Carswell looks mighty fine lol! Scarlett is my favorite character in the books though, she’s just too cool π
FAVORITE character from the Lunar Chronicles is wolf since he will always love Scarlet! I love the sims you made!
I’ve never read them but Scarlet is my favorite Sim! They’re all amazing, by the way.
You did a great job on Scarlet. I love the hair and outfit.
Cress is definitely my favorite character she’s just so much fun to read!βΊ
Ooh, my favorite character is probably torn between Wolf, Thorne, Scarlet, and Cress. While I do care for Cinder and Kai, neither of them are favorites–I’m not entirely sure why. But I SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP Cress and Thorne and WE NEED MORE KISSES BETWEEN THEM IN WINTER.
Ahem. Thanks for the giveaway!
no fav; never read it
Cinder and Kai are probably my favorite ship, but I think Thorne and Iko are the best characters. They’re so hilarious.
My fave would be Wolf because of his hair; he looks like a rocker! The description of his personality left a little to be desired, but hey, everyone needs a little bad boy in their lives, right? Thanks for the fab giveaway contest. π
I LOVE your Sims! I think you captured them all well, and I think Scarlet is my favorite!
All of those sims are so awesome! I love the sim for Scarlet; she’s got a spunky, kickass look to her. I can’t wait to read Scarlet and find out just how kickass she really is!
Clearly I am an idiot for not starting this series. I have the hardback. And I’ve had since it release. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? Somebody hit me.
I haven’t this series yet but I really want to. What a creative post! I love how the Scarlet Sim looks so I am drawn to that character even though I haven’t read the books yet!
I think my favourite sim is Scarlet, just because I think she looks the prettiest…
Def Cinder because she is so badass! π She’s a genius mechanic! I wish I work with machines- they are beyond my comprehension.
I would have to say Cinder because she’s the type of character I’d like to be! Thank you for this amazing chance! π
Loved your sims! I adore Thorne!
I haven’t read it yet, so no fav. Shall hopefully read them soon!
Thorne π
Cinder was my favorite because she had to deal with so much especially with her stepmother and stepsister and I honestly don’t know what I would have done in her position.
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