I enjoyed every bit of this book. What a wonderful tale set in the world of Alice in Wonderland. I enjoyed the fleshing of the characters and the events leading up to the end. The ending was quite interesting as well. It did get a bit tedious in the middle with meeting with her love, going off with the king, then jabberwock and then it would all happen again and again just in different scenarios. It still wasn't too horribly bad in those areas. I listened to this one on audible and the narrator did a superb job. Highly recommended!
I really loved The Lunar Chronicles by Meyer and was very excited to see that she had released another novel. This was a well done prequel to Alice in Wonderland. The book is cleverly written.
I listened to this on audiobook and the narrator did an excellent job. My only complaint would be that a couple of the voices were very shrill and hard to listen to; particularly Catherine's mother and the White Rabbit. I would definitely recommend listening to this on audiobook if you enjoy audiobooks.
I am really a sucker for anything Alice in Wonderland, so the premise grabbed my attention right away. This is basically the story of how the Red Queen got to be the hateful head-chopping woman she is in the Alice in Wonderland books. There are very clever references to both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass throughout the story.
This is not a super action-packed or edgy version of Alice in Wonderland (I liked A.G. Howard's Splintered series better and also am enjoying Christina Henry's Chronicles of Alice better). However it does have a very fairytale like feel to it with princes and magic and deadly deals to be made.
I didn't enjoy it as much as I should have because throughout the whole book you know it's going to end badly and I just kept hoping that it would end differently. There are so many times in the book where you want to grab the characters and shake them for the bad choices they make. All in all it was a good, yet somewhat frustrating, read for me.
Overall this was a well done prequel to the Alice in Wonderland story. There are very clever references to the original books throughout and I enjoyed the story overall. I did find it frustrating to read at times because of how stupid the characters were; but I understand that the Red Queen's story is mostly a tragedy full of flawed characters....so I get it. I would recommend to those who enjoy fairy tale retellings or Alice in Wonderland.
If you enjoyed this book but are interested in a more edgy and action packed Alice in Wonderland expansion...I would recommend both A.G. Howard's Splintered series and Christina Henry's Chronicles of Alice (this one is very adult).
I listened to this on audiobook and the narrator did an excellent job. My only complaint would be that a couple of the voices were very shrill and hard to listen to; particularly Catherine's mother and the White Rabbit. I would definitely recommend listening to this on audiobook if you enjoy audiobooks.
I am really a sucker for anything Alice in Wonderland, so the premise grabbed my attention right away. This is basically the story of how the Red Queen got to be the hateful head-chopping woman she is in the Alice in Wonderland books. There are very clever references to both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass throughout the story.
This is not a super action-packed or edgy version of Alice in Wonderland (I liked A.G. Howard's Splintered series better and also am enjoying Christina Henry's Chronicles of Alice better). However it does have a very fairytale like feel to it with princes and magic and deadly deals to be made.
I didn't enjoy it as much as I should have because throughout the whole book you know it's going to end badly and I just kept hoping that it would end differently. There are so many times in the book where you want to grab the characters and shake them for the bad choices they make. All in all it was a good, yet somewhat frustrating, read for me.
Overall this was a well done prequel to the Alice in Wonderland story. There are very clever references to the original books throughout and I enjoyed the story overall. I did find it frustrating to read at times because of how stupid the characters were; but I understand that the Red Queen's story is mostly a tragedy full of flawed characters....so I get it. I would recommend to those who enjoy fairy tale retellings or Alice in Wonderland.
If you enjoyed this book but are interested in a more edgy and action packed Alice in Wonderland expansion...I would recommend both A.G. Howard's Splintered series and Christina Henry's Chronicles of Alice (this one is very adult).
