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Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier is gritty and truly horrific. I’m an avid reader of disturbing thrillers and this one is packed full of unredeemable characters. I’m saying this upfront because I know some people are already thinking “interesting, go on” and others are more “hard pass.”
For the “go on” crew, you probably already know that Hillier pushes it with her characters and her crimes. I used to think Jar of Hearts was the most graphic and disturbing, so this one being worse kinda snuck up on me. The story takes place at Wonderland theme park when an unidentifiable unalive body is found, sparking a chain of events and a detective investigation that reveals increasingly horrific things. There is one scene in particular where I just couldn’t… **shudder**
This was a tough read that I couldn’t put down. She’s an auto-read author for a reason, her stories pull me in and don’t let me go. Be prepared for an unapologetic and twisted read.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for sharing an advanced listening copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts. I appreciate you! The print edition of this book was originally published in 2015 and the audio edition will be available in April 2023 – I highly recommend audio, the narration from Eunice Wong was on point. I had to check to see if there were multiple narrators because she differentiated the characters so well.
Content warnings: Death, adult/Minor relationship, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Confinement, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Self-harm
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, and Self harm
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