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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
very good reimagining, took me way too long to get a name pun which I'm still mad about. He's called hatcher. Because. He's like the mad hatcher. hatter. Had to read book 2 to get this. I may be stupid. The prose is quick and simple to read, though some of the simplicity starts getting repetitive near towards the end. Overall, Alice and Hatcher are brilliant to read together and their relationship is absolutely endearing beyond measure. I adore them both, Hatcher especially in his trying moments and Alice in her moments of cunning. Great cast all around. Chesire was particularly fun, his layered and obfuscated nature making him one big question mark to keep tugging on. Even the smaller characters we meet briefly are memorable, like the mermaid and butterfly. Some of the thematic elements such as disempowerment, death, exploitation, and such, also get slightly repetitive near towards the end but this book is bleak and I get the inclination towards it, as much as I'd have liked it done a tad differently.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a good reimagining of Alice in Wonderland (though definitely for a more grown up audience). I was a little disappointed with the dealing of the two big antagonists towards the end, it just felt basic and too simply done within the last 25 pages. I am still curious as to where the story goes from here so will definitely continue to the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment
Ik moet zeggen dat dit boek heel anders was dan dat ik had verwacht. Waar ik dacht monsters te krijgen, kreeg ik mensen handelaars/s*ks traffickers en een boel corrupte mannen in een uit elkaar vallende stad.
Daarnaast voelde het vooral aan als een grote fever dream met een boel weird stuff, i.p.v. echt een spannend/eng boek. Jammer, want ik ben van Christina Henry anders gewend.
Al met al helaas mijn minst favoriete boek van haar dat ik tot nog toe heb gelezen, en dat terwijl ik juist vaak hoor dat dit haar ‘beste en engste’ boek is. Helaas, maar smaken verschillen.
Daarnaast voelde het vooral aan als een grote fever dream met een boel weird stuff, i.p.v. echt een spannend/eng boek. Jammer, want ik ben van Christina Henry anders gewend.
Al met al helaas mijn minst favoriete boek van haar dat ik tot nog toe heb gelezen, en dat terwijl ik juist vaak hoor dat dit haar ‘beste en engste’ boek is. Helaas, maar smaken verschillen.
dark
tense
An interesting take on Alice and her adventures, but I didn’t love the writing style and I was never fully immersed in the story. Furthermore, the ending was anticlimactic and I was not a fan of the amount of [trigger warning] rape throughout the book. I will not be continuing to follow these characters and their story.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced