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A review by boezaaah
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
4.0
“One to be a murderer. One to be a Martyr. One to be a Monarch. One to go Mad”
Catherine, one of the most desired girls in all of Wonderland, and the most likely to be wed by the King, wanted nothing more than to open up a bakery of her own (one that would most definitely disappoint her parents). At a ball in which was organised by the King with the intention of proposing, Catherine meets Jest. She and Jest enter a secret courtship (in fear of infuriating her parent and offending the King) full of magic and mystery, but even with the hope of pursuing their own destiny, fate has other plans.
I absolutely LOVED this book with every inch of my heart. From the atmospheric feeling the novel carried out, to the characters and the plot. I think it provided the perfect amount of entertainment and emotion that I could wish for in a novel. As someone who is a HUGE fan of Alice in Wonderland, I enjoyed everything about this, although I can see why some people had their issues.
It's an obvious fact that regarding instalove, almost everyone despises it. But with Heartless, I understood it. I loved the way it panned out. I think the main reason for this is that I also fell in love with Jest from the first moment he made an appearance. Maybe this is because when he was described, I for some reason pictured him as my favourite actor Aidan Turner (although that's another story for another time...). But I really think that Jest had charm that fit so perfectly with his character and I absolutely fell in love with him and could understand exactly how Catherine was overcome with attraction and adoration.
As heartbreaking as the end to this novel was, I loved how the three sisters had warned the characters of their fate. From the poems to the drawings and the doors and then the eventual outcome of their warning. It fit perfectly and made sense. The whole stealing the Queen's heart and her giving it willingly both broke mine and made mine happy. I can't even tell you how much I loved that ending with Catherine, Jest, Hatta and Raven meeting their fate. Raven was also a really interesting character and I wish we got more of a backstory for him. I would without a doubt pick up a book based purely on Raven if one was written.
THE JABBERWOCK. This story line was really, really interesting to me and I had always been suspicious of Peter Peter and his wife of having something to do with something. I'm glad this went the way it did. I also had a really big suspicion regarding Mary Ann and her having something to do with it. She made me really frustrated but I understand why she did what she did out of love (although I wish she didn't).
I'm so happy I picked this up on a whim. I definitely need to pick up more of Marissa Meyer's work.
Catherine, one of the most desired girls in all of Wonderland, and the most likely to be wed by the King, wanted nothing more than to open up a bakery of her own (one that would most definitely disappoint her parents). At a ball in which was organised by the King with the intention of proposing, Catherine meets Jest. She and Jest enter a secret courtship (in fear of infuriating her parent and offending the King) full of magic and mystery, but even with the hope of pursuing their own destiny, fate has other plans.
I absolutely LOVED this book with every inch of my heart. From the atmospheric feeling the novel carried out, to the characters and the plot. I think it provided the perfect amount of entertainment and emotion that I could wish for in a novel. As someone who is a HUGE fan of Alice in Wonderland, I enjoyed everything about this, although I can see why some people had their issues.
As heartbreaking as the end to this novel was, I loved how the three sisters had warned the characters of their fate. From the poems to the drawings and the doors and then the eventual outcome of their warning. It fit perfectly and made sense. The whole stealing the Queen's heart and her giving it willingly both broke mine and made mine happy. I can't even tell you how much I loved that ending with Catherine, Jest, Hatta and Raven meeting their fate. Raven was also a really interesting character and I wish we got more of a backstory for him. I would without a doubt pick up a book based purely on Raven if one was written.
THE JABBERWOCK. This story line was really, really interesting to me and I had always been suspicious of Peter Peter and his wife of having something to do with something. I'm glad this went the way it did. I also had a really big suspicion regarding Mary Ann and her having something to do with it. She made me really frustrated but I understand why she did what she did out of love (although I wish she didn't).
I'm so happy I picked this up on a whim. I definitely need to pick up more of Marissa Meyer's work.