A review by michelleub
Heartless by Marissa Meyer

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

1.75

I don’t even remember why I bought this book, but I think it was because of @maditales. First up I want to say that I normally don’t read fantasy or like fantasy that is set in another world, vampires, witches and werewolfs don’t count for me. This book was just disappointing. Cathrine the main character was just plain annoying and I understand that Meyer tried to do this, she’s just a normal girl thing but it kind of got repetitive. Her only personality trait is that she loves to bake, her maid is her best friend and that she likes Jest.
Her doing something she is not supposed to was like the whole premise of the book. Her being with in love with Jest instead of the King and wanting to open a bakery even though she essentially does not know anything about having to work for a living and not a hobby, which honestly seems delusional. So I don’t think she even would have made it even if he would have died. OH, and his death and the entire ending was so abrupt. Suddenly she slayed the jabberwock, Jest was dead and she a bitch. But wait she actually already was one but then a bigger one.
Now onto Jest, his character was flat. I wanted to like him but I got nearly nothing, CRUMBLES. Was I, just like Cath, supposed to like a man without knowing anything about him? No.
But I have to say, her writing style seemed pretty. Like it totally reminded me of the original Disney Alice in wonderland. But I think it was lost on me. 
All in all, Meyer had a great writing style which sadly was not able to cover the lack of spark the book needed, even though it was way too long.
Rated it 2.0 but changed to 1.75
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