Bowden P. (Trey) - , reviewed on 3/3/2010 + 260 more book reviews

I checked this out of the library, after reading a thumbnail description of it as grimdark steampunk Alice in Wonderland, thinking 'Hey, I liked Lullaby, I ought to give this a look.' And since I enjoy reinterpreted fairy tales and good steampunk, I thought this would be entertaining.

Well, I tried it. Didn't care for it all. Why?

First, why do I care about these characters? Or why should I care about them?
Second, Mr. Beddor, you ought to know, SHOW DON'T TELL! Sorry for the shouty bits.
Third, this has the feel of a screenplay that's been re-edited into a novel. Which might account for a lot of the sloppy storytelling, lack of depth and details.

Didn't finish it and decided it wasn't worth the time.

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