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Heartless Paperback – 1 May 2018

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From Marissa Meyer, the #1 New York Timesbestselling story of Wonderland's most notorious villain: the Queen of Hearts.

Long before she was the terror of Wonderlandthe infamous Queen of Heartsshe was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.

Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen.

Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.

In her first stand-alone teen novel, the New York Times-bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles dazzles us with a prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Praise for Heartless:

In Heartless, the nonsense that is Wonderland gets a reverential makeover, full of heart and its own idiosyncratic character. Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and After Alice

What Gregory Maguire did for the Wicked Witch, Meyer does for Lewis Carrolls Queen of Hearts, tracing her arc from a teen with dreams of owning a bakery into a murderous madwoman. People magazine

Will make readers grin like the Cheshire Cat. Common Sense Media

"Jest and Catherine have a playfully clandestine relationship. . . . Meyers worldbuilding is extensive and impressive." Publishers Weekly

The authors best fantasy yet. . . . Meyer has woven all the elements of darkness and light, fate and free will, and love and hatred into an unforgettable story of the evolution of the Red Queen from a young girl who dreamed of true love and freedom to a madwoman best remembered for the phrase 'Off with his head.' If you only read one fractured fairy tale this year, make it Heartless. A must-have title. School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Marissa Meyers Lunar Chronicles series:

#1 New York Times Bestselling Series, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller, National Indie Bestseller

Marissa Meyer rocks the fractured fairy tale genre. The Seattle Times

Prince Charming among the cyborgs. The Wall Street Journal

Don't miss more from Marissa Meyer:

The Lunar Chronicles:
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Winter
Stars Above
Fairest

The Wires and Nerve series:
Wires and Nerve: Volume 1
Wires and Nerve: Volume 2

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Paperback: 453 pages
Publisher: Square Fish; Reprint edition (1 May 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250148189
ISBN-13: 978-1250148186
Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 3.3 x 20.9 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 408 g
Average Customer Review: 10 customer reviews

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Praise for Heartless

#1 New York Times bestseller

"In Heartless, the nonsense that is Wonderland gets a reverential makeover, full of heart and its own idiosyncratic character." --Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and After Alice

"What Gregory Maguire did for the Wicked Witch, Meyer does for Lewis Carroll's Queen of Hearts, tracing her arc from a teen with dreams of owning a bakery into a murderous madwoman." --People magazine

"Will make readers grin like the Cheshire Cat." --Common Sense Media

"Jest and Catherine have a playfully clandestine relationship. . . . Meyer's worldbuilding is extensive and impressive." --Publishers Weekly

"The author's best fantasy yet. . . . Meyer has woven all the elements of darkness and light, fate and free will, and love and hatred into an unforgettable story of the evolution of the Red Queen from a young girl who dreamed of true love and freedom to a madwoman best remembered for the phrase 'Off with his head.' If you only read one fractured fairy tale this year, make it Heartless. A must-have title." --School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles series:

#1 New York Times Bestselling Series
USA Today Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
National IndieBestseller

"A mash-up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, The Terminator, and Star Wars." --Entertainment Weekly

"Prince Charming among the cyborgs." --The Wall Street Journal

"Terrific." --Los Angeles Times

"A binge-reading treat." --MTV

"Marissa Meyer rocks the fractured fairy tale genre." --The Seattle Times

"Epic . . . Breathtaking." --Teen Vogue

"Utterly thrilling." --Publishers Weekly

"Wonderfully addictive." --Buzzfeed

About the Author

Marissa Meyer is the USA Today- and New York Times-bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter, Fairest: Levana's Story, and Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection.

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Jacinta

Magnificent wordplay

8 July 2019

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This book took everything I loved about Alice and gave me more to love. The characters are so vivid and the story had me captivated from the beginning. For a slow and reluctant reader, Heartless is a great gateway back into finding ones passion for reading. It's easy to read, digest and love.

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Tomato

Couldn't put it down

16 October 2019

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This book was beautiful and heartbreaking at the exact same time.
It took everything i loved and put it into this story.
This is a story of love, sacrifice, suspension and heartbreak.
This is the best rendition of the story of the Queen Of Hearts ever.

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Angelia Katsianos

Wonderful

11 November 2016

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Marissa Meyer knows how to entertain the reader.
She is an expert at crafting characters that you care about, that you wish were real, that invade your thoughts.

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Emma

Wonderful!!

16 February 2017

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Absolutely marvelous, so captivating. Ahhh!! A lovely prequel of sorts. The writing style is great and the story captivating, a marvelous tribute to Alice in wonderland.

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Five Stars

26 January 2017

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WAS SO GOOD!

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MyBooksAreMe

Fall Down The Heartbreaking Rabbit Hole

17 February 2019

Format: Kindle Edition

I was kindly sent a copy of this book from Pan Macmillan Australia in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Return to the magic of Wonderland with this beautiful and heartbreaking origin story for the infamous Queen of Hearts, before she was shouting "Off With Their Heads!"

