Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine
Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.
When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.
Why I'm Hyperventilating.....When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.
If you've stared at the cover for more than 5 minutes and then gone to add it on goodreads where you stare at it again for five minutes and then finally read the synopsis, then I can stop here. I don't really need to explain why I've been hyperventilating for this book over and over!
I mean SERIOUSLY. Do you see that G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S cover? Read that crazy good premise? Can you spell H-Y-P-E-R-V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-E?!!! Sure, I've always thought the Alice and Wonderland story a bit weird and strange, but sometimes I'm willing to look past that for the sake of a crazy-good-awesome-sounding-BEAUTIFUL-looking book!
Wow, breathtaking.
Okay enough, so be it then. Let all OZ, er Wonderland, be agreed I'm in love with this book and will be bugging the publisher till I get some kind of ARC for this book!
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YES! I want to read this based solely on its cover! (I mean and the fact that it is an Alice in Wonderland spin-off). I definitely can't wait for this one!
ReplyDeleteFor sure!
DeleteI love that cover...and the blurb makes me want to read it....thanks for sharing. Here's MY WOW POST
ReplyDeleteLove love love for this cover and story! I've actually won an arc of this and soon should be getting it. Can't wait! :D Great pick!
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-Steph @ Bookfever
I have seen this book around and it surely sounds interesting!
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Sana @ artsy musings of a bibliophile
Haven't heard of this one, but sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteHope you get to read it soon.
Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog
I am a bit skittish of Alice in Wonderland. I could never get into it. But hopefully you enjoy it. Good luck and I hope you get an ARC.
ReplyDeleteSorry bout that! Thanks! :)
DeleteThis one sounds so good! I don't know why I haven't added it to my wishlist already. Thanks for sharing & I'm a new follower! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this pick! Anything Alice in Wonderland and I'm in. this cover is gorgeous!! :)
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This one looks soooo good!! I love Alice in Wonderland, so I'm definitely going to have to check this one out.
ReplyDeleteFor crying out loud! This book sounds amazing! I'm in love with the cover too. I love the red lips and covered eye and the fantasy look of it. Great pick!
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This sounds great. The cover is amazing! I already have it on my list.
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-Kait @ YA Vixens
I'm also really excited for this one! I really don't see as much Alice in Wonderland novel retellings as you'd think (although I see tons and tons of manga!)>
ReplyDeleteI am also hyperventilating! lol. GORGEOUS GORGEOUS COVER! I CANNOT WAIT TO READ THIS!!! It sounds fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE YOUR BLOG! sorry for all the caps, im excited too hehe
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I agree that the original Alice story is weird so it will be cool to see how this author works with the story to create something new and different.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry for the late comment! I've been INSANELY busy these past few days, so I haven't been able to get onto the computer lately.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, great pick! I'm totally looking forward to this one, too! The cover is really amazing. :)
I'm waiting on this one too! Great pick! Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteAmber @ Fall Into Books