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Heartless
by Marissa Meyer
No one is born evil; it is the situations that make them so. ‘Heartless’, written by the undisputed queen of retellings, Marissa Meyer, provides a never-before-seen vision of Wonderland, narrating the untold story of the girl who would become the notorious Queen of Hearts. Fans of the classic favorite and the most remarkable piece of nonsense literature, ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carrol might know the Queen of Hearts as an evil villain. This book serves as a prequel to this classic exploring how an innocent girl became a murderous madwoman. Before Alice, before the trial, before the roses were painted red and long before she was the terror of Wonderland―the infamous Queen of Hearts―she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.
Catherine was a young, beautiful girl dreaming of owning a bakery and falling in love for the first time. All her love, concentration and hope are in this bakery and Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker who suddenly appears into her life. The last thing she wants, and everyone seems to be pushing her to be, is to sit on the throne and become the Queen of Hearts.
You know how the story is going to end before it even begins, which makes for a unique experience. Marissa Meyer has created a different yet familiar Wonderland, that still holds that cheeky, goofy, magical and absurd nature invented by Carrol back in the 1800's.
The writing style and the eccentric characters make this an interesting and heartbreaking take on the classic. Read this book and you will never look at the vicious Queen of Hearts the same way again. If you’re a fan of Carrol’s classic, or if you’re someone who doesn’t want to invest in a series and is looking for a quick, refreshing fantasy stand-alone novel, you couldn’t get a better book. This book reminds me of ‘Maleficent’ and some of Shakespeare’s characters whose circumstances made them choose the path of malice. Do you sympathise with such characters or hate them nevertheless?
Catherine was a young, beautiful girl dreaming of owning a bakery and falling in love for the first time. All her love, concentration and hope are in this bakery and Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker who suddenly appears into her life. The last thing she wants, and everyone seems to be pushing her to be, is to sit on the throne and become the Queen of Hearts.
You know how the story is going to end before it even begins, which makes for a unique experience. Marissa Meyer has created a different yet familiar Wonderland, that still holds that cheeky, goofy, magical and absurd nature invented by Carrol back in the 1800's.
The writing style and the eccentric characters make this an interesting and heartbreaking take on the classic. Read this book and you will never look at the vicious Queen of Hearts the same way again. If you’re a fan of Carrol’s classic, or if you’re someone who doesn’t want to invest in a series and is looking for a quick, refreshing fantasy stand-alone novel, you couldn’t get a better book. This book reminds me of ‘Maleficent’ and some of Shakespeare’s characters whose circumstances made them choose the path of malice. Do you sympathise with such characters or hate them nevertheless?