4.5 Stars! That ending... WHOA. I was disappointed that it didn't end in a resolution to the current issue, but it was still an awesome ending/cliff hanger! There are questions that are not answered, and for that, I applaud L.L. McKinney! That is the way to intrigue the reader and leave them desperate for more! Who is the "new" black night? WHY does Alice seem to have powers when she uses the swords? What the HECK happened to Chess to turn him into the thing he is at the very end when he attacked Maddie? How in the world is Alice's mom going to deal with Alice? And will Alice ever tell her the truth? And did Alice's dad have something to do with wonderland too? Why hasn't his death been fully explained?
So I really connected with Alice's Mom's character. I am a mom and I felt her emotions SO strongly! Such an amazing character, even when she wasn't in the story as much as the others. I will be adding the rest of the books to my TBR... and I'm pretty sure I'm going to go buy this book so I can own the physical copy! And I'll have to wait for the third... I should have plenty of time to read the second!