Alice in Zombieland
White Rabbit Chronicles #1
White Rabbit Chronicles #1
Author: Gena Showalter
Publication Date: September 12, 2012
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
If anyone had told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that's all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.
Her father was right. The monsters are real.
To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn't careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies.
Genre: Young Adult/Horror
Synopsis:
She won't rest until she's sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.If anyone had told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that's all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.
Her father was right. The monsters are real.
To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn't careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies.
My Thoughts: I actually liked this book a lot more than I thought I would. Normally, I hate anything to do with zombies. I feel like they are overdone and, quite frankly, disturbing. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I found this new take on zombie-kind.
Now, be forewarned, this is no where near a clear adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, if that is what you are looking for. There are definitely throw-backs to the books and Easter-Eggs if you know the original series, but this is definitely it's own story with it's own plot.
Regardless, I really enjoyed this book. Ali (or Alice) really surprised me a lot with her fortitude. She was very reminiscent in a way of the Alice from Alice in Wonderland in that she sucked it up and didn't let people intimidate her or push her around.
I feel like the climax in this book may have been rushed a little and could have maybe been drawn out a bit more. However, considering the fact that it is a multi-book series I am not surprised by the way it all went down. I feel it has most likely set up for a more dramatic climax in other novels when we deal with the big bads of the series again.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was one of the ones that once I picked up I could hardly put down for anything. I am typing this review up with the second book sitting next to me, begging me to crack it open and devour it. I would totally recommend this one to any YA reader, especially the paranormal-loving ones - even if you hate zombies!
I've had my eye on this book for a while -- I like Showalter's other books, but I haven't been able to decide if I'd like an Alice in Wonderland retell or not. Also, I'm like you and I think zombies are disgusting. It's nice to know that it's not a straight retell and that you liked it despite the zombies. Might have to reconsider passing on reading it. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI went in expecting to hate it. I didn't really like Alice in Wonderland, to be honest, and I hate zombies. It was definitely a pleasant surprise for me.
DeleteOn Goodreads, people who tend to go into it expecting a graphic retelling of Alice in Wonderland tend to hate the book. It seems like a love it or hate it kind of novel. I loved it though!
Nice! Thanks for the info. I'm definitely leaning more towards reading it now. :)
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