THIS. this is the re-telling of Alice in Wonderland that I wanted! 
 It was well Dark, original and involved the original by Lewis Carroll without re writing the original story. 
 Alice isn't the protagonist in this series but her great grand-grand-granddaughter Alyssa. 
 For all her life Alyssa was made fun of for her family tree since she is descended from Alice Liddell, the inspiration for Alice adventures in Wonderland. 
 Not only that, but her mother was sent to an insane asylum for trying to harm her. 
 So Alyssa grows up hating on the book and thinking her mother is insane. That is until one day when she visits her in the asylum and discovers that not only her mother isn't insane but there's more to the story behind Wonderland that we know of. 
 This is my 3rd re-telling of the story and thus far my favorite one. 
 Even tho I Love Heartless by Marissa Meyer and really enjoyed The White Rabbit Chronicles: Alice in Zombieland / Through the Zombie Glass / The Queen of Zombie Hearts , this had the dark twist I craved for. 
 The Wonderland creatures were more monsters than cute animals who could talk. 
 And Wonderland wasn't as fairytale like as we were all imagined as kids. 
 Well it wasn't portraid as scary as I make it seem but still not so fairytale like either.... 
 The way the book ended it could have been a stand alone but I definitely read the other 2 as well. 
 I really don't know why this series isn't more popular! 
 5/5 Stars.