Throw in a side plot with Hatter Madigan and there is plenty of action, mystery, and intrigue to keep the story afloat. The entirety of this book focuses on Redd's attempt to reclaim the crown and Alyss re-intregration into a Wonderland world. She amasses an army of dark characters in our world, intending to take them back to Wonderland for the purpose of reclaiming the throne from her pesky niece, Alyss Heart. This story picks up right where The Looking Glass Wars left off, with Redd throwing herself into earth, experiencing some time away from Wonderland in the world as we know it. I think perhaps the reason I could relax more with was because I didn't expect much from it, while the first time I engaged with high expectations. This time my reading of Seeing Redd was completely different. Fast forward to 2016 and all I remembered about the story was that I had some hesitations which caused me never to chase after the third book in the trilogy, ArchEnemy. I didn't care for it as much and I gave a pretty good set of reasons as to why. Seeing Redd was quite a different matter. When I reviewed The Looking Glass Wars back in 2007 I pretty much only used exclamation points when talking about it. I have read Seeing Redd before but it has been a few years. Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge (74)Īs mentioned last week, I dove headfirst into Seeing Redd, the sequel to The Looking Glass Wars (linked to thoughts), because it was so interesting and exciting that I wanted to keep the story going.
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