The Looking Glass Wars

    Over the summer, I read many great books, but the best one by far was "The Looking Glass Wars" by Frank Beddor.It had the perfect combination of suspense, action, and mystery. This entire series was a twist on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" with a nice touch of historical fiction in it as well. The synopsis of the first book, which is the one I will be focusing on in this post,is a young princess living in Wonderland (also called a Wonderlander)who will become Wonderland's queen sooner then expected when her parents are killed by her vicious aunt, Redd Heart. The name of this girl is Alyss Heart, of the Heart Clan, and over the timeline of the story her reign is continually jeopardized by her aunt, until Alyss is forced to go live temporarily on Earth,in Victorian London, which is the historical fiction part of the book.

The most interesting fact about this book is that it is based on the book "Alice in Wonderland". There are multiple similarities between these stories such as the classic Mad Hatter is actually Alyss' strong and faithful bodyguard, Hatter Maddigan. I enjoyed comparing the two books and the characters within them. I highly recommend this book, as I had a wonderful experience reading it. 

"It's all in your head, Genevieve said.

I know, said Alyss, and despite the traumas of the past, the uncertainty of the future, she wouldn't have given up this moment for anything. Isn't it wonderful?" -The Looking Glass wars