As the daughter of a Marquee, Catherine's dreams of opening a bakery with her maid and friend seem just that, dreams. But Catherine is determined to turn her passion and hobby into a career. However, with the King of Hearts showing favour to Catherine, her mother has different plans for her. She wants Catherine to be Queen, no matter how Catherine actually feels about it all. All she wants is to bake. But all that changes when the new Joker, Jest, arrives in Hearts. Now all she wants is to bake and fall in love on her own terms. But being the daughter of a Marquee means she can't have what her heart wants. With a Jabberwocky threatening the kingdom, a King determined to marry her, and a Joker with her heart, Catherine's world could come crashing down at any moment with whatever decisions she makes. But, as we all know, something happens to Catherine that makes her heartless.

This was not only the first Marissa Meyer book that I've read, but also my first Alice in Wonderland retelling/origin story. I love being in Wonderland, and Marissa captured the magical and mysterious essence of Lewis Carroll's world so well. While it took me about 50 pages to get into the story because of it's initial slow pace and world building, I was soon down the rabbit hole not wanting to leave.

When I read Alice In Wonderland, I felt like Lewis Carroll was completely mad when he wrote it - the story was great, but his writing style was confusing and jumpy at times. With Heartless it was so easy to immerse myself into the world. The way Marissa describe everything was beautiful and I'd love to see her write more about Wonderland. The book was so easy to read and to vividly imagine the wondrous world of Wonderland.

While I've never thought of the Queen of Hearts as a true villain in Alice's story, I so desperately wanted this story to have a happy ending. We know how the Queen turns but, so obviously something had to happen to cause her to become 'heartless'. But throughout the entire book I forgot that I was reading about the future Queen of Hearts who is always threatening to chop people's heads off. I loved what Marissa did with this story, despite the inevitable ending. I was heartbroken, but it's the way the story is meant to go.

Being one of my most anticipated releases for 2016, Heartless certainly lived up to my expectations. It also lived up to the hype surrounding Marissa Meyer. I didn't want this story to end and I was definitely not ready to leave Wonderland at the end. If you love the original story and are fascinated by the Queen of Hearts, you'll definitely enjoy the spin that Marissa put on her story. I'm definitely interested now to pursue some more origin stories for the Queen of Hearts.

Get ready to escape into the magical world of Wonderland and not only learn about the infamous Queen of Hearts, but also meet some of our favourite Wonderland characters before Alice fell down the rabbit hole.

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A great addition to the Wonderland retellings :)

8 November 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

4.75 stars!!!

I am a huge fan of Marissa Meyer especially after having read 'Cinder' and when I heard she was coming up with a novel based on 'Wonderland', I just knew I had to get a copy. Well, the book has definitely lived up to my expectations. I had to take a bit of time to gather all my feelings together and I think I'm finally calm enough to give an adequate review :)

As always Marissa's writing is phenomenal in this book. I found the descriptions of Wonderland, the characters and events delightfully odd and whimsical. The worldbuilding is very immersive and she has done an amazing job of portraying this fantastical world that many of us are aware of. I know that many readers have categorized this novel as a retelling but I feel it's more of a backstory to the Queen of Hearts. In the sense, we get a better understanding of how she became the villain that she is. I found this rather refreshing because most Wonderland books seem to be based on Alice and this shows things from a whole different perspective.

With regards to Catherine, I found her to be very relatable because I sort of understand the position she is faced with. She has so many hurdles that she tries to overcome but no matter how hard she tries, fate seems to have other plans for her. I felt so crushed by the things she had to endure. The society she lived in seemed so old fashioned and cruel. While the King who she is to marry was a complete fool and not to mention her over-bearing parents. The only light in her life is Jest and I think he was a truly unique character. I found him to be very lovable. I would say he was the perfect book boyfriend. By the end of the story, I can definitely say my view of the Queen of Hearts has changed. I can't help but feel compassion and sympathy for her.

The pace of the novel is, however, rather slow. It begins with Cath trying to pursue her dreams of becoming a baker along with her best friend. There were long drawn out instances of her plans and events where she baked things which was a tad bit boring. But the middle and end of the story made up for it a lot. I guess this book was more based on characterization than plot which Marissa seems to have pulled off really well.

My only frustration with the story was at times with Cath. I wish she had some guts to pursue what she believed in. I felt at times she just caved in to circumstances. I don't think real life is like that. We are called to pursue our dreams and take the opportunity to change our circumstances. But I get why, Cath made the decisions that she did and that was to give the ending the book needed. Though it is still frustrating nonetheless. For me, I guess the story stirred up some deeper emotions about life and sometimes having the nerve to stand up for yourself. I guess that's what makes this book really good :)

Overall, a wonderful read and a great addition to the Wonderland retellings. Please tell me this is a series. I hope it is because I would love to read the backstories of the other characters like maybe the White and Red Queens? That would be awesome :)

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