Cameron Jace

He's done it again, another hit! Cameron Jace has masterfully blended the classical world of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland with his own non sensical version of a world, creating a thrilling adventure into madness. The story is well written, with solid characters created with such depth that you begin to doubt the sanity and clarity of their "true" identities yourself. Once again, I found myself falling in love with characters, like The Pillar, that have questionable qualities about show more them. This version of Alice is a girl that I love. She is not Carroll's timid young thing. She is both adorable in her "madness" yet terrifying. I want to hug her yet run from her at the same time. This is one of Jace's best books so far. I laughed out loud, felt sorrow, was appalled at times and was left craving more. I want more! show less

This book is complete insanity and I loved it! Alice is in an insane asylum. She killed her friends in a bus accident years ago. She has no memories except for the past week. Now she meets Professor Pillar, a serial killer that is also the caterpillar from Wonderland. He tells her the Cheshire cat is on a killing spree and convinces her to help save the victims. Alice meets the White Queen, Jack Diamonds and eventually the Cheshire cat himself during her twisted journey. Things get very show more confusing towards the end of the book and you have no idea what is real and what is not. Is it all in Alice's head? I guess I will just have to take another "mad" ride and read book 2 to find out. show less

I didn't think the insane could become more insane until I read this book. I absolutely loved Mr Tick and Mrs. Tock. Their idea of fun is freezing time and messing with people just to see the chaos that ensues. They send Alice to the future and back in time to find the keys. Alice learns a lot about herself during these trips. Will Alice be able to save Jack and find her "wonder"?

I absolutely love this series even though it is slowly driving me mad. Is Alice good or evil? Who will win the show more Wonderland Wars? As it is said many times in the book "we are all mad here". Maybe book 6 will make some sense out of the insanity. Either way, I certainly can't wait to read it! show less

I read “Snow White Sorrow” some time ago and, as it happens with all the books I read and don’t get the chance to review immediately, I forgot many details, and what stayed is the overall impression of how the action, the characters, and the story itself made me feel. And my impression of “Snow White Sorrow” is that it’s a highly enjoyable read that anyone who loves fairytales with a twist should consider checking out. No, really. What Cameron Jace does with all the stories we show more know from the Brothers Grimm and not only is very different and surprising. It’s like when he started writing this series he made the decision to disregard any “rules” and let his imagination run wild.

The characters are all very likeable, especially Loki Blackstar and Fable. I might have a soft spot for Fable because she is so determined to prove that she can be a great witch, but also because she is so innocent and she loves her friends with all her heart. Axel can be quite annoying sometimes. He’s too stubborn when it comes to protecting his sister, and he never accepts that she is perfectly capable of taking care of herself. What can I say about Loki? I’ve read some reviews of “Snow White Sorrow” and I saw that those who loved the book were crazy in love with Loki. Well, I won’t say that, but I will say I liked the fact that he isn’t a perfect hero. He’s quite talented at messing things up, but he also has the courage to fight against things and people that are bigger and more powerful than him.

I wasn’t very surprised that Snow White didn’t turn out to be the monster we were led to believe she was in the beginning of the book and in the Prequels. But she’s not very innocent either. She is, of course, one of the most complex characters in this series, and she has so many secrets that when you think you’ve discovered what really happened in her childhood, things are turned upside down again and you realize there’s going to be a long way until you get to see the whole picture. This is one of the things that make you turn the pages and reach for the next book when you finish the first one.

I’ve also seen some reviews where readers complained that some things were pretty silly and random. Actually, I liked the randomness. I think this is one of the things that would describe many of Cameron Jace’s characters and their actions. So, Loki loves squirrels and, knowing this, vampires duct-tape squirrels to their chests to prevent Loki from staking them. Why not? His conversations with his mother (who is a ghost, btw) can be very random too, and that’s one reason why I loved them. It’s like Jace’s characters don’t take themselves very seriously most of the time, which makes the story a relaxing and lighthearted read. You can tell the author had a lot of fun writing it. show less