Meyer, Marissa Heartless, 449
pages. Feiwel & Friends (Macmillan),
2016. $20. Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG
(some).
Catherine’s dream is own a
bakery and fill the souls of Wonderland’s people with beautiful, delicious desserts. Her mother, however, is forever thrusting her
under the nose of the King of Hearts.
This particular night, Cath barely eludes becoming betrothed to the
King. Escaping into the gardens, she
meets the King’s intriguing new Fool – Jest.
His dark looks and unpredictability attract her – much more than the
foppish King. Everyone around her seems
determined to marry her off to the King, However – including Jest.
Meyer has written a prequel
to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, focusing on the path of the Queen of
Hearts towards evil. Fans of Alice-based
stories will certainly enjoy this return to Wonderland – Meyer includes many
familiar characters and creatures, bending some of them in interesting
directions, but mostly seeming to just use Carroll’s work unchanged. The love story is a bit trite – the age old
trope of the young girl being swept off her feet by the dark, mysterious
newcomer. And if you don’t really like
books about the motivations of evil (which I don’t) this will be harder to
read. It will be popular, if just because of the Cinder series. My favorite Alice books are still the
Splintered series by A.G. Howard.
MS, HS _ ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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