Heartless Marissa Meyer - Blog Posts

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

The fate of their lives, how grotesque.

A story of lies and, a story of sorrow.

The passion once in her heart, now hollow.

The jester's pledge to his beloved, now forgotten with his soul.

The queen's tyranny and her eyes had gone cold.

Off with his head, she spoke with a vengeance and hidden glee.

The hatter's madness made him laugh like a banshee.

A silent whisper from a gossipy cat with feline whiskers.

Greatly missing the whimsical child he once held dear.

All because of an honest mistake involving pumpkins.

That lead to a sickly wife who became a corruption.

Now she was a monster of great wings and destruction.

Leaving her husband, the only one who could make any deductions.

Three pale-skinned creatures by the treacle well.

The only ones who drew their fates and left them to compel.

If only time could have been more merciful.

Because their stories would make even the harshest of hearts sniffle.

A romance that ended tragically, emphatically.

Left a hatred-filled heart that spoke sporadically.

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

The maker of hats had no answer, for his mind was a mess.

The maiden with a faint heart, who had made bad choices.

Now she bears the burden of her regrettable actions.

And in the distance, a young gal in blue would soon fall through the looking glass.

If she could actually help them, she'd be one crazy, impossible lass.

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

- A poem inspired by Heartless by Marissa Meyers

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

☆☆☆☆☆

An absolute must read.

"Long before she was the terror of wonderland, the infamous Queen of Hearts, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love."

This novel brings readers excitement and illicit romance between two star crossed lovers.

The protagonist, Katherine, is the daughter of a noble and only wants to open a bakery to share her love of pastries with the folks of wonderland. But fate has other plans when she is suddenly told of the foolish King's desire to marry her.

I found this novel to be painfully beautiful because as the reader we already know that she is going to marry the king. We know how the story ends. We know and yet we hope stubbornly that she will succeed in her quest to follow her dreams by opening a bakery and be with the one she loves. And when she ultimately fails we can't be surprised; we knew this was coming.

I give this book 5 stars because I will be crying over this book 'till the end of time.

I highly recommend this book to anyone it's so good!

One of the things I love about Catherine’s character in Heartless is that she doesn’t do a complete 180 bcuz her heart broke or something like in most “kind person turns to villain” books I read. Thing is: Catherine was never a kind person to begin with, she was a people-pleaser and had trouble standing up for herself, and that covered up so many of the small little hints that show her true nature and personality.

She threatened a flamingo to help her win a silly game, she stole a pumpkin she was specifically told not to take because she needed it to win a competition and when that went wrong she immediately blamed Hatta even though it was so blatantly an implication of her own actions. It’s funny to me how in one scene where she caught the husband of the jabberwocky (i forgot his name, I haven’t read the books in a while) being mean to his wife her thoughts immediately turned to wanting to see him suffer, that seemed normal to us at the time but after seeing how she could be by the end of the series, it really foreshadows how vindictive her nature is.

Despite all this, you have a hard time hating her because there are so many points in the series where you can’t help but feel sorry for her. The way she misjudged her relationship with Mary Ann, the way she thought she could trust her father to have her back but he turned out to be as spineless as she was, the way her mother abused her, the way her dreams of having a bakery were disregarded over and over, etc. etc.

It annoys me when people say that Jest died because Cath decided to save a traitor. Mary Ann was her best friend. She was one of the few people who she loved and who loved her back. Mary Ann was confused and didn't know what to do. The nuance and heartbreak that is Cath's decision to go through the door and save Mary Ann is what's so compelling about Heartless.

Cath saved her best friend. She didn't kill Jest.

Yes, the prophecy was going to be fulfilled, but what was she supposed to do? Let Mary Ann die? The deepness of her decision comes from the fact that whatever she did, someone she loved was doomed to die. That's why this is a tragic story. Whatever Cath decided to do, someone was going to die. And yes, Mary Ann was impulsive and scared, and you could interpret that she "betrayed" Cath. But when was love conditioned by loyalty? Cath loved her, and she couldn't just leave her there to die.

I decided to reread one of my favorite books from like...sophomore year of high school (?) and now my brains broken

Rereading one of my favorite books In high school was a mistake

I can’t think of anything else now