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lyriclorelei's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed seeing the different team ups.
jenhurst's review
1.0
This is absolutely terrible. To even call it bad fanficfion is insulting to fan fiction. The story wasn’t good, characters not good, plotting was bad. If Andy weir has ever read one of these books or watched the films I would be surprised because this read like someone who has barely heard of them.
jess_789's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
applepie10's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
kcoventry13's review against another edition
3.0
At first glance, I was ecstatic! I mean, Alice, Dorothy, and Wendy in the same universe?! It looked like the ultimate crossover fanfiction! The artwork was cute and the idea sounded great, so I thought, why not give it a try? Again...I said 'the idea SOUNDED great'.
When I finally got to read it, I was...disappointed.
First of all, the story seemed extremely fast paced. Each page was a viewpoint from each girl and then they switched to the other at a quick pace. Maybe I'm just used to reading other comics and manga where things take time to explain the story line. Either way, I felt that the story didn't have enough depth. Yes, we see a small snippet to each of the girl's background, but that's it! They left so many plot holes open and it was really confusing. I mean, maybe there will a book two to this and we'll see things deepen, but overall, it felt like I was reading a children's book at times (which by the way, this book is definitely not for little kids!) Also, the time period makes no sense! It's in the 1900's and yet they're sounding like they're from this time period. (Again makes no sense!)
Which comes to the other thing I didn't like....cursing! Now, I've read books with minimal cursing and all, but this one...oh my gosh. Alice definitely loves to use curse words. I was shocked to see this right off the bat and was even more shocked when the Wicked Witch of the West said the worst one (except instead of actually writing the word out, which thankfully it wasn't used, the author chose to use punctuation cursing, which was also strange to put in the book). Why did the author feel that the characters should even be using the word in the first place?
The one redeeming quality is...the book was engaging. I did enjoy the concept and maybe if there is a book two to this, I'll give it a read. The way that they designed the characters was really interesting because the girls seemed multi-diverse. (Ex: Wendy was a tomboy, Dorothy was of a different skin color, Alice was raised proper, and other characters were different as well) That was a nice touch to set the book different from others.
It was a pretty good read, but definitely not what I expected.
When I finally got to read it, I was...disappointed.
First of all, the story seemed extremely fast paced. Each page was a viewpoint from each girl and then they switched to the other at a quick pace. Maybe I'm just used to reading other comics and manga where things take time to explain the story line. Either way, I felt that the story didn't have enough depth. Yes, we see a small snippet to each of the girl's background, but that's it! They left so many plot holes open and it was really confusing. I mean, maybe there will a book two to this and we'll see things deepen, but overall, it felt like I was reading a children's book at times (which by the way, this book is definitely not for little kids!) Also, the time period makes no sense! It's in the 1900's and yet they're sounding like they're from this time period. (Again makes no sense!)
Which comes to the other thing I didn't like....cursing! Now, I've read books with minimal cursing and all, but this one...oh my gosh. Alice definitely loves to use curse words. I was shocked to see this right off the bat and was even more shocked when the Wicked Witch of the West said the worst one (except instead of actually writing the word out, which thankfully it wasn't used, the author chose to use punctuation cursing, which was also strange to put in the book). Why did the author feel that the characters should even be using the word in the first place?
The one redeeming quality is...the book was engaging. I did enjoy the concept and maybe if there is a book two to this, I'll give it a read. The way that they designed the characters was really interesting because the girls seemed multi-diverse. (Ex: Wendy was a tomboy, Dorothy was of a different skin color, Alice was raised proper, and other characters were different as well) That was a nice touch to set the book different from others.
It was a pretty good read, but definitely not what I expected.
jess_mango's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't like this one as much as I hoped I would. It sounded great... A graphic novel where Alice (from Wonderland), Dorothy (from Oz) and Wendy (from Neverland) are all brought to live together and adventure ensues.
It was an earlier work (published online) of Weir's that was updated with new illustrations by a respected artist. The story just left a bit to be desired. (much like my review)
It was an earlier work (published online) of Weir's that was updated with new illustrations by a respected artist. The story just left a bit to be desired. (much like my review)
hollyxbear's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing!!!! It brought so much of my favorite characters world's altogether into one book. The cameo of Mary Poppins was a good twist as well! I knew it was her from the start, but the subtle hints to show that it really was her throughout the book made it even more obvious. I fully do not understand why people have been giving this 1 star. This book deserves all the stars. I cannot wait for another collection in this series to come to life.
sebast_torr's review
2.0
I can acknowledge that this book is getting a lot of hate that it doesn’t deserve but I also know that I didn’t enjoy it. The characters were not great, the story was kind of all over the place, and the art was lack luster for so much of this. I truly don’t know what to make of this book but it wasn’t nearly as fun as the premise would lead you to believe. There were some funny moments and I don’t out right hate any of the cast but man was this a disappointment.
This feels even worse largely because I just finished reading the phenomenal Project Hail Mary and have following Sarah Anderson for years at this point yet this was such a massive let down from both of them. This felt like an amateurs first attempt at making a comic and no where close the quality we have come to expect from these two. It wasn’t unreadable but no where near what these people should have been able to accomplish.
This feels even worse largely because I just finished reading the phenomenal Project Hail Mary and have following Sarah Anderson for years at this point yet this was such a massive let down from both of them. This felt like an amateurs first attempt at making a comic and no where close the quality we have come to expect from these two. It wasn’t unreadable but no where near what these people should have been able to accomplish.
vonderbash's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this! Perfect book palette cleanser. The art is incredible. The story is funny and a joy to read. I can’t remember the last time I felt so happy after finishing a book.
cyrenasea's review
5.0
Epic mashup of beloved characters and a clever and exciting tale with fantastic art. I love the concept, and the execution is flawless. I hope there is more to come!