There was still a lot more that we learned about the inhabitants of Wonderland and everything about the place in general. That said, I enjoyed the change of setting and staying in the real world. I was rather shocked that this novel didn’t delve back into Wonderland considering that the entire plot was about how Wonderland was in trouble. It’s shocking that someone so dark is constantly fighting for what is good, but I do enjoy it. Morpheus’s antics continue in this, but yet again he has a very reasonable goal and one that’s good. Neither situation is ideal, but my preference is clear. Let’s be real, I’d rather Morpheus behavior than someone who doesn’t believe in me and brushes me off. Normally this behavior would irritate me somewhat, but it doesn’t. He plays things very clear, even if you don’t understand his real meaning until after. However, he never pretends that he is not. So now that Jeb had confidence in Alyssa, he was now kind of a jerk. He was very focused on his career, which wasn’t a bad thing, but just don’t say it was all for Alyssa. He was largely absent, much to Alyssa’s dismay and never really picked up on how this was negatively effecting her. Jeb went from being control and not believing in Alyssa to being rather inattentive and putting his career before her and claiming it was for them. Let me start by saying that I still do not like Jeb. It was the kind of improvement that made the experience that much more palatable and allowed the story to take stronger focus.
More importantly it just read so much smoother. You can really tell how Howard’s writing improved in this novel as it felt more forward moving. I also just found that the book dragged at times and I would skim over some chunks and not feel compelled enough to go back and actually read what I missed.
However, I didn’t like certain behaviors from Jeb. I liked it enough that I had interest in picking up the next. I’ll openly admit that I didn’t love the first book. Unhinged is the second installment in this spin on the Wonderland world.
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