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Seeing Redd
400 pages
A gritty, action-packed return to a fractured Wonderland where imagination is a weapon and peace is only an illusion.
What it feels like
Stepping back into this fractured Wonderland feels like walking through a minefield of weaponized whimsy. The narrative moves at a brisk, cinematic clip, trading the traditional nonsense of Lewis Carroll for gritty, steampunk-infused warfare and high-stakes political tension. There is a constant, simmering dread beneath the surface, a paranoid atmosphere where every shadow might conceal a returning nightmare. The emotional texture is defined by the heavy crown of leadership, balancing the stifling demands of duty with the desperate desire for a normal life. It is an adrenaline-fueled experience that delights readers who love their fairy tales dark, their heroines battle-hardened, and their magical worlds built on the edge of absolute chaos.
- Mood
- tense
- imaginative
- gritty
- chaotic
- Tone
- urgent
- adventurous
- darkly whimsical
- cinematic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- burden of leadership · power of imagination · duty versus desire · looming threats · rebuilding after war
- The writing
- Cinematic and inventive, focusing heavily on action sequences and the mechanics of a weaponized Wonderland.
- The arc
- Moves from the stifling anxiety of new responsibilities into a frantic, adrenaline-fueled fight for survival.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave dark, action-heavy fairy tale retellings with a steampunk edge and high-stakes political tension.
Content notes
- fantasy violence
- war themes
- assassination attempts
About the book
Alyss of Wonderland's rules has only just begun and already those who prefer chaos to peace are threatening to destroy everything worth imagining. Trailed by newly appointed Royal Bodyguard Homburg Molly, Alyss is doing her best to keep pace with the non-stop demands of being Queen while attempting to evade Molly for a few private moments with Dodge. Alyss's life is already a challenging mix of duty, love and imagining when a series of phantom sightings set fire to an urban myth of her imperial viciousness's return and have everyone...Seeing Redd.
Description from Open Library.
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