![]() Heartless is a visceral journey of ambition and heartbreak, but also an unexpected exploration of the butterfly effect of actions-and-consequences, and the emotional and mental limits of human resolve. This book did put my heart through the wringer, but I’ve come to realise that it’s not because of the romance. Two weeks later, after stewing in my emotions, I changed my tune again. I then started compulsively picking out its flaws and shortcomings, and decided that the book is not as great as I thought. Naturally, I pulled up Goodreads because I wanted to know what people think about this wonderful, flawless story, and was surprised to learn that quite a large number of people, or at least the most-voted reviews, did not share my sentiments. It affected me so much I did not have the heart (hah!) to start on another book for the next three days because I actually needed time to mourn. ![]() Never in my life has a book made me feel the way this did at the end. When I closed this book I was sobbing bawling my eyes out. But in a world where conglomerate media companies *cough* Disney *cough * are falling back onto remakes of old tales for filler content while they come up with the next all-frills Academy Award winner, I was doubtful of the value-add Heartless could provide to the fascinating world Lewis Carroll already built. ![]() ![]() I grew up with all sorts, from Asian folktales to Irish horror, stories of the fantastical and unknown hold a very special place in my heart. ![]()
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