Her mother died years ago, leaving dinah and her mad younger brother charles with the king of hearts their father, and king of wonderland. After the events of the first volume, also set in the world of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland, dinah is no longer the pampered princess of hearts. Dinah happens to be heir to the throne of wonderland. Queen of hearts queen of hearts, book 1 by colleen oakes 2016. She is married and she and her husband have a son together. Queen of hearts by colleen oakes i really liked this book. Colleen oakes is a very imaginative author who has you rooting for the good guys while showing you their decent into darkness. Book 2 in the series, blood of wonderland, finally hits. When not writing or plotting new books, colleen can be found swimming, traveling or immersing. Dont miss this official book trailer for queen of hearts by colleen oakes.
The vicious father she always feared has framed her for the brutal murder of her brother and turned the kingdom against her. This is a wonderland where beneath each smile lies a secret, each tart comes with a demand, and only prisoners tell the. This twisted trilogy tells the origin story of wonderlands most infamous ruler before her mad reign begins. Blood of wonderland queen of hearts book 2 jan 31, 2017. Its also a great place to connect to her social media sites and find contact information. She lives in north denver with her husband and son and surrounds herself with the most lovely family and. Dinah is a princess, the future queen of hearts, who will one day reign over wonderland.
This book is about the queen of hearts but before she becomes the queen. Colleen oakes audio books, best sellers, author bio. Queen of hearts is not the story of the wonderland we know. Jan 24, 2017 alright book nerds its time to head back down the rabbit hole and return to the world of queen of hearts by colleen oakes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read queen of hearts. Queen of hearts by colleen oakes is the first book in her queen of hearts saga and is about this girl named dinah. Colleen oakes there are a few minor differences, including 10 pages cut from the. Colleen oakes is the author of the elly in bloom series and the ya fantasy queen of hearts saga. Colleen oakes is the bestselling author of books for both teens and adults, including the queen of hearts trilogy and the wendy darling saga.
When not penning new books, colleen can be found swimming, traveling, reading, or advocating for adoption and literacy. Everything you need to know about queen of hearts epic reads. Queen of hearts by colleen oakes read online on bookmate. I am the queen of hearts, born to sit on one of two heart thrones. When not writing or plotting new books, colleen can be found swimming, traveling or immersing herself in nerdy pop culture. Queen of hearts, book 2 audible audiobook unabridged colleen oakes author, moira quirk. She lives in north denver with her husband and son and surrounds herself with the most lovely family and friends imaginable. This is a wonderland where beneath each smile lies a secret, each tart comes with a demand, and only prisoners tell the truth.
Imaginative and vivid, the queen of hearts is the first book in colleen oakes queen of hearts series which is set in the fantastic world of pre alice in wonderland. Feb 11, 2017 dont miss this official book trailer for queen of hearts by colleen oakes. This story is a retelling of the queen of hearts, before she becomes the queen. The general premise is there, but people are reimagined in new and interesting ways. It gives readers a new perspective of the infamous queen of hearts coming from the young voice of dinah, princess, and heir to the t. When not writing, colleen enjoys swimming, traveling, and immersing herself in nerdy pop culture. But when a betrayal breaks her heart and threatens her throne, dinah is. The first novel in colleen oakes s epic, imaginative series tells the origin of one of the most infamous villainsthe queen of hearts. This is a wonderland where beneath each smile lies a. Please feel free to travel about the site to learn more about colleen, her books, and her author journey. Advance praise for the queen of hearts by colleen oakes. The first novel in colleen oakess epic, imaginative series tells the.
She is currently at work on the last elly novel and her second ya fantasy series, wendy darling. But the king has never liked dinah in fact, he has always hated her. The only highlight of her days is visiting wardley, her childhood best friend, the future knave of hearts and the love of her life. This trilogy is a ya fantasy story about dinah, the princess of wonderland and the future queen of hearts. Jul 22, 2014 colleen oakes is the bestselling author of books for both teens and adults, including the black coats, queen of hearts series, and the wendy darling saga. She lives in north denver with her husband and son. In the second installment of oakes elly in love, 2014, etc. Queen of hearts has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The first novel in colleen oakess epic, imaginative series tells the origin of one of the most. The first novel in colleen oakes epic, imaginative series tells the origin of one of the most infamous villains the queen of hearts.
