A Wonderlandiful World

This is without a doubt the best writing done for this series and it makes me pretty sad it never got woven into the animated series. It's also without a doubt some of the best writing when adapting wonderland into a series that is not a straight adaptation of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Shannon Hale puts so much thought and effort into this world and it's characters. The dialogue and turns of phrase are less cutesy like in the show and more closely aligned with the language in the alice in wonderland books. The Jabberwocky is a beast in a strange land and that land is not strange enough. What happened in the previous book actually has consequences. It's great. The characters get to breath and act in a way they never get to in EAH. Speaking of breathing...I want to write specifically about one character - Cedar Wood. In Ever After High, Cedar Wood is more of a running gag than a character - we almost never get to see inside her head, and while she is fun enough her predicament is never looked at too closely. She is a wooden girl who will one day be made into a "real" girl, she is cursed to always tell the truth and is supposed to reach her destiny by telling a lie (a thing she cannot do right now). In the series it's played entirely for laughs that she can't tell a lie. In this book we see how it's absolutely miserable; no one, even friends, will ever confide in her. They stop talking about private topics not because they don't trust or like her but because they know she has no choice but to expose private business if asked. This isolates Cedar and on top of that she has internalized the idea that she is not a real person. She is an unreal person made of wood with emotions that are not real. She can't feel pain or pleasant sensations. She can't run out of breath, drown, or feel her heart beat - because it doesn't. This paints a very lonely picture of a character who is mostly comedic in the show, but it also gives her depth and accomplishes what the show rarely does; it makes us root for Cedar Wood and it does it by letting us get to know her.Now, mild spoilers head: when Cedar gets the magic that is dormant inside her triggered by the Jabberwocky, it makes her into flesh and blood. She can breath, feel pain, feel her heart beat. It's honestly amazing how much thought Shannon put into just writing this one character, and Lizzie and Maddie are also written excellently too. I'm sure you've guessed it already but I absolutely recommend this book not only to EAH fans but to fans of Alice in Wonderland and even just anyone interested in how a wooden puppet girl might feel.

Book came so quickly, great condition with a nice little note from the seller 🤗. Would definitely order from seller again!

Continues to be a great story. I didn't even put it down. Once I started I just couldn't stop. It took a step away from Raven and Apple, and instead focused on other characters. I found myself cheering for Maddie and Lizzie. A very good read for kids or those who are kids at heart.

Easily my favorite of the series! The Wonderland storyline and character focus was great! I really liked that Maddie and Cedar were the focus of the story, instead of the book focusing on Raven and Apple again like the 2nd one seemed to. The book definitely made me like Maddie and Lizzie even more than I already did, and turned me into a Kitty fan to boot. (SPOILER: The only thing I didn't like was that everyone lost their memories at the end.)

Bought this book for my daughter as she already ready the first one. Here is what she had to say about it, "Ever After High is the sons and daughters of the original Fairy tale characters. There are two sides in it the Rebels (the ones that don't want to follow their destiny) and the Royals (those following and are excited about it, sometimes even they aren't so great) One of the biggest royals are Apple White and just like it sounds she is the daughter to Snow White. This one was about the JabberRock that turned the Cedar Wood into human and Apple White into an apple. I really didn't like the end but I won't spoil it for you."

Amazing book ! I read a chapter and my gosh was it so good and the cover was breathtaking l advise you to buy this book if you are a fan of Ever After High or if you like Shannon Hale

This book was royally awesome and Rockabye baby-ROCKED!!!Anyone who's having doubts, get this book cause you'll be missing out on a fableous adventure. "Off with her Head!!" and "Aces!" as Queen of hearts would say.Shannon Hale, you are an Hextreme author and I can't stop using Ever After "slang" !!!the only downer is that there was no romance with Lizzy and Daring, and that there won't be any more books cause I think this series are wicked cool.

My daughters, ages 9 and 10 have the first two books in this series. They couldn't wait for this one and it was just as funny and just as exciting and just as fun. I've read them as well and enjoyed the humor and the adventure!