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She needs allies, even though not all of them are trustworthy, and she needs to monitor the citizens who thrived under Redd's Black Imagination rule.

fragile, threatened by internal and external means. Even though her Aunt Redd has supposedly been banished, there are scars left on Wonderland from her rule, and the fragile peace Alyss is trying to nurture is just that. I love a book that really highlights how difficult it is to be a leader, how complex the workings of politics can be, and Beddor does that wonderfully.

In SEEING RED, Alyss Heart has just barely settled a precarious perch upon her throne. By the time events lead her back to Wonderland, her home is not the same and neither is she, in fact she is holy unprepared for a fight to win back the Kingdom she had told herself was just a blip of imagination in her head. In her escape, Alyss is sent through a magical pool called The Pool of Tears and ends up in the Victorian London of our time. Her villainous Aunt Redd and twisted assassin The Cat stage an ambush, killing the Queen and King and taking over Wonderland. The safest summery is this Alyss Heart was once the Princess of Wonderland.

It is my hope that everyone gives this series a try at some point, so I certainly don't want to spoil your potential fall down the rabbit hole with too much detail. You can find my review of the first book in the series here, and you can find Bonnie's review of it here! Now this review might end up a little on the short side, considering that it can be hard to highlight a sequel without spoiling important plot tidbits from the first book. After all, it's the first series I personally had ever read that took the world of Wonderland for a transformative spin. It only feels right to kick off our A WEEK OF WONDERLAND event by highlighting another book in THE LOOKING GLASS WARS trilogy by Frank Beddor.