1. I've never really liked Alice in Wonderland. 
 2. My love of Cinder influenced my high expectations for this book. 
 My first thought...this book felt really long to me. Like REALLY long, and it wasn't compelling for me at all. I couldn't wait to finish it. I never felt that "I can't read fast enough to see how everything is going to end up" feeling. If you are an Alice in Wonderland fan, you will probably love this book. I'm sad to say that it just wasn't for me. Also, I didn't fall in love with the supporting characters like I did in Cinder, and I was really looking forward to that. 
 (view spoiler)[The more I think about it the more I think my disappointment in this book might be because I already knew she was going to be the Queen of Hearts, and turn into a villain. Which led me to think about Wicked, and how much I liked Elphaba's journey in the play. So why didn't I like Catherine's?? I think it is because she was driven by revenge, and I didn't see many redeeming qualities in her for most of the book, even before she made her choice of revenge at the end. (hide spoiler)]