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tacochelle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I've started so many series in my life, maybe read up to the second book if they're lucky, then get anxious about how it'll end and give it a break. This year, I want to finish as many series as possible, starting with The Looking Glass Wars book 2.
I read the first book back in high school, and I vaguely remember lagging in the middle when Alyss was stuck in London, before finally finishing the book when I was home sick. I really liked it then and gave it 5 stars, but I'm not sure I'd rate it the same now. Not gonna reread it, so many books so little time. This one has a plus that Hatter and Homburg Molly get a bigger focus, but the rest of the characters are rather flat. Their story is so much more interesting to me than the main one, and I feel like their characters show more growth than say Alyss and Dodge. The villains are very cartoonishly evil, which I can accept to a certain extent because the original villains of Alice in Wonderland were cartoony in the first place, it was intentionally absurd. But at times it was hard to take seriously, especially when this is supposed to be a darker, edgier version of the original story. King Arch's raging misogyny kinda stood out in this regard, if only because he's the only character that acts like that, to that extreme.
I read the first book back in high school, and I vaguely remember lagging in the middle when Alyss was stuck in London, before finally finishing the book when I was home sick. I really liked it then and gave it 5 stars, but I'm not sure I'd rate it the same now. Not gonna reread it, so many books so little time. This one has a plus that Hatter and Homburg Molly get a bigger focus, but the rest of the characters are rather flat. Their story is so much more interesting to me than the main one, and I feel like their characters show more growth than say Alyss and Dodge. The villains are very cartoonishly evil, which I can accept to a certain extent because the original villains of Alice in Wonderland were cartoony in the first place, it was intentionally absurd. But at times it was hard to take seriously, especially when this is supposed to be a darker, edgier version of the original story. King Arch's raging misogyny kinda stood out in this regard, if only because he's the only character that acts like that, to that extreme.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gore, Murder, War, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexism
cheye13's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, War, and Misogyny
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