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Heartless by Marissa Meyer

7 reviews

andromeda_1998's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Before I review this book I have to be honest, I’ve always been a fan of Alice in wonderland and I’ve always hated Marissa Mayer. 

This is one of the best books that Marissa Meyer ever wrote and I did enjoy this book, eventhough I expected to hate it with everything that is me. What makes this book better then all her other books? 

Characters 
The characters of Marissa Meyers heartless are done well I guess. In the beginning of the book I took offense to the mad hatter. By the end of the book he became a bit better but he’s different from what he’s supposed to be. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing but she took away from his character. Which is a shame since he’s one of the most important characters in Alice in the wonderland. Jest was more like the mad hatter is supposed to be than the mad hatter himself. 

Storytelling 
The book starts fun and ends good but the middle….. Jesus, that shit was LONG AND BORING. The middle part of the story was a merrygoaround of the same plot and that wasn’t wat I was looking for. 

Writing 
The writing is done fine, Marissa Meyer is able to write a fairytale but she’s just not clever enough to make the plot. 

Worldbuilding 
The worldbuilding was a spin on the original book with her own magic touches. I didn’t mind the changes. 

I would like to recommend to check the triggerwarnings. There is a lot of fatphobia in this book. 

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tays_books's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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anasc007's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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baponthecob's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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roseamillerg's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

damn.😭


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starlessnights's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0


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ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I can't stop crying as I write this review, which I will have to keep short because if I went into detail and explained why I gave this novel the rating it has it would enter the spoiler zone. If you like forbidden love stories, a mystery that gets bigger with each chapter and an original and fresh world, I highly recommend this novel. Just make sure you have a box of Kleenex nearby. You'll thank me.

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