Loved this quick read that hit all the spots that a dark retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

I highly recomend it as a "palate cleanser" between longer books when you aren't sure what you want to read next, and it's only a couple of hours before bed time, so you don't want to get sucked into a longer book.

Alice never goes to Wonderland, but some of the characters come to her at night, when she is in bed.

The two boys who bite and scratch at her, while destroying her room.

The bloody, naked woman who paces and prowls around Alice's bed, glaring at her - daring her to close her eyes long enough for her to rush Alice and do whatever it would be, should Alice take her eyes off her long enough.

The fat man who sits in the corner, laughing maniacally, pointing and generally being so loud and creepy that Alice is not able to sleep.

And the one who treats Alice the best, the odd man in the top hat, covered in dust, how says he will stand over her and keep the others away so she might sleep.

As Alice grows, her nocturnal guests are always there. Heralded by the stuffed rabbit that lives amongst the dolls on a shelf in her room. No matter how many times Alice tries to get rid of it, it is always returned to the shelf. The bloody woman, the two boys, and the lauging fat man all live by unwritten rules. Alice is never allowed to fall asleep or else they are able to "get her". The lauging, odd, dusty man who often "comes to tea", who is the closest thing to a friend that Alice has, has his own rules. He can only set hands on Alice if she agrees.

Keep in mind, the one who would be "The Mad Hatter" is no friend to Alice. He has his own ajenda.

Readers who are into truly dark tales won't find it to be over the top, as perverse and "OMG wtf did I just read" as other reviewers say. It is dark, but more dark grey than black. Just the perfect read that I would highly reccomend for someone looking for something different, not the same-old-same-old. ( )

Once upon a time, Addison Cain wrote a short story about Alice in Wonderland that was included in a boxset of adult fairytales. It was a pretty darn dark story. Then, our plucky heroine got the rights to her story back and she was able to put the stuff back in that she had to take out.

When this Alice sees the white rabbit, she doesn't want to go and follow him down his rabbit hole for a topsy-turvy tea party. In fact, she would be perfectly happy to never see a white rabbit again in her entire life. For her, the white rabbit leads her into a nightmarish world.

Oh my sweet fuck. I thought that the censored version was dark. It has nothing on this one. The uncensored one goes past dark into downright creepifying. I will never see Alice, Chesire Cat, or Mad Hatter in the same way again. ( )

4.5 stars

If you are looking for romance or even A happily ever after move along. This is not a fairytale nor is it the Alice in Wonderland that you read as a child. It's dark, twisted, and horrific. You will want to stop reading but you won't be able to stop because this author is incredibly talented. I'm convinced that she is either a witch or a drug dealer because her words are crack. ( )