Book Review: Descending Into Madness
πΉ Fairytale Retelling
π¦Ή Anti-Hero
πͺ Forced Proximity
π Revenge
ππΌ Redemption
What if Alice Liddell’s story didn’t happen the way you think? What if it wasn’t Wonderland she fell into, but Winterland. This mad tale is dark, twisted, sexy, and nothing like the legend you know.
After losing her job and finding her boyfriend/boss cheating on her with her replacement, twenty-five-year-old Alice Liddell has moved back home to save money and regroup.
She doesn’t think things can get worse until her younger, more responsible sister, Dinah, gets her a job—as a Christmas elf.
Dressed in a slutty costume with fathers peeking down her top and kids vomiting on her, she wants nothing more than to escape the reality of her life.
When she sees a sexy, shirtless man, carrying a glowing red light, and bearing antlers, her curiosity gets the better of her. But following him might be the biggest mistake she ever made.
Falling into another realm, Alice finds herself in the world of holiday legends and fairytales. But she is not prepared her for the dark madness of this place. Nothing is what is seems and no one is what they are in the fairytales.
Even the mysterious, sexy Scrooge.
Welcome to Winterland, where the good guys from the North Pole have gone bad, and the only way to survive is to descend into its madness.
My Review
I like the concept of this book. It is like Alice in Wonderland with a mashup of Christmas but with the author's own twist. Alice is not in Wonderland but in Winterland. In Winterland, the Queen hates Christmas.
The story moves at a really good, fast pace. It never slows down. I really liked this but will admit in the beginning, I did have a bit of trouble with what was happening in the story as all of the characters seemed to be introduced immediately.
Besides Alice, there is Scrooge, Hare, Penguin, Puck Twins, and Rudolph to name a few. Ooh and can't forget about Santa!
The first half of the story, you could feel more of the Wonderland vibes. In the second half of the story, it was giving me the Christmas story vibes but dark. Not the Christmas story, you would want to find yourself stuck with creatures wanting to k!ll Alice and the rest of the group. While I did like this book, I found myself having to reread sections again sometimes as I was not as engaged but with that cliffhanger ending, I am intrigued to continue this series.
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