Colleen oakes is the bestselling author of books for both teens and adults, including the black coats, the queen of hearts series and the wendy darling saga. Read queen of hearts, by colleen oakes online on bookmate as princess of wonderland palace and the future queen of hearts, dinahs days are an endless monotony of tea, tarts, and a stream of vicio. Queen of hearts colleen oakes hardcover harpercollins canada. Colleen oakes is an author of books for adults and for young adults. Unaware of the dark depths of her kingdom, she longs only for her fathers approval and to reign with the boy she loves. Queen of hearts book by colleen oakes 5 available editions. Blood of wonderland queen of hearts series, book 2. Colleen oakes s twisted reimagining of the queen of hearts origin story continues in this thrilling sequel, blood of wonderland.
Just as gregory maguires depiction of the wicked witch of the west in wicked 1995 gave her a background that changed readers perspectives, so oakes portrait of the villaintobe turns her into a real and even likable person while clearly foreshadowing her future as alices queen of hearts. Colleen oakess twisted reimagining of the queen of hearts origin story continues in this thrilling sequel, blood of wonderland. Everyone is human in the story but you see the whole cast of classic characters from the original story. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Colleen oakes was born in denver, colorado to two amazing parents and grew up buried in a pile of books and big dreams. Queen of hearts by colleen oakes official book trailer. Dinah must stay one step ahead of her cunning enemies or shell lose not just the crown but her head. Apr 26, 2016 queen of hearts by colleen oakes is the first book in her queen of hearts saga and is about this girl named dinah.
Jun 02, 2016 the first novel in colleen oakes s epic, imaginative series tells the origin of one of the most infamous villainsthe queen of hearts. May 06, 2014 just as gregory maguires depiction of the wicked witch of the west in wicked 1995 gave her a background that changed readers perspectives, so oakes portrait of the villaintobe turns her into a real and even likable person while clearly foreshadowing her future as alices queen of hearts. The first novel in colleen oakess epic, imaginative series tells the origin of one of the most infamous villainsthe queen of hearts. Dinah is the crown princess of wonderland, the next queen of hearts. Queen of hearts the crown colleen oakes read online. But when a betrayal breaks her heart and threatens her throne, dinah is launched into the dangers of wonderland. Oakes wendy darling gives the queen of hearts an origin story in this deliciously dark tale, first in a series and originally selfpublished in 2014. So, her dad is hateful and basically shows no love towards his kids at all. This is not a story of happily ever after its the twisted ya sequel in the origin story of an infamous villain the oncefuture queen of hearts, princess dinah, has been exiled from wonderland. Ive read a lot of alice in wonderland books and i have to admit that im absolutely head over heals for this series.
As princess of wonderland palace and the future queen of hearts, dinahs days are an endless monotony of tea, tarts, and a stream of vicious humiliations at the hands of her father, the king of hearts. Colleen oakes is the bestselling author of books for both teens and adults, including the black coats, queen of hearts series, and the wendy darling saga. Blood of wonderland queen of hearts, book 2 kindle edition by colleen oakes author visit amazons colleen oakes page. I enjoyed this enough to check out the second book in the trilogy blood of wonderland. These include the wendy darling and queen of hearts series, which has been optioned and is being developed. Queen of hearts series, dinah unravels more secrets of her past. The wonder queen of hearts, book 2 by colleen oakes. Parents need to know that queen of hearts, the first installment in a new series by colleen oakes, again shows the authors taste for inventing lurid, violent, dark alternatives to beloved childrens stories, as she did in her previous wendy darling series. Colleen oakes s twisted reimagining of the queen of hearts origin story comes to a thrilling conclusion in war of the cards. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Dinah is a headstrong, spirited princess grappling with a lot of the same issues that even us nonprincesses in the real world faceanxiety, confusion, jealousy, anger, and the growing burden of responsibilities that often feel too heavy to bear. Her father is the king of hearts and he is a total douche to her. She has a brother that is the mad hatter and cant take the thorne.
I was so anxious to read this book after colleen oakes first book and am not counting down the days until the final book in the series. Colleen oakes has 15 books on goodreads with 85844 ratings. Colleen oakes, moira quirk, harpercollins publishers limited. Queen of hearts series book 2 colleen oakes author moira quirk narrator 2017 blood of wonderland queen of hearts series book 2 colleen oakes author. It gives you a deeper understanding of the red queen. Jul 22, 2014 queen of hearts, volume 2 by colleen oakes, 97819407162, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Now she is 17 and this girl shows up and apparently is the bastard child of her father that is 15.