Unbirthday (Twisted Tales,#9)

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 CONTAINS SPOILERS

What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late?

 
Alice is different than other eighteen-year-old ladies in Kexford, which is perfectly fine with her. She'd rather spend golden afternoons with her trusty camera or in her aunt Vivian's lively salon, ignoring her sister's wishes that she stop all that "nonsense" and become a "respectable" member of society. Alice is happy to meander to Miss. Yao's teashop or to visit the children playing in the Square. She's also interested in learning more about the young lawyer she met there, but just because she's curious, of course, not because he was sweet and charming. 

But when Alice develops photographs she has recently taken about town, familiar faces of old suddenly appear in the place of her actual subjects-the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, the Caterpillar. There's something eerily off about them, even for Wonderland creatures. And as Alice develops a self-portrait, she finds the most disturbing image of all-a badly-injured dark-haired girl asking for Alice's help. Mary Ann. 

Returning to the place of nonsense from her childhood, Alice finds herself on a mission to stop the Queen of Hearts' tyrannical rule and to find her place in both worlds. But will she able to do so . . . before the End of Time? 

 

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 I remember as a kid, re-reading Alice in Wonderland , and every time that I read it, I fell in love with it. It was one of my favorites; I loved exploring Wonderland along with Alice. When I heard about UNBIRTHDAY from a friend, I was excited. Like many others, I wondered what happened to Alice after, if she ever went back to Wonderland, or if she wanted to go back to Wonderland. I had always wondered what happened to Alice after. One of my best friends ended up surprising me and getting UNBIRTHDAY for me. I was happy and could not wait to read the book and see what would happen with Alice. I wondered how Alice would be an adult if she would be as adventurous as she was when she was a kid. I have read LIZ BRASWELL other twisted tale, Part Of Your World and loved it. Maybe I set my expectations high for this book. I did enjoy UNBIRTHDAY , but it wasn't what I expected the book to be. 

The first part of the book was slow for me. I did enjoy the elements that the pictures that she has taken; they were characters from Wonderland. I found it interesting that Alice was the only one that could see it, maybe because she been to Wonderland before. I was eager if there was a reason behind it, why they started to appear all sudden. The book did pick up once Alice got herself into Wonderland again. I was eager to see all of them, and I found out how all of them might change. I did not like Queen Of Hearts when I read Alice In Wonderland , and it seemed as if she got worse since Alice last seen her. It was as if she has taken over Wonderland, changing everything in the process. I rooted for her and hoped that she would stop Queen Of Hearts and save Wonderland. I did wonder if maybe Alice would stay there or would want to stay this time around. 

Going back and forth to Wonderland and Kexford was a bit confusing for me. The story was more interesting when she was in Wonderland than when she kept going back to Kexford. When she was back in Kexford, I felt as if the story dragged on and wasn't as interesting to read when she was in Wonderland. There was more going on, more adventures when Alice was in Wonderland. I did enjoy the story; there were some parts that I did not enjoy as much as the others. UNBIRTHDAY turned out not to be like I was expecting to be. There were relatively few enjoyable parts in the book, especially as she tried to save Wonderland, there was always something happening. If you are a fan of Alice In Wonderland , I recommend giving this book a try.