Curiouser and
Curiouser
Steampunk Fairy Tales
by Melanie Karsak
Publisher: Clockpunk
Press
Published: July 7,
2017
Genre: Science
Fiction, Steampunk, Fantasy, Retelling
Blurb:
Curiouser and Curiouser is a part of the Dominion Rising boxed set
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To save the Hatter, Alice must work with the one man she despises so much that she might still love him.
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Alice thought she’d turned over a new leaf. No more working for Jabberwocky. No more making deals with the ruthless Queen of Hearts. No more hanging around The Mushroom with tinkers, tarts, scoundrels, and thieves in London's criminal underbelly. But she’d been bonkers to dream.
Hatter’s reckless behavior leads Alice back to the one person she never wanted to see again, Caterpillar. Pulled into Caterpillar's mad schemes, Alice must steal a very big diamond from a very royal lady. The heist is no problem for this Bandersnatch. But protecting her heart from the man she once loved? Impossible.
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To save the Hatter, Alice must work with the one man she despises so much that she might still love him.
* * *
Alice thought she’d turned over a new leaf. No more working for Jabberwocky. No more making deals with the ruthless Queen of Hearts. No more hanging around The Mushroom with tinkers, tarts, scoundrels, and thieves in London's criminal underbelly. But she’d been bonkers to dream.
Hatter’s reckless behavior leads Alice back to the one person she never wanted to see again, Caterpillar. Pulled into Caterpillar's mad schemes, Alice must steal a very big diamond from a very royal lady. The heist is no problem for this Bandersnatch. But protecting her heart from the man she once loved? Impossible.
My Review:
Alice and her sister Bess was taken in by Jabberwocky who gave
them a home and took care of them in return Alice was taught to steal. Alice
along with other kids that Jabberwocky took all lived a life of crime with
Jabberwocky being their boss. Alice and Bess didn’t like living a life crime
and wanted out so when Jabberwocky is killed Alice and Bess take the
opportunity to leave behind the life of crime and start a new better life for
themselves.
Alice is love with one of the guys living in Jabberwocky’s
home, William and when Alice leaves she tries to get William to go with her but
William chooses not to leave.
Alice thinks she has left that life behind but how wrong she
is when a friend gets in a little trouble and Alice is the only one who can
save him. Her friend owes William a debt and Alice must do one more job for him
to save her friend.
I have truly enjoyed reading Curiouser and Curiouser with a
mix of Alice in Wonderland and Oliver Twist. Alice is a very strong female lead
and very good at what she does. Alice has spent her life taken care of others
and putting others before herself. She will do whatever she has to do to keep
the people she loves and cares about safe and happy no matter what the cost to
herself.
I loved the world the author created for Curiouser and
Curiouser with the airships and the clockwork cats. I loved the mix between Alice
in Wonderland and Oliver Twist. I can’t wait to check out more of Melanie
Karsak’s Steampunk Fairy Tales worlds.
If you love Fairy Tales and Steampunk stories then you are
going to love Curiouser and Curiouser. Pick up your copy today to start your
adventure into the world of Bandersnatch, Caterpillar, Jabberwocky, Hatter, The
Queen of Hearts, The White Queen and more.
Author Bio:
Melanie Karsak is the author of The Airship Racing Chronicles, The Harvesting Series, and The Celtic Blood Series. A steampunk connoisseur, zombie whisperer, and heir to the iron throne, the author currently lives in Florida with her husband and two children. She is an Instructor of English at Eastern Florida State College.
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