A new look into the story of a classic villain, Queen of Hearts is a fresh take on the character of the notorious queen of Wonderland.
Before Alice came down the rabbit hole, Dinah was a princess and heir to the throne of Wonderland. As a princess, Dinah had in depth training and restrictive social protocols to adapt and overcome. She had responsibility to her family, her mad younger brother and the memory of her dead mother, as well as a constant battle with the tyrant her father, the king, had become. Her life is going well, or was at least somewhat normal for a princess. Until her father brings her half sister to court.
Lewis Carol’s classic is given wings in this interpretation of the Red Queen’s story. By putting human faces on the fantastic characters we already know and love, Oakes pulls the reader fully into her version of Wonderland. From conspiracy to adventure, childhood to first love, there’s an identifiable character for everyone who reads it.
An overall thrilling start to the series, and I look forward to more.
