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Heartless by Marissa Meyer

8 reviews

eli_sa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It was definitely a most intresting read about how the Queen Of Hearts (from Ailce in wonderland) became who she is, I feel like so much more if the movies make sense now. The heartache and feelings were described really well. I probably wouldn't re-read this, ot was a good book but nothing super gripping.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Classism

Minor: Gore

h4wk1nz's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

this book actually ripped my heart out, threw it against a wall, and stomped on it repeatedly. i love it. marissa meyer will never not be my favourite author, i would die for that woman.
catherine’s character arc
the way jest loved her
everything about hatta.
the five starrest five star i’ve ever given.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Grief, War, Eating disorder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

protagonist’s mother shames her for eating too much and encourages disordered eating in order to have a slim figure

arieslofi's review

dark lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

well! i want to say that the premise is something that i really enjoyed, and it's only its execution that i wasn't an absolute fan of, including some of the writing, though not all. the writing itself felt very "try-hard" with its weird britishifcations that reminded me of 2013 when everyone was obsessed with the uk and everything british (as i mentioned in a previous update), with repetition that happened far too often, not the kind that serves as some sort of writing device (this does happen and i do enjoy it), but the kind that makes you wonder if there was any kind of editing involved in the publication of the book. besides that, the writing isn't too bad and didn't get on my nerves too much, and i actively enjoyed some parts of it.
i really liked the character of mary ann especially, though i'll say cath was neither here nor there and jest completely failed to be compelling to me,

which made his death

kind of pointless to me. speaking of pointless: the romance.
this book could have been really good, personally, if we hadn't had any type of romance involved, only a girl losing her dreams and having to deal with being stuck in a loveless marriage with the king until she snaps. i would even have enjoyed it if there had been romance involved, though differently. if, for example,

instead of jest taking her away and the last 30% happening the way they did, she had, just like before, stuck with the king, a fool (which could have served as a callback in dialogue!) only for jest to come back and her, tired and betrayed, called for his head. he was, after all, a wanted criminal,

it would have worked perfectly, and it was how i was expecting the book to end.
the ending itself felt unsatisfactory to me,

there was no real build-up to this sudden change in her behavior (though we are given a reason) and we only get a glimpse of it some chapters before. i feel like showing her ability to be genuinely evil and ruthless throughout the book would have worked better—even if we kind of get those moments in very small doses, like her stealing from the pumpkin patch and her intensity at playing croquet, although this latter felt more like a "this happens in the original story!" bit.

generally, not a bad book, per se, but it left me wanting a lot more, so i can't say i'm exactly happy with it. the premise is much better than the execution itself, though it only goes south around 70% of the book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Misogyny, and Body shaming

Minor: Gore, War, and Eating disorder

abby_can_read's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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This was a book that I enjoyed reading. I think Meyer's writing style is more fairytale inspired than fairytale retelling. I would say this book was a combination of prophecy, romance, Victorian-era gender roles, and the weirdness that can only be found in Wonderland. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, Violence, Death, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Body shaming, Animal death, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: War and Kidnapping

torrents's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: War

chloerote's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Violence, Grief, Sexism, Murder, Kidnapping, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

roseamillerg's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Eating disorder

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Body horror, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Murder

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Violence, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and War