Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.
Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she 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 dazzles us with a prequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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Quick Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book. It was a little slow at first, but near the middle, it began to pick up. It was interesting reading about Catherine before she was The Queen of Hearts because I knew how she was going to turn out, but until about the last 100 pages, I couldn’t see how she was going to get there. I felt like this story fits well as a prequel to the classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and I also felt as though this would make a great prequel to the live action Alice in Wonderland movies directed by Tim Burton. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of the Alice in Wonderland movies and books.
4/5 Stars
Profanity: Clean
Violence/Gore: Moderate
Sex/Nudity: Low
Mature Content:
Smoking: Moderate
Suicide: Low
Homosexuality: Low
I’d compare Heartless to a PG 13-rated movie.
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