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 4.5/5 stars 
 Review: I heard about this book a few months ago, which looked really intriguing. Bonus, it's a retelling of Alice in Wonderland. Not saying that I'm a fan of Alice in Wonderland because I have not read the book, only having seen the movie. Now, Heartless took me on an incredible journey, not with Alice as a protagonist, but the Queen of Hearts. I loved Heartless, it actually topped up to my favorite-books list, which I'm really happy about. I daresay that it was even better than what I expected. 
 Heartless tells a story of a girl named Catherine, who is a talented baker and a daughter of Marquess, is forced to betroth the King of Hearts, but while she was in courtship with him, she slowly falls in love with the royal joker, Jest. All Cath wants to do in her life is to open a bakery and shares her sweets yet it is complicated to live in a stifling world with controlling parents and critical women stereotypes. 
 THE WRITING. Is phenomenal. I loved her writing in her previous books as well, but this one was a little different and improving within the pages. The book was written in a formal way even the characters' speeches, which was attention-catching, it still had elements of that generation and how people used their language. While being formal, it was also perfectly comprehensible. 
 I have to say that the book started out pretty slow, I really just spent two days reading the first half of the book. Yet I finished the other half in about 6 hours. Whatever Meyer wrote and plotted was totally balanced because the book was hella adorable, but there were so dark elements, cruelty, and infuriation in process. I was angry at Cath's controlling parents and when they can't calm the fuck down with the king. I was crazily craving for macarons and sweets because of how beautifully descriptive the language was and how Cath shared hers in the right moments. Oh, and the ending. I was racing at the last 70 pages because the pain was too much. How I wish it never happened. 
 Catherine was a very strong girl, she stood up for herself and her mail, she was not aggressive towards her parents. Of course there had been anger and hatred at one point, but she respected them and dared not cross the line. I loved her as a character, she started as a pretty strong one but turned out damned cruel and evil and psychotic. I loved this, it was anger mixed with satisfaction. I also loved Jest, the joker. He respected Catherine so so so much. He believed in her, he loved her, and not even much of a fuckboy. He's incredibly sweet and respectful. I didn't know I'd love these characters until the story ended and I was just lost because I wanted more and more. 
 Overall: Full recommendation to everyone. I loved this book. I damned well loved how well it went, the characters, and the plot. Infuriating but entertaining.