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Heartless

The bestselling epic fantasy fairytale retelling

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By: Marissa Meyer
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler
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Summary

Discover the origin story of the Queen of Hearts, Wonderland's most notorious villain, in the bestselling romantasy hit Heartless. From TikTok sensation Marissa Meyer, author of the Lunar Chronicles, this epic tale is perfect for fans of Wicked.

Long before she was Lewis Carroll's tyrannical Queen of Hearts, Catherine Pinkerton 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 . . .

A magical and epic retelling of the origins of an iconic literary villain, Heartless is a must-listen for all fans of Alice in Wonderland.

Praise for Heartless:


'Magnificent'
'Can't stop thinking about it'
'Full of wonder and delight'

Contemporary Romance Royalty Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic Heartfelt Destiny
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I thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finished. Great story, great characters and voice work/actor is great.

Must read for a fan of Alice in Wonderland!

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When I started this book I didn’t think it would be something I would have enjoyed. It’s not something that I would have tried if it hadn’t of been recommended so many times. I just gotta say boy am I glad I tried it. It wasn’t what I expected but I enjoyed every part of it. It made me fall in love and cry when my heart got broken. If you like Alice in wonderland you will love this.

Heartless

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I enjoyed the story mostly. It was a very familiar twisted telling of an old tale and the first half really reeled me in. The story was slow in the middle but then picked up and hurtled towards the end. Not how I thought it would go! But still enjoyable overall to listen to.

Not my favourite of Meyer's but still good!

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I stupidly listened this book without reading the synopsis first....if I had, I probably would not have picked the book up in the first place. Not that I did not find it enjoyable...I was just unprepared for it. And I am also not a fan of tragedy...so my 3 stars is in no way a reflection on quality of writing, or story, or characters, as all were great, and everything to do with the fact that the book left me feeling miserable when I was looking to cheer myself up with a good read...hopefully I will read 'Heartless' again someday, and develop more positive feelings towards it.

Always Read the Synopsis First

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