Review Originally Posted On The Sassy Book Geek 
 ****Big thank you to Pen Name Publishing for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!**** 
 I'd also just like to quickly say the only reason I picked this book up was because of my blogger buddy Ariana @ The Quirk Book Nerd's review! Please go check it out because it's much more convincing than mine! 
 So this is a horror/dystopian/zombie-filled Alice in Wonderland retelling, did that grab your attention? If you like any of those things than seriously check this book out because it has all of those things and more! I know I personally love all of those things and I definitely thought this book was such a fun, entertaining read. 
 The Plot 
 As I said this is an Alice in Wonderland retelling that is combined with a post apocalyptic world filled with zombie-esque plague victims. It's sort of a wide variety of genres all mashed together and it WORKS! The pacing is very fast and there is a ton of action, it's practically non-stop action and it sucks you in completely! 
 Another factor that helped contribute to the immersive-ness of the story was the writing, I was actually really impressed with this considering it's Sullivan's debut novel. Her writing is very descriptive and just gave you such a REAL feel of the action, suspense, and terror of things happening throughout the book. However, I did have some moments where I felt it was TOO descriptive since I'm the type of person that relies heavily on dialogue, but I did still like all of the action scenes! 
 I also really loved the unique twist on the "zombies" which are called Momeraths and are sort of a combination between zombies and mutated humans (very reminiscent of the Fallout video game series actually). What the plague and Momeraths reminded me of a lot though was the Resident Evil franchise, I could not help but think of that series the entire time while reading plus it helps that both heroines are named Alice...... So if you're a fan then you'll definitely enjoy this story! 
 The world building was also really great and unique while also still retaining elements of the original Wonderland story. It was a TON of fun finding all of the allusions to the original and getting to journey through this darker, grittier version! I would have maybe liked a bit more world building overall but I'm hoping I'll get that in the sequel. 
 The Characters 
 I did enjoy a lot of the characters and they actually had quite a bit of personality and development throughout the book. I was definitely impressed with them! I wasn't fully convinced by Alice's character immediately but by the end of the book I was fully persuaded to LOVE her! I loved watching her grow from being a more fearful girl to this total badass, which like I said really shows the great character development. She felt very real as well with fears and weaknesses, it made her more relatable in my opinion. 
 Some of my other favorite characters would have to be Dr. Abbot, Chess, and the Red Queen they also played really true to their Wonderland characters and were just so much fun to read about! I really love when secondary characters have this much personality! 
 The Romance 
 I was actually very surprised that there wasn't a super prominent romance in this book, and it was a PLEASANT surprise! While there is a bit of a love triangle feel to it since there are two potential suitors for Alice I really liked how she never really let any feelings distract her from her main goal: saving her sister. Seriously, what a relief that we have a YA heroine not letting boys get in the way of the main plot-line! 
 I also really enjoy both love interests too..... 
 In Conclusion 
 I was overall VERY impressed with how thrilling, fun, unique, and interesting "Alice" was! I'm such a sucker for darker retellings though so it's not too much of a surprise that I really liked this one. 
 What I Loved: 
 -The setting/world building with dark "Wonderland" and zombies 
 -The writing was very descriptive 
 -Lots of fast pacing and action scenes! 
 -Loved the characters and how well they developed throughout 
 -Very fun to pick out the allusions to the original Alice in Wonderland 
 What I Didn't Love: 
 -Felt a little too descriptive at times, could have used more dialogue 
 -The world could have been a little more developed 
 I definitely recommend giving this book a try especially if you're a fan of retellings with dark, gritty twists and anything reminiscent of the Resident Evil franchise!