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Alec in Wonderland
Wonderland is at war.
The death of the King of Hearts has driven the Queen mad. She's embarked on a merciless campaign to conquer all of Wonderland. With the Card Kingdoms already collected, the Queen of Hearts moves onto the Chess Kingdoms. But they have a new champion. He's brave, virile, and from another world. And he's just infiltrated the Hearts Court.
Alec may be destined to turn the tide of the war, but within the Queen of Hearts' court he finds his greatest obstacle—the Knave of Hearts. Favorite of the Queen and the Hero of Hearts, the Knave is Alec's undisputed enemy and the perfect target. Urged on by his fellow spy, Cheshire, Alec sets out to conquer the Knave. But the longer he lingers in the Knave's embrace, the deeper he falls down the rabbit hole. Will Wonderland's only hope fulfill his destiny or will he be the one conquered?
Alec in Wonderland is the first book in the Rainbow Tales Series, a gay fantasy series featuring fairy tales. Rediscover the fairy tales you love with a gay romantic twist.
The death of the King of Hearts has driven the Queen mad. She's embarked on a merciless campaign to conquer all of Wonderland. With the Card Kingdoms already collected, the Queen of Hearts moves onto the Chess Kingdoms. But they have a new champion. He's brave, virile, and from another world. And he's just infiltrated the Hearts Court.
Alec may be destined to turn the tide of the war, but within the Queen of Hearts' court he finds his greatest obstacle—the Knave of Hearts. Favorite of the Queen and the Hero of Hearts, the Knave is Alec's undisputed enemy and the perfect target. Urged on by his fellow spy, Cheshire, Alec sets out to conquer the Knave. But the longer he lingers in the Knave's embrace, the deeper he falls down the rabbit hole. Will Wonderland's only hope fulfill his destiny or will he be the one conquered?
Alec in Wonderland is the first book in the Rainbow Tales Series, a gay fantasy series featuring fairy tales. Rediscover the fairy tales you love with a gay romantic twist.
292 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 16, 2025
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Amy Sumida
254 books977 followersAmy Sumida is the Internationally Acclaimed author of the Award-Winning Godhunter Series, the fantasy paranormal Twilight Court Series, the Beyond the Godhunter Series, the music-oriented paranormal Spellsinger Series, the superhero Spectra Series, and several short stories. Her books have been translated into several languages, have won numerous awards, and are bestsellers. She believes in empowering women through her writing as well as providing everyone with a great escape from reality. Her stories are full of strong women and hot gods, shapeshifters, vampires, dragons, fairies, gargoyles... pretty much any type of supernatural, breathtakingly gorgeous man you can think of. Because why have normal when you could have paranormal?
Born and raised in Hawaii, Amy made a perilous journey across the ocean with six cats to settle in the beautiful state of Oregon which reminds her a lot of Hawaii but without the cockroaches or evil sand. When she isn't trying to type fast enough to get down everything the voices in her head are saying while her kitties try to sabotage her with cuteness, she enjoys painting on canvases, walls, and anything else that will sit still long enough for the paint to dry. She prefers antiques to modern furniture, tea to coffee, night to day, and Tom Hardy to Tom Hiddleston. No; Tom Hiddleston to Tom Hardy. No, wait... Tom Hardy and Tom Hiddleston to Tom Cruise. Yes, that's it.
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Born and raised in Hawaii, Amy made a perilous journey across the ocean with six cats to settle in the beautiful state of Oregon which reminds her a lot of Hawaii but without the cockroaches or evil sand. When she isn't trying to type fast enough to get down everything the voices in her head are saying while her kitties try to sabotage her with cuteness, she enjoys painting on canvases, walls, and anything else that will sit still long enough for the paint to dry. She prefers antiques to modern furniture, tea to coffee, night to day, and Tom Hardy to Tom Hiddleston. No; Tom Hiddleston to Tom Hardy. No, wait... Tom Hardy and Tom Hiddleston to Tom Cruise. Yes, that's it.
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The first books in her Godhunter and Twilight Court Series are free!
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
February 18, 2025
It's been ages since i read anything MM except for danmei and manga, but when i saw this book in my feed i dropped everything, and started reading it.
I love Wonderland, love the first tim burton's alice movie, read quite a few retellings and fanfics related to this universe, some better, some worse, and always looked for a MM version of retelling with tim burton's vibe. So this one seemed to be a perfect match at first. And then... i got disappointed.
I cannot even explain what was wrong with it. The plot was predictable but i like predictable: it makes me feel comfortable and safe. The characters were ok, i guess. But the writing style... it was like the story was written for children - amature, simple and plain, maybe? (Except for all the sex, ofc. We don't want that stuff in children's books.)
Idk, it is difficult to express clearly, i can say only one thing - the same plot could be made into something, if not awesome, but still worth reading, but this specific attempt failed. And i actually gave it 2 stars on goodreads bcz i am a kind and generous person.😊
I love Wonderland, love the first tim burton's alice movie, read quite a few retellings and fanfics related to this universe, some better, some worse, and always looked for a MM version of retelling with tim burton's vibe. So this one seemed to be a perfect match at first. And then... i got disappointed.
I cannot even explain what was wrong with it. The plot was predictable but i like predictable: it makes me feel comfortable and safe. The characters were ok, i guess. But the writing style... it was like the story was written for children - amature, simple and plain, maybe? (Except for all the sex, ofc. We don't want that stuff in children's books.)
Idk, it is difficult to express clearly, i can say only one thing - the same plot could be made into something, if not awesome, but still worth reading, but this specific attempt failed. And i actually gave it 2 stars on goodreads bcz i am a kind and generous person.😊
September 16, 2025
Okay, so this is a really fun gender bender Alice in Wonderland reimagining. Alec follows a man, who turns into a white rabbit, into a forest and falls down a hole. When he meets with the Rabbit and the Hatter, he learns it was his destiny since he was a child to save Wonderland from the Queen of Hearts, a vicious queen who wields dark magic. Throughout his journey, he falls in love with someone he shouldn’t have. Bax, the Knave of Hearts.
The writing in this book is really good. I did get annoyed by the characters, but that happens when they behave irrationally. Overall, I think this was a creative retelling of the beloved classic, and would say it’s worth a read.
The writing in this book is really good. I did get annoyed by the characters, but that happens when they behave irrationally. Overall, I think this was a creative retelling of the beloved classic, and would say it’s worth a read.
February 22, 2025
A surprisingly faithful retelling, all things considered. I personally prefer the more creative solutions, where you often even forget it's a retelling of a classic. Sumida added some interesting details and the solution to the whole war thing was... Like can I say it was nice but I saw it coming from a mile away and that made it less exciting? I have had varied experiences with her books so this one is somewhere in the middle - nothing to get worked up about, nothing to write home about. A nice story and I am definitely interested in more, but it could have been better.
September 14, 2025
Rating: 4 stars
I am not a big fan of Alice in Wonderland. That being said I did like this version. It seemed more an adaptation of the live action Disney than the original story. I do think the story should have ended a chapter sooner. The last chapter seemed unnecessary. Overall, a really good story.
I am not a big fan of Alice in Wonderland. That being said I did like this version. It seemed more an adaptation of the live action Disney than the original story. I do think the story should have ended a chapter sooner. The last chapter seemed unnecessary. Overall, a really good story.
January 21, 2026
Really good book, but I just cant give it 5 stars due to the computer generated voice
November 28, 2025
It’s fun! I really enjoy the retelling and then you add the extra queer spice and love is just fun!
December 31, 2025
Loved this! Looking forward to reading it again before I read the 2nd book.
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