Heartless

Catherine Pinkerton , daughter of the Marquess, is renowned for her exquisite pastries and dreams of opening a bakery with her best friend, Mary Ann . Despite her noble status and her mother's ambitions for her to marry well, Cath's true joy is found in the kitchen, where she pours her heart into her creations. Her dreams are vivid and sometimes prophetic, as when a lemon tree grows in her room after a dream, providing the fruit for her famous tarts. Cath's world is whimsical, filled with talking animals like Cheshire the cat, and is set in the fantastical Kingdom of Hearts, where tradition an

Theme 1: Lemon Tarts and Dreams

This thread running through Heartless gives the story its emotional weight. Marissa Meyer weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.

Theme 2: The Red Dress Trap

This thread running through Heartless gives the story its emotional weight. Marissa Meyer weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.

Theme 3: A Joker Arrives

This thread running through Heartless gives the story its emotional weight. Marissa Meyer weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.

What Readers Say About Heartless

Heartless has resonated with readers for its emotional honesty and vivid storytelling. Many describe finishing it in a single sitting — drawn forward by Marissa Meyer's prose and an almost desperate need to know how it ends.

A Passage Worth Sitting With

"Lemon Tarts and Dreams" — Marissa Meyer, Heartless

About the Author

Marissa Meyer is the author of Heartless. Known for emotionally resonant storytelling, their work has found devoted readers across the globe.