Karissa E. (ophelia99) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 2527 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is the first book in The White Rabbit Chronicles by Showalter. The second book in the series will be titled, Through the Zombieglass, and will be released in Sept 2013. I am a bit on the fence with this one right now, it was very different than I expected and I am still trying to decide it that is good or bad.
Alices dad is super paranoid about all these monsters he thinks are out after dark. Alice and her sister think their dad is a whole bunch of crazy. Then one night Alices whole family is killed in a car crash and her dad is eaten by something that looks very monster-like indeed. Alice is forced to go and live with her aunt and uncle and switch high schools. There she meets a group of zombie hunter teens that can also see zombies and is introduced to a whole new world.
This book was just totally not what I thought it was going to be. I was hoping for an Alice in Wonderland but with zombies. It has zombies and a girl named Alice but the relation to the actual Alice in Wonderland story is tenuous at best. It's more of a paranormal young adult story about a girl who finds out zombies exist in our world but in hiding.
There is no Wonderland, there is a girl who ends up thrust into a zombie infested world she doesn't understand. So, I guess if you stretch your imagination you can see how being introduced to a whole new world in our world could be a bit like Wonderland.
There is a bit of a love triangle in the beginning, which I am not a huge fan of. There is also the whole super hot male lead that is also super alpha and bosses Alice around...but she kind of lets him because he is just soooo hot. Again I am not a huge fan of the whole alpha male thing.
The book was well written. Once I let go of the fact that this was soooo not a retelling of Alice in Wonderland but more of another young adult paranormal book I started to enjoy the story more. Showalter does have a very creative take on zombies in this book that I ended up enjoying.
So..uh..yeah...the book was well written and creative. Just not what I was expecting, I am going to have to let it tumble around in my mind a bit longer before I decide if I really enjoyed it and will read the next book or not. It was very typical paranormal YA and I am already reading a lot of that.
Overall a decent story and an interesting take on zombies. As I said above this is really not a Alice in Wonderland retelling but more of a paranormal YA novel with zombies. The characters are okay but werent super engaging to me. There were some awesome fight scenes and I did enjoy watching Alice learn to use her zombie fighting powers. I am unsure at this point as to whether or not I will read the next book in this series.
If you want to read an interesting YA Alice in Wonderland retelling check out Splintered by AG Howard.
Alices dad is super paranoid about all these monsters he thinks are out after dark. Alice and her sister think their dad is a whole bunch of crazy. Then one night Alices whole family is killed in a car crash and her dad is eaten by something that looks very monster-like indeed. Alice is forced to go and live with her aunt and uncle and switch high schools. There she meets a group of zombie hunter teens that can also see zombies and is introduced to a whole new world.
This book was just totally not what I thought it was going to be. I was hoping for an Alice in Wonderland but with zombies. It has zombies and a girl named Alice but the relation to the actual Alice in Wonderland story is tenuous at best. It's more of a paranormal young adult story about a girl who finds out zombies exist in our world but in hiding.
There is no Wonderland, there is a girl who ends up thrust into a zombie infested world she doesn't understand. So, I guess if you stretch your imagination you can see how being introduced to a whole new world in our world could be a bit like Wonderland.
There is a bit of a love triangle in the beginning, which I am not a huge fan of. There is also the whole super hot male lead that is also super alpha and bosses Alice around...but she kind of lets him because he is just soooo hot. Again I am not a huge fan of the whole alpha male thing.
The book was well written. Once I let go of the fact that this was soooo not a retelling of Alice in Wonderland but more of another young adult paranormal book I started to enjoy the story more. Showalter does have a very creative take on zombies in this book that I ended up enjoying.
So..uh..yeah...the book was well written and creative. Just not what I was expecting, I am going to have to let it tumble around in my mind a bit longer before I decide if I really enjoyed it and will read the next book or not. It was very typical paranormal YA and I am already reading a lot of that.
Overall a decent story and an interesting take on zombies. As I said above this is really not a Alice in Wonderland retelling but more of a paranormal YA novel with zombies. The characters are okay but werent super engaging to me. There were some awesome fight scenes and I did enjoy watching Alice learn to use her zombie fighting powers. I am unsure at this point as to whether or not I will read the next book in this series.
If you want to read an interesting YA Alice in Wonderland retelling check out Splintered by AG Howard.
Jennifer M. (frenchyberry) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 29 more book reviews
This was an absolutely amazing book! When I first picked it up, I figured it would be more like Alice in Wonderland, since that's what the title was a play on. it was nothing like Alice in Wonderland though! The story and plot was unlike any I had ever read or even heard of before!
It was a truly amazing book with great story and character development. All of the characters were realistic, along with the very world itself.
