I love the direction this goes as a retelling, where it uses the source material as clues to help find who the characters really are. Book two does well at continuing the story from book one. I’m so curious where this is going and look forward to more in the future. (Side note: the new covers are wonderful!)

Note: ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was surprised that I loved this book even more than the first. Martin Baynton does an incredible job with the mystery surrounding what is going on in Wonderland. He has created a retelling where the characters are so different from their original counterparts and fit well into the story he is telling. My favorites are the Hatter, the rabbit, and the Queen. I particularly enjoyed seeing how the Hatter was depicted here.

One of the major plot points of the book is most of the characters searching for truth, whether that be Ali trying to figure out how to help everyone in Wonderland and what Alice’s plan’s were, the detectives back in England trying to discover what happened with Ali, and everyone in Wonderland trying to find their true identities. It is also a story of transformation. We see many characters who have been transformed in Wonderland and how this occurs.

This is a dark take on the world of Wonderland that I cannot wait to see more of, especially after that ending. I have read a lot of Wonderland retellings over the years and this one stood out to me. I will definitely be getting a copy for my collection.

Imaginative. A take on Alice in Wonderland. Liked the humour and the interplay of the chsracters. Strong female characters lead (obviously). Thank you to the author. Thank you to # NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC.

Truth and Transformation by Martin Baynton is a 5 star read. So so good. I totally recommend everyone to read this book as fast as they can because it's really good and the characters are fantastic.

A fantastic book that is the second novel set in the world of Wonderland but a very different Wonderland to the original book by Lewis Carrol. This Alice is quite a different person to the original Alice in Wonderland. Also the rabbit, called Theodore, is quite different to the ordinal rabbit in Alice. All the same, the story is terrific and the characters are well drawn, especially Ali. Highly recommended.