The Looking Glass Wars

The Looking Glass Wars

by Frank Beddor

Oh Lewis Carol, how could you get it all so horribly, horribly wrong. First of all her name is spelled A-L-Y-S-S not A-L-I-C-E. Wonderland is real, everything is real(except maybe the white rabbit). It's all real and Princess Alyss heart of Wonderland, with the strongest white imagination ever known was supposed to be queen. She would have been too is her wicked aunt Redd and her assassin the Cat hadn't stormed in and murdered her parents and forced her to retreat to Earth through the pool of tears. Yes sir it's all true and The Looking Glass Wars tells the true story, the whole story, Alyss's real story.

The Looking Glass wars is the first book in Frank Beddor's amazing trilogy in which we follow Alyss as she grows, changes and prepares to fight Redd. We see her struggle to keep the spirit of white imagination alive and fight off black imagination We see her face the hardships of being alone on Earth after she looses her bodygaurd Hatter Madigan in the pool of tears. As you read her story you feel what she feels. Scared, alone, sad and hopelessly confused. On Earth Everyone tells her that wonderland isn't real. Just a figment of her imagination. She eventually stops talking about it to everyone but Charles Dodgson...otherwise known as Lewis Carol. 

I Really liked this book. The author was very creative and really knew how to draw you in. He knew how to make little twists in the story but still stay true to his inspiration. This book is now a new member on my top 20 books list. Right next to The Mysterious Benedict Society and Flipped. Beddor really thought of everything in this book. It was so complex it was like it's real.

Though this book wasn't as straight forward about it as others you can still see some things in it that relate to the real world. For example, when Alyss goes to Earth she's always really sad. Lot's of kids these days are depressed. Be it because they just watched their parents get killed or their dog dies. We all have to get out of that place and try and get better for the sake of our family and friends if not for our self. That's what Alyss learns through her experience on Earth. 

Overall this book was Amazing. I recommend it to anyone out there who loves fantasy but is not a big fan of the romance. Check this book out or buy it it's worth it!