What a wonderful sneak peek into Marissa Meyer's new book. You can get the first four chapters of "Heartless" free.

Not much to say except that Marissa Meyer makes the world of Wonderland really come alive in this stand alone novel that will take a look at a teenage Queen of Hearts. I re-read Wonderland before this book just to make sure that I caught all of the references. We have the Cheshire Cat making an appearance, along with the White Rabbit, Mary Anne, the deck of cards, etc.

The character of Catherine seems quite strong willed and wants to be a baker though her mother has other ideas for her.

I can't get a real sense of anyone yet since it was only four chapters. I have to say that I thought the writing/world building seemed stronger than it even did in the Lunar Chronicles books. That was my only complaint about those books is that I didn't really get the world they were in, and not enough things were explained. Since we have a reference point for Wonderland it's cool to see Meyer bring up the court intrigue and how everything is arranged in Wonderland.

I am hoping for an awesome map or something to come in the final version of the book. ( )