bibliophilelinda's review against another edition
5.0
Love this reimagining of the Alice in Wonderland story. Beddor has created a spectacular story with a beloved childrens character. Well-written and engrossing.
jessthebookworm's review against another edition
1.0
I had such high hopes for this book, having loved Alice in Wonderland since I was a child.
Disappointment set in almost immediately, and I finished the book purely because I hate to leave books unfinished.
The execution of what could have been an incredible story line was poor to say the least.
I will not be buying the sequels.
Disappointment set in almost immediately, and I finished the book purely because I hate to leave books unfinished.
The execution of what could have been an incredible story line was poor to say the least.
I will not be buying the sequels.
toxicmasquerade's review against another edition
5.0
I picked this book up at Books-A-Million just because it looked good, and because of the title. Alice in Wonderland has always been one of my favorites movies and books. So, I thought I would enjoy this. It supposed to tell the story of what really happened to Alice, or should I say, Princess Alyss of Wonderland. The book was a fast paced and well written. It was entertaining and hard to put down.
sephranix's review against another edition
2.0
This was okay. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I'd read it 5 or so years ago. My tastes have changed since I picked this up in a used bookstore back then.
33p3barpercent's review against another edition
5.0
Really interesting re-imagining of a book I only sorta liked.
nlevesque27's review against another edition
This was a great start to the series. I loved it so much.
dandaloriian's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
breerashel's review against another edition
4.0
It's funny...I think that I have a thing for Alice in Wonderland. I keep finding and reading books based off of the original books but with a twist that makes them different. I find it even more hilarious that I have yet to read the original books that started it all. Anyway, I just finished reading the The Looking Glass Wars which is the first in a trilogy by Frank Beddor. The books focus on the story of Alyss Hart who journeys through the pool of tears after her Aunt Redd stages a coup to take back control of Wonderland by murdering anyone that stands in her way.
I enjoyed Frank Beddor's take on Alyss, Wonderland, and all of the other characters I have come to love and appreciate through all the versions I have read. It was interesting to see these characters interact and change within the setting that the author placed them. The Looking Glass Wars was a much darker version of Alice in Wonderland which is probably because there is a war happening between white imagination users and black imagination users or Redd vs. Alyss. So, if you picture the characters as generals, bodyguards, and assassins then you have a pretty good idea of how they are changed in this book. I loved Alyss as a character though I found her to be whiny in the beginning. The portion of the book when she was not in Wonderland was a bit slow which made for a slower pace to the book. However, the pace was helped along by the characters that remained in Wondreland and were fighting the good fight. There were fight scenes mainly during the beginning and ending of the book with a smattering a different points with action throughout.
I think that my main problem with the story besides the slower pacing to it was the fact that Alyss becomes a warrior very quickly despite the rough beginning as well as having assimilated to the world of London in the 1800s. I found it very convenient that she was able to progress in her imaginative powers so quickly after not using them for so long.
https://fictionedtodeath.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-looking-glass-wars-looking-glass.html
I enjoyed Frank Beddor's take on Alyss, Wonderland, and all of the other characters I have come to love and appreciate through all the versions I have read. It was interesting to see these characters interact and change within the setting that the author placed them. The Looking Glass Wars was a much darker version of Alice in Wonderland which is probably because there is a war happening between white imagination users and black imagination users or Redd vs. Alyss. So, if you picture the characters as generals, bodyguards, and assassins then you have a pretty good idea of how they are changed in this book. I loved Alyss as a character though I found her to be whiny in the beginning. The portion of the book when she was not in Wonderland was a bit slow which made for a slower pace to the book. However, the pace was helped along by the characters that remained in Wondreland and were fighting the good fight. There were fight scenes mainly during the beginning and ending of the book with a smattering a different points with action throughout.
I think that my main problem with the story besides the slower pacing to it was the fact that Alyss becomes a warrior very quickly despite the rough beginning as well as having assimilated to the world of London in the 1800s. I found it very convenient that she was able to progress in her imaginative powers so quickly after not using them for so long.
https://fictionedtodeath.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-looking-glass-wars-looking-glass.html
kimal25's review against another edition
4.0
I had this book on my shelf for the last four years and picked it up two days ago as the next in line to read and thought ok why not. I fully expected it not to be that great...and yet it was! It is nothing like Lewis Carroll's Wonderland, for which I loved it. In the beginning of the story Alyss is not a very likeable character, but shortly her whole world changes (literally) and she grows hugely as a character. I loved this book much more than I expected, enough that I am going to find the next two books tomorrow.