Tess M. (duplica123) - , reviewed on 1/3/2010 + 150 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

This was a disappointing end to what was a very creative take on Alice in Wonderland.

The characters all felt very flat. Dodge and Alyss weren't at all romantic, or even that into each other. Redd's evil was comical and Arch was dispassionate. What could have been amazing battles were just confusions of nonsense weapons. The mystery of the Everqueen was frustrating (how could Beddor add yet another queen into the mix?!).

It was interesting to see the beginning of the rebellion against Imagination, but there wasn't enough follow through. Alyss never really settles the dissonance between the Wonderlandians who have imaginations vs. those who don't have imagination.

Everything in the story should have been interesting, but really it just all fell flat, or felt like Beddor was pressed for time. Maybe he was?

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