There's no doubt that anyone who read this book, would absolutely love it! Its got the romance and the action and a little bit of drama all mixed into one killer story! I can't wait for book two to come out!
It was a truly amazing book with great story and character development. All of the characters were realistic, along with the very world itself.
There's no doubt that anyone who read this book, would absolutely love it! Its got the romance and the action and a little bit of drama all mixed into one killer story! I can't wait for book two to come out!
Rachel A. (ra7) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 1006 more book reviews
Alice lost her parents and younger sister in a car accident when she was 16 (on her birthday). Her dad saw things that no one else could see. After the accident, she moves in with her grandparents and changes schools.
While Ali went through a horrible time, she was a hard person to really like. I was more annoyed with her and her reaction to Cole. I thought Cole was awful. (But, hey, it's okay 'cause he's a hunter). Just more angst, angst, and more angst. Disappointed.
While Ali went through a horrible time, she was a hard person to really like. I was more annoyed with her and her reaction to Cole. I thought Cole was awful. (But, hey, it's okay 'cause he's a hunter). Just more angst, angst, and more angst. Disappointed.
Michelle H. (brokenchell) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 25 more book reviews
This book is amazing, its a must buy read and read again, never before have I been a fan of Zombie stories, till now and Ali well when the Zombies come , I want Ali leading my team :)
Jennifer M. (frenchyberry) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 29 more book reviews
This was an absolutely amazing book! When I first picked it up, I figured it would be more like Alice in Wonderland, since that's what the title was a play on. it was nothing like Alice in Wonderland though! The story and plot was unlike any I had ever read or even heard of before!
It was a truly amazing book with great story and character development. All of the characters were realistic, along with the very world itself.
There's no doubt that anyone who read this book, would absolutely love it! Its got the romance and the action and a little bit of drama all mixed into one killer story! I can't wait for book two to come out!
It was a truly amazing book with great story and character development. All of the characters were realistic, along with the very world itself.
There's no doubt that anyone who read this book, would absolutely love it! Its got the romance and the action and a little bit of drama all mixed into one killer story! I can't wait for book two to come out!
Jennifer M. (frenchyberry) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 29 more book reviews
This was an absolutely amazing book! When I first picked it up, I figured it would be more like Alice in Wonderland, since that's what the title was a play on. it was nothing like Alice in Wonderland though! The story and plot was unlike any I had ever read or even heard of before!
It was a truly amazing book with great story and character development. All of the characters were realistic, along with the very world itself.
There's no doubt that anyone who read this book, would absolutely love it! Its got the romance and the action and a little bit of drama all mixed into one killer story! I can't wait for book two to come out!
It was a truly amazing book with great story and character development. All of the characters were realistic, along with the very world itself.
There's no doubt that anyone who read this book, would absolutely love it! Its got the romance and the action and a little bit of drama all mixed into one killer story! I can't wait for book two to come out!
Jessica D. (JessicaRabbit) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 110 more book reviews
This book was so stinking amazing. One of my favorites by Gena by far and now one of my favorite books ever. Can't wait to read the rest of this series.
Leslie W. (kyyadifan) -
This book was amazing! I didn't want to put it down. I loved how there was no bad language in this book - it was even mentioned by one character that cussing wasn't allowed! Fantastic! The main character, Alice, had sweet little phrases like "oh sweet heaven" when she would see Cole, the boy she had a crush on, that would make me smile. The character development was top notch, descriptive, and relatable. I think I even developed a crush on bad boy Cole! I can't wait to devour the second book!
Sarah B. (bourgette) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 27 more book reviews
Read my review at http://bourg.info/2014/03/01/alice-zombieland-gena-showalter/
Angie S. (mspoet569) reviewed Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, Bk 1) on + 42 more book reviews
We all have preconceptions about how a book is going to play out- normal people read the synopsis. Then there is me, who just reading the title of the book I am already lost in my head on my own adventure of how I think the story is going to go.
So here we go. Down the rabbit hole. . .
Opening line of the book: "Had anyone told me that my entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, I would have laughed."
Meet Alice Bell; a 16 year old, who like any typical angsty teenager, despises the rules her family has set in place for her. Little does Alice know, her father has these specific rules in place for the entire family's safety.
For the rest of the review, please visit:
https://quitterstrip.wordpress.com/2016/08/28/i-have-a-real-nice-family-tree/
So here we go. Down the rabbit hole. . .
Opening line of the book: "Had anyone told me that my entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, I would have laughed."
Meet Alice Bell; a 16 year old, who like any typical angsty teenager, despises the rules her family has set in place for her. Little does Alice know, her father has these specific rules in place for the entire family's safety.
For the rest of the review, please visit:
https://quitterstrip.wordpress.com/2016/08/28/i-have-a-real-nice-family-tree/
