Little bit of life and Books 18 through 20 of 100

Been a while since I posted. Sorry about that. :-( Life has been kind of chaotic. Hubby is heading out next month for another deployment to the Middle East. He'll be gone for a year. So we have been trying to get all his stuff in order and spend some quality time together too. We'll be taking a few little day trips around town and the local area while he's on his vacation. So I am sure I'll have some pics and stuff about that later.

Well now, back to the books...Book 18 was the start of Frank Beddor's Looking Glass Warstrilogy. Book 19 is Seeing Redd Redd Heart leapt through the Heart Crystal out of Wonderland into Victorian London. While Alyss tries to learn just what her imaginiation can do and also the ins and outs of being Queen. King Arch of Boarderland has his own agenda. he's not happy ruling Boarderland...he wants all of Wonderland and has a plan to accomplish just such a thing.

Book 19 is ArchEnemy is the final book in the Looking Glass Wars trilogy. Arch has accomplished his diabolical scheme and has taken control of Wonderland. Alyss and Redd are forced to work together to save Imagination.

If you enjoy the Alice in Wonderland tale, I really do recommend this series as well

Book 18 of 100

With just 4 days until the theater premier of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, I thought that my book choices for this week was quite appropo! Frank Beddor wrote a fantastic books series back in 2007. Being a huge fan of Lewis Carroll's Alice, although I should say the Disney version of his book. (I am honestly ashamed to admit I have never READ the original!!! Yikes must remedy that!!!) So anyways when Beddor's Looking Glass Wars came out I jumped and ordered it right away. I read the entire book the day it arrived! I initally suggested it to friends as a "retelling" of Carroll's book, but reading Beddor's website just now, well Beddor calls it a "what if?" look at Alice in Wonderland. So what exactly is his "what if?", well Alice; rather Alyss, is actually the princess of Wonderland, her mother Genevieve the queen. The story opens on Alyss's 7th birthday, with a horrible bloody coup, by Genevieve's disowned sister Redd. For her safety Alyss is sent through a looking glass and through a series of unfortunate events (great series btw! ;-D) Alyss ends up alone in 1859' London. This first books chronicles the time while Alyss is in London and meets Lewis Carroll who twists her memories of her homeworld into the non-sensical version we know and love. It's so hard for me to tell you about the book without giving away too much of the book. BUT if you love Alice in Wonderland I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy. Now I will say that this is not your cartoon version, it's not sugary sweet; honestly it's rather dark and gritty, within the 1st few chapters, both of Alyss's parents are murdered by her aunt, whom before her banishment also murdered her own mother! The card soldiers are actually robotic killing machines, and the Mad Hatter is actually the queen's top bodyguard. I recommend this for folks atleast 12. Looking Glass Wars in actually the 1st of 3 books, and there are also 2 Graphic Novels in the series as well. I hope you will give it a read! =D