Heartless by Marissa Meyer book cover

Heartless

by Marissa Meyer

Our rating

Spice 0/5 Darkness 2/5

Spice: none. Darkness: some dark moments.

Before she was the Queen of Hearts, Cath just wanted to open a bakery and dodge a proposal from the King of Hearts. Then the court joker Jest shows up. You know how it has to end and Meyer makes you hope anyway. That ending hurts.

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Is Heartless spicy?

No. Heartless has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.

How dark is Heartless?

We rate Heartless 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are death of a loved one, murder. The full list is further down the page.

Is Heartless part of a series?

No, Heartless is a standalone. You can pick it up without reading anything else first.

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Content warnings

Show 2 content warnings for Heartless
  • Death of a loved one
  • Murder

These are our own notes, not a complete list. If something matters a lot to you, check reviews too.

Details

Series status
Standalone
Pages
510
First published
2000
Genre
Romantasy

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