Heartless - Marissa Meyer

 

Book: Heartless

Author: Marissa Meyer

Releasedate: 8th of November, 2016

This is absolutely one of my favorite novels by Marissa Meyer. I’ve read it twice so far and won’t hesitate to pick it up again.

This is not your average fairytale with a happily ever after, but it’s so so good. It’s an origin story of the Queen of Hearts and it is a heartbreaking story of how she became the Queen of Hearts. You really can’t imagine her when you get to know her at first, but once the story progresses, you see why she is who she ended up to be. 

She manages to make the fairytale original without the expected outcomes and why does stuff happen like this. You really want her to succeed in her dreams and get your heart crushed alongside hers when it doesn’t. 

I really don’t want to spoil anything for you to read, but if you like a story that is really good, but doesn’t necessarily come with a happy ending, then this is your go to. It is amazeballs.

5/5

Cursed - Marissa Meyer

Book: Cursed (Gilded #2)

Author: Marissa Meyer

Releasedate: 8th of November, 2022

Oh my word… I LOVED this book. It was so hard for me to put it down! I got it for Christmas from a friend, because I had Gilded on my e-reader and I just had to have the second book in my hands. I might even still purchase Gilded #1 to have it in my bookcase.

Marissa manages to make a whole new fairytale based on a tale as old as times. And she does it with absolute flourish. If there is one thing I find rather dull in books and movies, is when it gets predictable. And I had no moments at all during this book when it got predictable. Heck, I didn’t even know if the story was going to end well! I’ve read her Heartless two times over and you don’t know with her if there even is a happily ever after. (I just noticed to my horror that I haven’t reviewed Heartless yet. Shocker… *puts it on to do list*)

It’s dark, it’s enticing, it’s horrifying and I cried so hard during this book. I snuck several moments in the day to be able to read it and I still kept busy with it in my head when I wasn’t reading it. It’s so good! An absolute must read! 

5/5 

The Lost Girls of Paris - Pam Jenoff

Book: The Lost Girls of Paris

Author: Pam Jenoff

Releasedate: 29th of January, 2019

My sister borrowed me this book and I am glad she did! I read this one pretty quickly, because I could hardly put it down. I was too curious how the story would proceed.

Since it places itself in WWII, you already sort of know what happened. But Pam manages to place you there in the story, with the girls. 

I do love the way the story flows between the characters and it eventually comes all together in a very satisfying ending. 

This book gives me the chills to experience some of the horrors that happened during WWII and it really intrigued me how they managed to disrupt the Germans. Pam isn’t shy to leave the details out about how gruesome it was and I respect her for that. 

So, if you like history and want something that is easy to read and yet tough to accept, this is your go to!