Haunting and broken yet beautiful; a more realistic but still fantastical retelling of a familiar place. 
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

What did I just read???

It was like weird Alice in Wonderland horror fan fiction.
adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I won a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway.

I was a little surprised by how much I enjoyed this book to be honest. I was intrigued first by it being another retelling of Alice in Wonderland, and one categorized as horror at that. Seeing this story play out in the so-called "real world" rather than Wonderland was another plus for me.

I also really enjoyed the new twist on Hatter. Hearing his backstory, seeing how he fit into the story this time, how he made his madness work for both him and Alice as they made their way towards their ultimate goal.

Overall, I will definitely be reading this book again and I look forward to the sequel.

3.5 ⭐️
dark tense medium-paced
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes