Catherine, the main character, is an avid baker. Heartless is a book that in spite of its name spoke to my heart. Perhaps this is another reason it appealed to me a lot more. Of course, I recognize his books are over a century old and were written for children. It expanded the fantastical nature of the setting, capitalising on the wackiness in ways I wish Lewis Carroll had but didn’t. Wonderland in the original classics had a lot potential but didn’t fully realise it for me. With this retelling on the horizon, however, I decided it was finally time to read the books. Like many, I watched movies and TV adaptations. Growing up, I didn’t read those classics. After all, Marissa Meyer sought to pen a prequel, imagining the tale of the young Queen of Hearts. Wonderland 2.0īefore reading Heartless, I made sure to read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans. At the risk of offending the King and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship.Ĭath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction.

But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next Queen.Īt a royal ball where Cath is expected to receive the king's marriage proposal, she meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend and supply the Kingdom of Hearts with delectable pastries and confections. Long before she was the terror of Wonderland - the infamous Queen of Hearts - she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.Ĭatherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the yet-unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. published Novemby Macmillan Children's Books, Macmillan Publishers.This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Disclosure: I received a review copy of the book from Pansing Books, a regional distributor, in exchange for an honest review.

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