Frank Beddor
Hardcover | Pages: 371 pages Rating: 3.85 | 17013 Users | 1171 Reviews
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| Title | : | Seeing Redd (The Looking Glass Wars #2) |
| Author | : | Frank Beddor |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 371 pages |
| Published | : | August 21st 2007 by Dial Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction |
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Alyss of Wonderland's rule has only just begun, and already those who prefer chaos to peace are threatening to destroy everything worth imagining. Trailed by newly appointed royal bodyguard Homburg Molly, Alyss is doing her best to keep pace with the non-stop demands of being queen while attempting to evade Molly for a few private moments with Dodge.Alyss' life is a challenging mix of duty, love, and tough decisions, and then a series of phantom sightings set fire to an urban myth of Her Imperial Viciousness' return and have everyone... seeing Redd.
Has Redd somehow freed herself and her chief assassin, The Cat, from the confines of the Heart Crystal? If not, then who has resurrected Redd's brutal foot soldiers the Glass Eyes and set them loose to attack Wonderland on all sides?
Battles rage, looking glasses explode, and the Alyssians once again unite to defend White Imagination in this fast-paced follow-up to the New York Times best-selling The Looking Glass Wars.
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| Original Title: | Seeing Redd |
| ISBN: | 0803731558 (ISBN13: 9780803731554) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.lookingglasswars.com/ |
| Series: | The Looking Glass Wars #2 |
| Characters: | Alyss Heart, Hatter Madigan, Dodge Anderson, Bibwit Hare, Redd |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 17013 Users | 1171 ReviewsCriticize Based On Books Seeing Redd (The Looking Glass Wars #2)
I am not going to lie, I liked this book much better than the first. Something about it was so much more interesting, so indefinably more plot oriented, that I just couldn't help but like it more.By the way, Hatter Madigan is still the bomb.One of the reasons I think I like t so much better is because of Redd. She is just such a good villain, cruel, merciless...everything a good reader could want. I find nothing more enjoyable than a bad guy who thinks everything else is below them. It's an oddThere are spoilers ahead for The Looking Glass Wars. Alyss Heart is the newly instated queen of Wonderland, but the threats havent stopped since Redd jumped into the Heart Crystal. She worries her aunt will appear in another form, and shes facing threats from Boarderlands misogynistic King Arch. When theres an attack on the Crystal Continuum and her personal bodyguard, Homburg Molly, goes missing, Alysss queendom is threatened from within. Hatter Madigan will do anything to get Molly back
So...I was not too sure about the first book of this series. I like the idea and concept however the writing was a little bad in some ways and was a bit off-putting. I read Seeing Redd in an attempt to pursue the storyline more than my enjoyment of the first book. I think Beddor got a little in over his head with this one. The plot is as follows:After the end of the first book, Redd has jumped into the Crystal Heart, so we aren't sure if she is dead or alive and plotting, meanwhile Arch the king
Not as good as the first, but the unique world of Beddor's Alice in Wonderland re-imagining is absolutely worth a revisit. Some of the writing shows up as clunky now that the novelty of Looking Glass Wars has worn off, but it is utterly readable and again, unique and interesting enough to keep me invested with the trilogy.
3.5 stars. I was a tad disappointed with this book as compared to the first it is slow and clunky in places. However, once it got going it was a good story and worthy of notice. I loved Hatter Madigan again, he will always be my favourite character and wish he had been introduced a bit earlier in the story. I did enjoy the book, and have moved on to the last book in the series, however, I do find Mr Beddor's writing style to be a little irritating when describing the fighting scenes with....GAPS
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I should have known that this book would be disappointing when The Looking Glass Wars ended with such a fizzle, but I decided to give it a go anyway.Character development is nearly non-existent, and where it is present it lacks the strength of realism; the characters are all rather static individuals who do not stray from their very predictable behaviors.The plot feels rushed, and the danger Wonderland faces at the hands of King Arch and Redd Heart is uninspiring. In fact, the "war" for
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