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Insanity is the first book in the young adult series of the same name. Originally I thought that the series was going to be called Mad in Wonderland, and I have to admit that I liked that name more, but insanity is very fitting for this book. I loved this book. I think it might be my first (and only) 5 star book of the month.  I thought that Cameron Jace did an amazing job capturing the mad essence and nonsensical sense of Lewis Carrol in his writing. I am a huge fan of both Through the Looking Glass and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, so these books were a match made in mad heaven for me.

I loved Cameron Jace's Grimm Diaries, but Insanity has to be my favorite book of his to date. All of the characters came to life right in front of my eyes. Pillar the Killer was incredible. I know it sounds weird, but I am totally infatuated with him. I know that was not the intent at all, but I really like seeing the way his mind works, and through Cameron Jace's masterful writing, I felt like I could see his insane little gears spinning in his head as we way talking to Alice. And Alice was a treat all in herself. I am just as confused as she is about why she would kill her classmates. Or did she even do it? I don't know. Sometimes I think she did, and sometimes I don't even know what I think. Insanity will have you questioning everything. I love when a book can make me do that.

Insanity focuses on the Catepillar and Alice being in an asylum. They have to stop the Cheshire Cat from his killing spree of girls. All of the wonderland characters, or monsters, have been reincarnated into modern versions of themselves. It was a cool take on the story. I am not going to get into too many details, because that is half the fun of reading the book, but I will say that it kidn of reminded me of the saw movies mixed with Alice in Wonderland. And I am sure that there are many more twists, turns and secrets to be revealed in the next book. I would love to pick Cameron Jace's brain about his Lewis Carrol knowledge and learn more about his research for the book, because I am kind of obsessed with it. In fact, I think my only 2 5 star reviews of 2015 have been about alice in wonderland! (Insanity and The Collector's Society.)

Whether you love Alice in Wonderland or not, read insanity. It is totally messed up and crazy but in the best way possible. I loved every cuckoo moment of Insanity.

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