Disney: Twisted Wonderland Roman: Rebell in der Wildnis: Begleitroman zum Manga-Topseller Twisted Wonderland (Disney: Twisted Wonderland – Roman 2)

Disney Twisted-Wonderland. The Novel #2

by Jun Hioki, Anike Pahl (Translator), Yana Toboso (Illustrator)

『ディズニー ツイステッドワンダーランド』本編ノベライズ「EPISODE 2 荒野の反逆者」ついに発売！　ツイステッドワンダーランドを大ボリュームかつ繊細な文章表現でリアルに楽しめる、小説作品第２弾。
仕様は豪華仮フランス装

Genres: Fantasy, Video Games, Fiction

Kindle Edition

First published August 25, 2023

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the first one, I had to read the sequel. This book made me a fan of Scar because we get to see how growing up as the spare really had an impact on Leona. He was afraid to try because he would never get as high as he wanted, no matter how hard he worked. Plus, Leona is so cool and I loved him as a character. It was so cute when we get to see him as a grumpy uncle with his nephew.

[Martin Maenza · Rating 3 out of 5]

VIZ Media provided an early galley for review.

This is the second novelization of the Twisted-Wonderland manga, following Hioki's Red-Rose Tyrant from 2024. This one is based on the Book of Savanaclaw story line.

What I liked about this novel is that it kept Yu the protagonist's gender the same from the first novel (as opposed to the manga's swap), though the name changed from Yuken to Yuya. I also liked that this was a manga where I had not read all the volumes (yet) so this was a fresh story for me.

This one very much plays out like one would expect: a mystery of who is behind the plot to thin the athletic competition as the school. For me, it was a story that progressed as I guessed with the parties to blame fairly predictable. The characters from earlier stories carried over well. The ending was a tad repetitive if you are familiar with the franchise (I would have liked a different kind of twist - no pun intended).

Fans of the series will certainly like it.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the Heartslabyul book (although at least "Savanaclaw" makes more sense as a word), primarily for two reasons: I didn't care about the made-up sport and it was really disconcerting that they changed the protagonist. Yuken wasn't great shakes and there's nothing wrong with Yuya, but acting like it was Yuya in the first book when they're plainly different people for the sake of continuity really backfired.

Perhaps they don't know what "continuity" means...? Oh well. The novels are still the best way to get into the franchise for my money.

[belle · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love my boyfriend

[Kaikai❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Watch me lose my shit over a series I’ve seen twice already in different formats. As much as I’m hating and clowning Leona them, I truly DO love Savanaclaw boys. Riddle my beloved.