Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Heartless

by Marissa Meyer

A vision of Wonderland like none you've seen before, Heartless tells the untold story of the girl who would become the notorious Queen of Hearts. From New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation, Marissa Meyer.

Long before she was the Queen of Hearts, Catherine Pinkerton was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.

Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen.

Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans . . .

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Reviewed by Brittany on

5 of 5 stars

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This book is one big heartbreak. Knowing it is a spin on the queen of hearts (set before Alice in wonderland) you read with a constant state of dread knowing bad things will happen, for how else would the queen of hearts become a villain without a series of horrendous happenings to make her that way? The book was extremely good and the play on different characters was great, but again that constant state of dread while only hoping something good will happen is very saddening.

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