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billeylilley's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I've always loved the twisted tale books and the idea of "what if...?" in the Disney worlds and as I have a particular soft spot for Alice in Wonderland this was destined to be a good book for me and I'm so glad it didn't disappoint. If you fancy a read about Alice going back to Wonderland and trying to stop the Queen of Hearts again but with more twists and new characters then this is the book for you.
Content Warnings
Minor: War, Racism, Child death, Animal death, Death, Torture, and Racial slurs
jfield351's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This was a rollercoaster of a book! I read it from 31st jan to 1st feb because i’m on an alice in wonderland roll. i wanted this book to be mine (it is a library book) so i could write comments in the sides lol. for a major part of the book i was so confused because the author said that alice had only been to wonderland once before, but really it had been twice (from the book through the looking glass). however on literally the last page it’s revealed that this book takes place between the previous two books. it was very clever but i was not pleased with the seeming lack of research. but that’s all fixed! some of it did not feel like the alice in wonderland world, but obviously it’s been written by a different author in a different time so that’s to be expected. it did make the looking glass story make more sense! it was a wild book and very interesting. i found there were some - i don’t know how to describe this - ideas that provoke thought in the real world. for instance alice says ‘only in wonderland it’s nonsense that the poor pay for food and the rich get it for free’ and there’s also ideas of xenophobia and sexism that are sort of touched on. seeing the story through alice’s eyes showed resistance to these issues but they were still there are perpetuated by other minor characters. a minor thing i didn’t like was that two chapters consisted of only 1 sentence where it could easily have been in the previous chapter. but i’m no author. but yes i enjoyed this book and the ending was rather sweet.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Racism, Sexism, War, and Xenophobia
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