Seeing Redd: The Looking Glass Wars, Book Two

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Wonderland finally seems as if its getting back to normal. Queen Alyss is back on the throne, and reunited with her childhood sweetheart, Dodge. But the fight for Wonderland is far from over. King Arch, in nearby Boarderland, is conniving to overthrow everything for which Alyss and her friends have fought so hard. Even worse, King Arch has found an ally in the recently returned Redd, who has been biding her time and gathering new and evil assassins in the Catacombs of Paris. With enemies circling and danger looming, someone close to Alyss lets her downand threatens the future of Wonderland forever.

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ISBN13: 9780142412091
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Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Item number (ASIN): 0142412090
Author: Frank Beddor
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 0142412090
Manufacturer: Speak
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Package Dimensions: 126 x 551 x 795 (hundredths-inches)
Publication Date: October 16, 2008
Publisher: Speak
Reading Level: Young Adult
Binding: Paperback

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Average Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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- A graphinc downhill slide.
While this book is a smooth transition from the first, the original was much better. The original had a much broader storyline, based more on charecter relationships and growth than on graphic, bloody, vicious fighting and death. This book lacks tha feel of a well thought out story written from the heart, giving you the idea that Frank Beddor never planned to continue the story until the original became popular. It seems more like an attempt to make money.

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- Seeing Redd ( The Looking Glass Wars)
I wanted this book to complete a collection for Christmas for my daughter. I was afriad it would not come in time, but I orderd it anyway. It was a Sunday it came to my house on a Tuseday and Christmas was Friday. This was standard shipping. I was so pleased.

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- Again, very little character and Wonderland development
After reading Looking Glass Wars, I was really looking forward to this book. I was hoping this book would fill in the blanks that the first left. I was hoping it would develop Wonderland and the characters better. To my disappointment, it did none of those things. There were too many fighting scenes and the story flew by way too fast. That's a real bummer because I still like the concept very much. I WANT to like this series. However, my hopes are now with the third book. I wanted to learn more about my favorite characters: Alyss, Redd, and Hatter (I realize Hatter now has a graphic novel series going on, but I still think we could have learned more about him in this one). I would recommend this book to older kids, but definitely not to grown ups (unless they plan on reading it with their kids as I did). There isn't enough background or character depth that the older audience usually demands.

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- Book review
I received my book quickly, it was in good condition. I am still on the first book but I look forward to reading the second one.

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- Seeing Redd
The second book in Beddor's Looking Glass Wars trilogy picks up fairly closely to the end of the first book. 3 lunar cycles (I'm guessing this means months) later and Queen Alyss is doing her best to reassure the people that White Imagination is once again dominate. There is a little bit of a mislead throughout the book as well, in who's actually the source of evil and motives. King Arch, briefly mentioned and shown in the first book, is a central character this time around (with all his sexist views) and Jack of Diamonds, unfortunately, makes a return appearance. His parents aren't the brightest ever. Redd is more cunning then in the first book, using subterfuge as a way to win out. I admired her, despite her evilness, because she didn't just whine about what she lost (like Jack) or spout impossible ideas (like Arch), but had a solid plan which would have worked. Hatter Madigan, this poor guy, is put through the ringer. He did take his leave, as he said he would at the end of Book 1, and didn't plan on coming back. We learn more about the civilian he loved, Weaver and what secrets she carried. Which all relates back to Molly (I'm sure you can guess how) and has a surprising turn of events. Doesn't last long however. Molly is also put through the ringer--unsure of herself, prideful of her abilities but shamed by her birth, young and basically self-trained, Arch takes advantage of that weakness. In the end I enjoyed this book moreso then the first. I enjoyed learning more about the other lands surrounding Wonderland (even if Borderland is...what it is) and despite the ending leaving itself very open to a sequel, I can't be too upset over that. The conflicts of THIS book were resolved and the ending opened the door to a new conflict.