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Aug 09, 2024 Anshika rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5stars-love

Rating: 4.5 stars

Nominee for my favorite reads of 2024.

"A heart, once stolen, can never be taken back."

Heartless is a wickedly delightful twist on a classic fairy tale, reimagining the Queen of Hearts as a misunderstood protagonist. This is not just a mere retelling, it is something to give your own heart for.

This book is for readers who love:

•Fairy Tales
•Alice Adventures in Wonderland
•0% Smut
•The Princess and the Knight trope (CTRL F: Replace 'princess' with 'queen' and 'Knight' with 'Joker' )
• ...more

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Dec 16, 2023 Teo rated it it was amazing

“A heart, once stolen, can never be taken back.”

A little poem I wrote before we start:

Long before the roses were painted red
Long before a queen yelled "Off with his head!"
There was a sweet and hopeful young lady
Who wanted a bakery full of puff pastry
But more than confections, more than enough
She wanted true love, how can that be hard?
She dreamed of lemons and white roses alike
And soon, a handsome joker at the court showed up
As she had real tea parties, as she became reckless
She started t ...more

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Nov 26, 2023 adeline rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

god i am in so much pain

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Jan 15, 2024 starlight (saw txt ♡) rated it liked it

it was well written but i couldn’t rlly get into it

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Aug 17, 2023 Lana ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ rated it did not like it

I have mixed opinions of this book. The story was very immersive and captivating. I felt like I was in the world of the story but the romance focused on in the beginning was a bit boring and mediocre. Since this plot is very important it was annoying to read through in the beginning but I definitely think that changes later on.

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Jul 15, 2023 lari ✿ rated it it was amazing

no words 💔

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May 10, 2024 Kennedy Holmes rated it it was amazing

Heartless. The backstory of the Queen of Hearts. The woman with a tendency to scream, "Off with his head!" in the Disney movie, and a woman of anger and silly madness. I haven't read the actual Alice in Wonderland, or seen the movie for that matter, but I can only imagine she's a bit more terrifying than that.

Our story begins with a girl that has a dream. She's the daughter of a Marquess, but all she wants is to open a bakery with her best friend Mary Ann. Even though she knows chances are slim Heartless. The backstory of the Queen of Hearts. The woman with a tendency to scream, "Off with his head!" in the Disney movie, and a woman of anger and silly madness. I haven't read the actual Alice in Wonderland, or seen the movie for that matter, but I can only imagine she's a bit more terrifying than that.

Our story begins with a girl that has a dream. She's the daughter of a Marquess, but all she wants is to open a bakery with her best friend Mary Ann. Even though she knows chances are slim, she still holds that dream in her heart. Sounds an awful lot like the making of a fairy tale princess. But not everyone gets a happy ending.

Her mother wants her to marry the king. Catherine finds him a silly, foolish man with no guts or backbone. But, "a happy king makes a happy kingdom". When at the ball where the king wishes to propose to her, she meets Jest. The king's new Joker. A man with incredible tricks up his sleeve and an unusual attractiveness for a Jester. They fall for each other almost instantly.

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This book was AMAZING! The characters were incredibly written, the small changes in Cath outstandingly placed, and the chemistry full and beautiful. This is definitely a must read. I was so broken at the end, and felt this was an incredible story. I personally believe that the difference between is hero and a villain is that the hero walks from a bad situation with a vow to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else, and a villain comes from it vowing to make everyone feel what they felt. Cath does turn into a villain. Maybe part of it was out of her control, but some things weren't. I'm not blaming her however, because she was put in such a bad situation. Some things just happen. But some things we let happen, even if we can't see it that way ourselves.

Overall, I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy, romance, and villains. SO good. All five stars are deserved. ...more

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