Meyer has woven all of these together to create a story befitting the world of Wonderland before it became Wonderland. A couple of Shakespeare’s plays are given nonsensical titles to fit in with the nonsense theme, Raven is often known to quote from The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, and of course, from the works of Lewis Carroll. Marissa Meyer’s origin story for the Queen of Hearts borrows from the world created by Lewis Carroll, but also incorporates other elements of literature. It is this climax that will lead the reader into the fate of Hearts, The Looking Glass, and everyone who will come to populate Wonderland. The King is useless, so it will become the destiny of an unlikely crew to save the kingdom, even if this means that their fates will be sealed – whether they are fates they seek out or not. Her parents do not share her dream, especially her mother, who spends all her time trying to force a courtship and marriage between Catherine and the King of Hearts.Īs all this goes on, a terrible monster called the Jabberwock threatens Hearts, where the main characters live. In this world, there is only Lady Catherine Pinkerton, and her parents the Marquis and Marchioness of Rock Turtle Cove, and Catherine’s dream of opening a bakery. Heartless by Marissa Meyer is the story of Wonderland before it became Wonderland, before the Mad Hatter became the Mad Hatter with his tea party, and of course, before Alice tumbled down the rabbit hole into a world of food and drink that changed ones size, of Mock Turtles and before a White Rabbit is late for something.

But in a land thriving with magic, madness and monsters, fate has other plans. At the risk of offending the King and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into a secret courtship.Ĭath is determined to choose her own destiny. A talented baker, she wants to open a shop and create delectable pastries.Īt a royal ball where Cath is expected to receive the King’s marriage proposal, she meets handsome and mysterious Jest. Synopsis: Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, the infamous Queen of Hearts, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.Ĭatherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland and a favourite of the unmarried King, but her interests lie elsewhere.

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