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Heartless

Marissa Meyer

Start date: September 1, 2022

Finish date: September 30, 2022

Discussion: BOTMs

Why we're reading this: Choice Read BOTM #2 for September 2022
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Oct 09, 2020 toointofiction rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed-books, standalones, fantasy, retellings, romance, young-adult

"One to be a murderer. One to be a Martyr. One to be a Monarch. One to go Mad."

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

❗❗May contain some spoilers❗❗

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This is one of the most AMAZING books I've read this year. I can't believe it took me so long to read it, I've had this book for ages and it was just sitting on my shelf.

I rarely find books where the protagonist becomes a villain/antagonist instead of a hero by the end of the story, so this was very refreshing to read. Although, I found it a little difficult to ke ...more

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Jan 18, 2023 Lily rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, audiobook, royalty, retellings, stop-making-me-cry, middle-grade, favorite-author, i-really-need-this-book, favorites, clean-romance

☐ YA Fantasy ☐ Standalone ☐ Alice in Wonderland Retelling ☐ Beautiful World-Building in the Land of Hearts ☐ Forbidden Love ☐ Amazing Characters ☐ Tragic Ending

ᵂᵉ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ'ᵛᵉ ʰᵃᵈ ⁱᵗ ᵃˡˡ... ᵀᵉᵃʳˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᵍᵒⁿⁿᵃ ᶠᵃˡˡ... ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵈ ᵐʸ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ⁱⁿˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵃⁿᵈ... ᴬⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵖˡᵃʸᵉᵈ ⁱᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵉᵃᵗ... ᵂᵉ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ'ᵛᵉ ʰᵃᵈ ⁱᵗ ᵃˡˡ...

Heartless is a book meant to make readers swoon in one moment and gasp in shock in the next. The world is oh-so quirky, unique, fantastical, and all its characters are vibrant and loveable. Th ...more

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Jul 19, 2021 elena ✧˖° rated it it was amazing

Shelves: to-buy, violent, romance, clean-romance, read-again, fantasy, 5-star-reads, book-boyfriend, retellings, cried-my-eyes-out

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Oct 31, 2023 Julie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, books-i-read-in-2023

I enjoyed this much more than the Lunar Chronicles overall (except Scarlet, which was my favorite of that series). Maybe I just like a good forbidden love/villain story but it kept me gripped throughout. It had some flaws of course but overall I’d recommend for those interested in alternate fairytale retellings.

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