Book Review and Playlist: Wandering in Wonderland

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Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retelling

Publishing info: June 4, 2019 by Parliament House

Synopsis (Goodreads):

“Lewis Carroll didn’t get it right?” 
“No, my dear. I don’t think anyone truly will.” 

Far away and down a rabbit hole sits the magical world known as Wonderland. A safe haven for the souls who lived less than ideal lives in the waking world get to experience peace in their afterlife. Jessica is the newest member of this enchanted land, but after eating a cookie that took away her memories of who she was, she doubts herself at every turn. 

Jessica participates in The Looking Glass Ceremony to find her new role in the afterlife, but fate has different plans. As the Queen of Hearts takes Jessica under her royal wing, plots of regicide bubble up from the depths of Wonderland. With the help of new and eccentric friends, Jessica might be able to stop the treasonous threats and bring true peace to Wonderland. But only if she heeds the cryptic words of the Caterpillar. 

Familiar faces take on new roles in this fantasy retelling with a dark and romantic LGBT twist This isn’t the Wonderland you’ve experienced before, and you definitely don’t want to be late for it.

Review:

Plot: This was such a fun story to read. It gave one of our favorite childhood novels and gave it fresh life. It isn’t the story retold, exactly, but more of a continuation of where the original one was left off. It all wasn’t just a dream, but so much more!

Characters: LOVE THEM! The characters are awesome. They all have their quirks and distinct personalities.

Writing: This is the only part that I had a hard time with. There is so much to this story. So many details. It’s wonderful. The world is well developed. The problem I had was the fact that there is so much of the story that is told and not shown. Parts of it feel rushed, very rushed and I wish I could experience more of it instead of just brushing by it all.

Mom’s note: Romantic scenes and cussing.

Overall: I really enjoyed this book! I’m a huge fan of retellings, and this one was not a disappointment. I give it four stars.

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Giveaway!!!



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If you would like to enter the tour wide Giveaway, the rules are on my Instagram account!

Prizes:

– US ONLY Winner – Signed copy of Wandering in Wonderland and a Alice in Wonderland inspired spiral notebook.

-International Winner – Wandering in Wonderland E-Book!

About the Author:



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Aislinn Honeycutt was born and raised in Northern California. Throughout their early teens to young adulthood, Aislinn could often be found writing and creating characters. During college, they found themself more attracted to theater arts than any other study and was proud to be apart of several plays and film projects produced by their peers. Their love for writing came from creating deeper backgrounds for characters they played on the stage and from the constant encouragements from strangers on the Internet.
In 2015 they discovered their love for working with exotic animals in zoos and went back to school to earn certificates towards Zoo and Aquarium Sciences through the Animal Behavior Institute. When not writing or working, Aislinn can often be found playing video games and making digital art.

If interested in this book, here’s the link to Amazon.

Book Playlist:

We all want music to listen to, so here is a playlist put together specifically for Wandering in Wonderland. Enjoy!