The storyline in this basically involved Dinah running away from her father’s men who were hunting her down in the woods, with a little bit of help from a surprising ally. We then got a couple of surprising revelations, and Dinah did start to act a little bit like a true Queen, but overall I felt like not a lot really happened in this book.

Don't even think about reading this book if you haven't read the first. Dinah is now exiled and wandering around the Twisted. This is a book that definitely suffers from middle book syndrome, as I'm sure all of it will be extremely important but it felt a bit dull and like it dragged on forever. I also really struggled with Dinah, I want the villains backstory, but I also want them to be decent or at least morally gray. Dinah is a little whiny and a little bratty so I struggled. I'm starting to think I've outgrown most YA, which is sad.

Thank you to NetGalley and SparkPress for providing me with an ARC copy.
All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I love all things Alice in Wonderland so of course, I had to read this series by Colleen Oakes. Over the years, it has been one that I loved, I hated, I loved, I wasn't sure, I liked and currently, it still has a home on my bookshelf and I have recommended it to several.

Book One was great and I enjoyed reading Volume Two. This series is definitely one of those "have to be in the right mood" but it's an interesting take on the story, I love the retelling and reading about my favorite characters from such a different perspective.

Such an interesting concept. Totally something I'd recommend to my students.

I didn't get a chance to read this before it expired on my nook. I'm sorry! I did buy the re-print from Harper and can't wait to try the series in its new form.