Heartless
For fans of Wicked: Don't miss this #1 New York Times–bestselling romantasy of Wonderland's most notorious villain: the Queen of Hearts.
"Full of heart and its own idiosyncratic character.”―Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked
Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she 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.
In Heartless, her first stand-alone teen novel, the New York Times-bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles dazzles us with a prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Praise for Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series:
#1 New York Times Bestselling Series, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller, National Indie Bestseller
“Marissa Meyer rocks the fractured fairy tale genre.” —The Seattle Times
“Prince Charming among the cyborgs.” —The Wall Street Journal
Don't miss more from Marissa Meyer:
The Lunar Chronicles:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest
The Wires and Nerve series:
Wires and Nerve: Volume 1
Wires and Nerve: Volume 2
Renegades
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Readers say *Heartless* by Marissa Meyer is a deeply emotional, character-driven retelling of the Queen of Hearts’ origin, praised for vivid world-bui...
A powerful and emotional tale that captures who the wonder of wonderland and the beginnings of the Queen of Hearts[...]
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Update: I felt I should have given a little more than the above.
To me this is definitely character driven but the world in my imagination that followed Marissa's writing is just what you would expect from an Alice in wonderland retelling, but do not let this fool you this isn't about Alice and her nonsensical world this is how the Queen of Hearts came to be.
There is romance not necessarily unrequited but more like La Douleur Exquise, it is adventures and adorable but will also break your heart I laughed and cried. I saw the Queen of hearts in a way that makes you understand her and have a deeper compassion. This is by far one of my favorite books of all time. I have the physical book and the audiobook and both are just amazing.
I will always recommend this if I could give it a rating of 10 stars I would.
It‘s worth a read, but just don’t expect too much.
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