She begs for her father’s love and admiration but soon realises that he is a horrible dictator and cares only for power.
Charles isn’t sane enough to be king and so by default Dinah is heir to the crown. We’ve all heard of her at some point, the crazy queen from Alice in Wonderland who commands the heart cards and is always screaming ‘off with their heads!’ Well, this book tells the story from her eyes and it is quite unexpected.Dinah lives with her cruel father, the King of Hearts, and her mad brother, Charles (aka the Mad Hatter).
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: A disappointing retelling.Opening Sentence: ”Oh, my future Queen, you’re late!”The Review:The Queen of Hearts is Dinah’s story (who knew that was her name?). But after that adventure she went right back to being naive and dull.What I did like (besides all the moments that started out good before falling flat) was the banter between Dinah and Wardley, and her relationship with Harris, her guardian.It was the last 15 or so pages that gave me hope for the next book, but even then I am not sure I will check it out.I had a sense throughout that the editor didn't do their job, or that perhaps there wasn't one? For a HarperTeen/ Epic Reads book, I was quite disappointed. One time, she finally had some ideas of her own, some courage, and she took action. She seemed to be naive, and without any instincts. I read with a sort of detachment at times. Including the characters, especially the main character Dinah, who I found to be weak/flat. There were multiple times in the book where I was so pulled in, I tightly gripped the book, and had it very close to my face.Unfortunately, all of those moments ended quickly.This book had so many great concepts, but nothing was ever fleshed out. "She was learning quickly that what was right and what must happen weren't always the same thing."This is one of those moments where I wish we could do away with star ratings.I wanted to like this book more than I did, but I don't think it's terrible.
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