Heartless

I do not read many fantasy books, however, books such as Marrisa Meyer’s “Heartless” definitely show why the genre receives all the hype it does. A story about how the Queen of Hearts came to be this book shows that not all things in Wonderland are as wondrous as they were thought to be. When going into this book I could have never expected the amount of emotion the story would evoke from me. Though I do not want to come off as overdramatic, this fantasy novel left me on the edge of my seat and had me biting my nails. Between the main character Catherine’s passion for baking that her mother dismisses as becoming queen is more important, her newfound interest in the mysterious court jester, and the threat of the monstrous jabberwock this book what it showed to persist for the things you love even if they are forbidden. I have become so accustomed to the belief that every book will end with the perfect happy ever after, but given that this story ends with sweet Catherine being shaped into the cold-hearted Queen of Hearts this book definitely showed me that is not always the case. It seemed that throughout this whole book I was screaming for something to either happen or not happen and Ms. Meyers would do the exact opposite. I was praying that Cathernine would not conform to what those around her wanted and continue to be determined and for a while it seemed this dream was not so out of reach. Her blossoming relationship with Jester left butterflies in my stomach and her aspiration to open a bakery instead of yearning to become queen was a refreshing change. However, towards the end of the book it seemed fate did not seem to be playing in hands and her connection with Jester seemed to be more star-crossed than anything. By the end of this whirlwind of a book I was left in tears, however that would not stop me from going back and reading this flawless book yet again.