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Beddor, Frank
3 Reviews
(4)
YA
Looking Glass Wars series.
This final book of the trilogy that imaginatively re-envisions Alice in Wonderland doesn't quite synthesize the series' many threads. The plot tends to get bogged down in the complex mythology of its extraordinarily (sometimes extraneously) detailed fantasy world. Nevertheless, Queen Alyss's fans will continue to root for Beddor's powerful heroine.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
(4)
YA
Looking Glass Wars series.
Having wrested Wonderland back from her evil aunt Redd, Alyss faces the challenges of rule: misogynist neighbor King Arch plots invasion while Redd raises a new army. The video game–style violence and focus on evil-doers scatter the plot, making this very much a middle volume, but the creativity and emotional impact of the first book carry over.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
(3)
YA
Princess Alyss Heart is heir to the throne of Wonderland. After her aunt Redd murders Alyss's parents, Alyss escapes to Lewis Carroll's England; thirteen years later, she returns to lead resistance fighters against Redd's tyranny. Imagination as power propels this fantastical (and violent) re-creation of Carroll's world. Whimsy and pain movingly intertwine and characters deepen as the pages fly by. Timeline.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
3 reviews
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