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Alistair in Wonderland
by Ariella Zoelle
4.1 stars!
The Good:
Gosh, I really enjoyed this! I think my favorite quote is from the first few sentences (but that doesn't mean it was all downhill from there - it means the book grabbed me right from the beginning!):
I found this book to be quite funny, and I liked the juxtaposition between the dialogue/narrative styles of Bianco and Alistair.
Of course, this is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland, but what was interesting to me was that it references the original book and characters. It's not one of the types of retellings that completely seeks to overwrite the original, but rather it uses the original story and builds upon it. I enjoyed it!
I also loved that the book started off with some spice. It's not the spiciest book overall, and so the fact that the first spice happened early really helped tide me over until the main spice (iykwim). ;)
The Less-Good:
- Some words/phrases/concepts got repeated a lot and it felt like filler to me at times.
- A pet peeve of mine: I find it annoying when one MC thinks they know better than the other. For instance, MC1 is like, yes please I want to mate. And MC2 is like, nah, it's best for you to wait and think about it. MC1: but I really want to and I'm sure about it. MC2: nah you need to sleep. ...wtf dude? trust that your partner knows their own mind.
Some Details:
POV: 1st Person Dual
Tense: Past
HEA?:
Strict Top/Bottom?: No
Angst: 0.5/5 it's pretty chill
Spice Frequency: 2.75/5
Spice Level: 3.5/5 (penetration is described but not in as much detail as it could have been. But on top of that, there was the addition of a little bit of magic used, which bumped up the score)
Tropes/Tags:
- Paranormal
- Fantasy
- Fated Mates
- Virgin
- Magic
- Shifter (Rabbit)
Milestones:
First Kiss:
First Oral Sex:
First Frot:
First Penetration:
First L Word:
Mating Bond:
The Good:
Gosh, I really enjoyed this! I think my favorite quote is from the first few sentences (but that doesn't mean it was all downhill from there - it means the book grabbed me right from the beginning!):
The only thing I liked about hobnobbing was that it sounded like a euphemism for a blow job. It was pretty ironic, considering being forced to hobnob for work really sucked.
I found this book to be quite funny, and I liked the juxtaposition between the dialogue/narrative styles of Bianco and Alistair.
Of course, this is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland, but what was interesting to me was that it references the original book and characters. It's not one of the types of retellings that completely seeks to overwrite the original, but rather it uses the original story and builds upon it. I enjoyed it!
I also loved that the book started off with some spice. It's not the spiciest book overall, and so the fact that the first spice happened early really helped tide me over until the main spice (iykwim). ;)
The Less-Good:
- Some words/phrases/concepts got repeated a lot and it felt like filler to me at times.
- A pet peeve of mine: I find it annoying when one MC thinks they know better than the other. For instance, MC1 is like, yes please I want to mate. And MC2 is like, nah, it's best for you to wait and think about it. MC1: but I really want to and I'm sure about it. MC2: nah you need to sleep. ...wtf dude? trust that your partner knows their own mind.
Some Details:
POV: 1st Person Dual
Tense: Past
HEA?:
Spoiler
YesStrict Top/Bottom?: No
Angst: 0.5/5 it's pretty chill
Spice Frequency: 2.75/5
Spice Level: 3.5/5 (penetration is described but not in as much detail as it could have been. But on top of that, there was the addition of a little bit of magic used, which bumped up the score)
Tropes/Tags:
- Paranormal
- Fantasy
- Fated Mates
- Virgin
- Magic
- Shifter (Rabbit)
Milestones:
First Kiss:
Spoiler
4% : Chapter 2 / Page 8First Oral Sex:
Spoiler
5% : Chapter 2 / Page 10First Frot:
Spoiler
39% : Chapter 8 / Page 88First Penetration:
Spoiler
87% : Chapter 16 / Page 200First L Word:
Spoiler
87% : Chapter 16 / Page 200Mating Bond: