Alice in Wonderland has always been just a story to me - sure I enjoyed the spin Disney has done (more the animated than the recent movies) but I've never been obsessed with Wonderland. Still the story intrigued me so I picked it up to read.
Alyssa Gardner is different. She hears bugs and flowers talk. Her mother is in the loonie bin and it seems that she will head there herself before too long. But theres more to the story that just being crazy. After all her great great aunt is THE Alice herself that Lewis Carroll wrote about. Maybe Alyssa isn't that crazy after all...
This book was truly a coming of age novel. Between the art she explores to drown out the voices she hears, the relationship with her mother and father, down to the feelings that she has for a boy. But throw in the fantasy world of Wonderland in a dark way that your not used to thinking and A.G. Howard really captures the reader. Beautiful imagery and the descriptions in vivid detail form clothing to rooms to characters really makes you feel like you've fallen down the rabbit hole.
Only when I went searching for the book cover did I discover that this in fact a trilogy (what is with the trilogies lately?!?!). I'm gunna have to pick up the other two now...
Oh ya if Alice in Wonderland, fairytale twists or coming of age books are your thing, pick this up. Even if none of the above is, probably wouldn't be a bad idea to broaden your range an try this one out.
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