Not your family, not your partner, not your friends, no one but yourself.
I believe this is the main moral of this story, and what made this story resonate so much inside of me: You shouldn’t live your life for anyone’s expectations of you. “If I am not to have happiness, let me at least have a purpose.
That is, until Catherine realizes that her parents expect her to marry the King of Hearts, and give up her dreams, that they deem unworthy, completely. In fact, she was quite the opposite and had dreams of opening up her own bakery, because she is the best baker in all of Hearts, and loves nothing more than to make people happy with her treats. The Queen of Hearts, known as Catherine in this story, was once not evil at all. Well, bless Marissa Meyer for creating this heartfelt masterpiece, because she did just that. We have grown up reading about the evil queen and the evil things that she has done, but we never knew why she was the way she was. That’s how the riddle begins, but howsoever shall it end?”Īnyway, Heartless is a Alice in Wonderland retelling, that stars the Queen of Hearts before she was the Queen of Hearts.
So, maybe I just really enjoy “villain” retellings? I think both Fairest and Heartless just speak to my tragic love-story masochist heart or something along those lines. It surpassed every expectation I set for a five star book, and it was nothing short of perfection.Īlso, regarding The Lunar Chronicles, Fairest was my favorite installment in that series, and the book I gave the highest rating. So, I went into this book not expecting much, and maybe that helped, because this book blew me away. Yes, I know, I can barely believe it either. If you’ve been following my reviews for a while, you will know that I wasn’t the biggest fan of The Lunar Chronicles. Okay, on to the book review: Heartless blew me away. I hope your day is filled with love, family, friends, good food, and even better books! I just want to wish all of my friends and followers a very Happy Thanksgiving! I am so very thankful for all of you and all of your support, always.
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