Fairest by Marissa Meyer

 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.

Marissa Meyer spins yet another unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death. This extraordinary book includes full-color art and an excerpt from Winter, the next book in the Lunar Chronicles series. 

I really enjoyed reading this book and it was a fairly quick read. I was warned before that if I read this book that I might feel sympathy for Levana before reading the whole series. But I figured if the book was labeled 3.5 so I should read it before reading "Winter".  I think it fit pretty well in this spot and it made things click into place. I didn't really end up feeling too much sympathy for her but I can see where someone could think that.