Rating: 5/5
Review: Well, this was certainly a very interesting take on the wonderland books by Lewis Carroll. The lead character, Alyss Heart, is nothing like Alice from the original novels. She is a princess, and she has an evil aunt who likes to shout "off with their heads". This was actually the audio version of the book, my first experience of that kind, and it was done very well. Gerard Doyle did an excellent job on all of the voices, and bringing the story to life in my mind. I loved this book, and I will certainly have to partake of the next one in the trilogy.
Book Description: The Myth: Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairy-tale world invented by Lewis Carroll in his famous storybook. The Truth: Wonderland is real. Alyss Heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt Redd steals the crown and kills Alyss’ parents. To escape Redd, Alyss and her bodyguard, Hatter Madigan, must flee to our world through the Pool of Tears. But in the pool Alyss and Hatter are separated. Lost and alone in Victorian London, Alyss is befriended by an aspiring author to whom she tells the violent, heartbreaking story of her young life. Yet he gets the story all wrong. Hatter Madigan knows the truth only too well, and he is searching every corner of our world to find the lost princess and return her to Wonderland so she may battle Redd for her rightful place as the Queen of Hearts.
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Many thanks for your enthusiastic leap into the Pool of Tears assisting Princess Alyss and Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan with their harrowing adventures into pop culture.
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