A review by proudtobeabookaholic
Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 1 by QuinRose, Soumei Hoshino, Beni Axia Conrad

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

Alice Liddell is taking a nap in the garden when she's kidnapped by a guy with rabbit ears and forced to jump down a hole in the ground. She then finds herself in a strange place called Wonderland, where there's a power struggle between different territories and everyone seem ready to kill each other. How on earth will Alice get back home?

A manga retelling of Alice in Wonderland! This is an omnibus containing volume 1 and 2 in the series. Some things and characters are similar to the original, while others are very different. The Hatter's territory is led by Blood Dupre, a mafia boss. The Queen of Hearts rule the Heart Castle, and the Amusement Park is managed by a man named Gowland. We also have the Clock Tower Plaza, which is the only neutral area. Julius Monrey lives here.

Just like in the original story bizarre things happen, and the characters are quite odd. I had some difficulties keeping the characters apart, but it was even worse knowing who said what. The talking bubbles doesn't show who's talking, which was frustrating. I also wasn't fond of the fact that everybody was supposed to fall in love with Alice, as part of the "game". But despite these disturbances I'm still curious enough to want to continue reading the series!