A new take on the Lewis Carroll classic. Alice is now in her 20’s with twins named Lewis and Carol! This time it’s her brother Henry who is whisked away to the magical land. Henry never believed Alice’s tales of Wonderland growing up and still doesn’t until now. Upon arriving, he is met by the Hatter, who becomes his companion. Hatter is on the run from the Queen, who has ordered him to be beheaded. Seems these days, that’s her solution to everything. Henry is also trying to find a way back home, but must find the Looking Glass again. Hatter thinks he knows where it may be, but there is much danger in trying to get there, not only from the Queen’s guards after them, but from the crazy world of Wonderland itself. Along the way, the two men become drawn to each other. Can they survive and keep their heads long enough to do something about that?
Dakota Chase has brilliantly brought Wonderland back to life and added to that world and the characters. There is much humor along with the danger. Being a YA book, I have to admit the only thing that bothered me was that the attraction between the two men felt kind of forced and thrown in for much of the book. Chapters would go by with no mention and then suddenly there is a little section describing one of the men’s attraction to the other. Then nothing for a long time again. It doesn’t really become an integral part of the story until maybe 3/4 of the way through the book. But that’s my only nitpick.
Otherwise, I really enjoyed this and my favorite narrator, Joel Froomkin, does an absolutely fantastic job of bringing these characters to life. Every one who speaks gets a unique voice complete with accents. There is really nothing Joel can’t do to add life and fun to every novel he narrates!
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review