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Colleen Oakes

    Colleen Oakes píše pútavé príbehy, ktoré skúmajú komplexnosť identity a spolupatričnosti. Jej rozprávačský štýl je podmanivý aj podnetný k zamysleniu, vťahujúci čitateľov do bohato vykreslených svetov. Majstrovsky spája prvky fantasy a realizmu, čím vytvára príbehy, ktoré rezonujú s univerzálnymi témami odvahy a sebapoznania. Oakesovej schopnosť vytvárať zložité zápletky a nezabudnuteľné postavy ju označuje za významný hlas v súčasnej literatúre.

    Queen of Hearts
    The Black Coats
    Blood of Wonderland
    War of the Cards
    • War of the Cards

      • 368 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Colleen Oakes’s twisted reimagining of the Queen of Hearts origin story comes to a thrilling conclusion in War of the Cards. Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely. Now a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life. Fury is blooming inside Dinah, poisoning her soul and twisting her mind. All she has left is Wonderland and her crown, and her obsession to fight for both. But the war rages on and Dinah could inherit a blood-stained throne. Can a leader filled with love and rage ever be the ruler her kingdom needs? Or will her all-consuming wrath bring Wonderland to its knees? This is not a story of happily ever after. This is the story of the Queen of Hearts.

      War of the Cards
      4,0
    • Dorothy Must Die meets Alice in Wonderland! Heroes become villains in the twisted YA sequel to Queen of Hearts... Perfect for young adult fans of Tim Burton's Through the Looking Glass. The once-future Queen of Hearts, Princess Dinah, has been exiled from Wonderland. Her vicious father who she always feared has framed her for a brutal murder and turned the kingdom against her. Now hiding in the mysterious Twisted Wood with only her war steed at her side, Dinah is faced with a choice - to leave Wonderland forever or stay and fight for the throne. A chance encounter with a long-lost enemy of the kingdom brings Dinah more allies than she ever could have imagined. But before battle, Dinah must confront truths about her heart and her destiny - no matter how dark those secrets may be. Revolution is rising in Wonderland. Dinah's war has begun.

      Blood of Wonderland
      3,9
    • The Black Coats

      • 416 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania

      ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE. IF YOU HURT US, WE'RE COMING FOR YOU. Moxie meets Female of the Species in this powerful, thrilling, and deeply resonant novel about a secret society of girls who plot revenge on the men who hurt them. The enigmatic Black Coats have been exacting vengeance on men who have hurt girls and women for years. The killer of Thea's cousin went free, and Thea has just received an invitation to join the Black Coats' balancings--acts of revenge meant to teach a lesson. Justice for Natalie has never felt so close. But as the balancings escalate in brutality, Thea's clear-cut mission begins to unravel and she must decide just how far she is willing to go for justice. Because when the line between justice and revenge is paper thin, it's hard not to get cut.

      The Black Coats
      3,8
    • Queen of Hearts

      • 306 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      The first novel in Colleen Oakes s epic, imaginative series tells the origin of one of the most i....

      Queen of Hearts
      3,7