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k_galloway's review

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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

4.0

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hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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booksanna's review

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adventurous challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

It did not expect this book to instill in me the emotions I felt. I must say the journey of reading this books was one of a painful and rewarding. The magic this book provides is astonishingly horrific. The characters and the wonder of the book creates the most detailed and lively environment. The wording has been beautifully chosen to instigate the impossible of this world. I truly felt mesmerized by this story and it’s majestic world of Hearts. I must say that the first half of the book dragged on, but I felt that the other half well overcompensated for it. It is true that the first half of this story didn’t arise many feelings in me besides boredom. But the build-up to the ending, the conflict, the reveal, was one of the utmost rewarding of all. I feel the upmost gratefulness for myself, for I have read a magical world and with a cruel reality. I am hesitant to recommend this book, as I want to keep it a secret for myself. I must say the less you know of this the more impactful it will be.

Jest was a martyr and one that left such powerful impact on me. His death…. Perhaps it was meant to be. Great book, horrifying to read

Edit, i knocked off 0.25 stars because the beginning was very slow.
Edit 2: it’s been a year and this has become my 5 star book. Worth it

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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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reads_with_lauren's review

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

this. book. this book has elevated my standards for fantasy books and made me appreciate what good writing is. no doubt one of my favorite books ever now. I can’t get over how good this was 😭

Marissa Meyer has ruined me by creating this MASTERPIECE. Everything you think you know about Wonderland is taken and transformed into a magical, lively, powerful world that strengthens the ideas and preconceived knowledge of Wonderland. I loved reading this because it felt like home and reminded me of my deep love for fairytales. I now feel compelled to go watch Alice in Wonderland because I need to be back in that world of impossible magic. Also, Meyer did AMAZING at adding her own cute touches of Wonderland details that 100% fit with the world rules and feels of wonderland and honestly enhanced the reading experience. To me, reading this book was exactly what I love about reading: it was
immersive, a big world with a great potential for imagination, and a super captivating read. Cath (mc) was crafted to the Queen of Hearts' personality so well and her transformation from young and sweet to cruel and heartless is SO. WELL. DONE. I will definitely be reading this again and again.

the best part of this book was the way Meyer connected everything and the utter heartbreak at the way Jest and Cath didn't deserve to be separated, yet they ultimately would be. It was devastating to read, yet I found it so poetic. The most impressive thing to me that (idk why) took me a day to realize, was that the title, "Heartless" is because that's her fate. (SOBBING RN) That was the most insane thing but it makes so much sense to why the QoH is so cruel.

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september128's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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zoepagereader's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While yes, I did enjoy reading this book, it also let me down. I mean, the second I added to my TBR I knew it would be sad and I knew it was almost 500 pages, so I thought I would fall in love with the characters and then sob. But when characters died, I wasn’t that sad. In the end it just felt wasted, especially with people I know who have amped me up for crying with this. And though I know it defeats the purpose of this book, I wonder if it would have been better as an original story set in Wonderland instead of a Queen of Hearts origin story. 3.75⭐️

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solouncapitulomas's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.”

I grew up reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and I have to say this book reached every expectation, I think Lewis would've been proud. Such an amazing writing I could picture myself in Wonderland once again and THE PLOT omg, it left me aching, I knew the ending and dared to hope
(like the fool that I am) damn, I will not be able to hear the word fool every again...thanks Marissa, I will be reading more of your books ma'am bc I do love me some pain.

<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6SA85E1XbXKpC5NcHeb44T?si=4e7f44275a164984">heartless amazing playlist</a>

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