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Malice in Wonderland Bundle 1: The First Trilogy & Prequel
You've been misled. Lewis Carroll didn't reveal the whole story...
Alice never left Wonderland. She's trapped. She's angry. And she wants revenge.
If you're a fan of twisted fairy tales, you'll love this dementedly funny series, brought to you by the author of Dorothy vs. Alice.
The truth is not what you were led to believe. It wasn't all "just a dream." It's a nightmare. A nightmare she can't escape, where formerly pleasant characters throw her unhappy unbirthday parties to torment her, while others like to make her cry so they can lick her tears.
But one day after years of this unpleasantness, she loses her heart. Literally. Well, technically somebody steals it.
And she has to get it back. By any means necessary. And it's a lot easier to be ruthless now that she's heartless.
Alice is fed up with all the losers of Wonderland, from the sadistic Queen of Hearts to the goofy Mad Hatter to the bloodthirsty Cheshire Cat.
And she's tired of being so sweet and innocent, with all her dimples. She used to be a preteen, but today is her 13th birthday, and she'll be singing “unhappy birthday” loudly as she delivers violent justice! Yeah, she used to be so sweet you could die. Well, now they all shall die...literally.
It may be 1865, but Alice is about to go medieval.
She will have her heart returned to her even if she has to kill all the citizens of Wonderland one by one...
Alice never left Wonderland. She's trapped. She's angry. And she wants revenge.
If you're a fan of twisted fairy tales, you'll love this dementedly funny series, brought to you by the author of Dorothy vs. Alice.
The truth is not what you were led to believe. It wasn't all "just a dream." It's a nightmare. A nightmare she can't escape, where formerly pleasant characters throw her unhappy unbirthday parties to torment her, while others like to make her cry so they can lick her tears.
But one day after years of this unpleasantness, she loses her heart. Literally. Well, technically somebody steals it.
And she has to get it back. By any means necessary. And it's a lot easier to be ruthless now that she's heartless.
Alice is fed up with all the losers of Wonderland, from the sadistic Queen of Hearts to the goofy Mad Hatter to the bloodthirsty Cheshire Cat.
And she's tired of being so sweet and innocent, with all her dimples. She used to be a preteen, but today is her 13th birthday, and she'll be singing “unhappy birthday” loudly as she delivers violent justice! Yeah, she used to be so sweet you could die. Well, now they all shall die...literally.
It may be 1865, but Alice is about to go medieval.
She will have her heart returned to her even if she has to kill all the citizens of Wonderland one by one...
675 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 8, 2016
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About the author
Lotus Rose
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Lotus Rose is like this generation’s twisted, more adult version of Roald Dahl. And since Lotus wrote a continuation of Alice in Wonderland, he’s also like the demented doppelganger of Lewis Carroll. But he’s not like one of those doppelgangers who kills the original then takes their place, because Lewis Carroll is already dead. Really, though, Lotus is a sweetheart.
His style can best be described as “children’s stories for adults.” He retains all the best of children’s literature—the imagination, the playfulness, the outright weirdness—then adds an additional layer of mature themes and subjects. And often with a dark sense of humor.
So, if you ever wanted to revisit your childhood, to reexperience the wonder of children’s literature, but without all the innocent naivety holding you back, the Lotus Rose books are sure to deliver. From The Poniworld Chronicles, to The Malice in Wonderland Saga to The Twisted Holiday Specials, you’ll love his twisted takes on sacred childhood institutions, and are guaranteed to laugh throughout.
Here's a short poem he wrote:
O, shall I be like the lotus,
And bring you dark dreams and soft sighs?
Or shall I be like the rose is,
Sweet-scented and tempting your eyes?
For the unending sleep can seduce you,
To the world behind unseeing eyes.
And the beauty that beckons, then cuts you,
Is also the cruelest of lies.
Lotus currently lives in Austin, Texas. He likes Newcastle Brown Ale.
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July 5, 2017
This is three of the books put together (in ebook form.) The main characters are Alice (from Alice in Wonderland) and Malice, her evil duplicate. You've got most of the original characters plus a new one that's an inventor. There's a lot of violence and a lot of the Wonderland characters are killed. There's also some new characters called rollie-pollies who are rather cute.
Sort of.
Things don't always work out the way we expect in Wonderland, though. The question explored is whether or not a person who does evil deeds will always remain, basically, evil, or if they can be somehow convinced to overcome their evil side. The Tinerker, the inventor, has a rather unique way of working on that problem.
For a while I was turned off by the idea of killing off the various Wonderland characters and I'll admit it's not a book for everyone but I still liked the way it dealt with the concept of evil.
Sort of.
Things don't always work out the way we expect in Wonderland, though. The question explored is whether or not a person who does evil deeds will always remain, basically, evil, or if they can be somehow convinced to overcome their evil side. The Tinerker, the inventor, has a rather unique way of working on that problem.
For a while I was turned off by the idea of killing off the various Wonderland characters and I'll admit it's not a book for everyone but I still liked the way it dealt with the concept of evil.
May 21, 2018
a fun read.
January 15, 2026
What if Alice had not escaped Wonderland?
This quadrilogy of fractured fairytales from Lotus Rose is a real mixed bag as it dabbles in multiple genres, despite being one series.
The 1st book, Alice the assassin, is a darkly humorous take on Alice's vengeance upon the denizens of Wonderland. They have tormented her for years and she finds herself suddenly heartless. My my, what a curious situation.
This story is gothic horror, or more specifically gothic slasher, as our hero slaughters her foes in ever more creative fashion. But heartlessness has dangers of its own...
5 out of 5 stars. Read this one even if you skip the bundle. Last I checked it was free on Kindle.
In the 2nd book, Alice regains her heart and attempts to atone for her crimes (righteous killings?) from the first book. But a blackened heart isn't much better than being heartless, and she ends up killing her foes once again, despite her plans to save them. Meanwhile her heartless doppelganger and a 'mysterious' scientist from the outer world (our world) plot to escape Wonderland...
4 out of 5 stars. The same book a second time and just about as good.
The third installment, finds the author suffering from his own success. He reinvisions the horror as a more mature and contemplative version of a children's fantasy novel. With major sci-fi elements, reformed heros and a major shift to clock work style steampunk. Alice and heartless Malice compete in a holodeck adventure to see who will win the scientist's prize. With the basic plot of the Alice's murdering those that oppose them gone and a new focus on traditional storytelling and mystery, this one will surely be a devicive read. Lotus wanted to expand his work beyond simply gothic slasher, but is that what the audience will pay to read?
3 out of 5. A major deviation from the first 2 books. A Sci-fi mystery instead of fractured fairytale horror. A 240 page novel instead of a 125 page novella.
The 4th book is actually a collection of short stories about Alice before she lost her heart in the 1st book. Unlike the previous books, this isn't a completed story, but instead the rough draft for a 'Malice in wonderland' prequel explaining how the twisted world of wonderland, and Alice herself, became so broken. A fun and fast read, but lacks the necessary story of a novella.
3 out of 5 stars. Just for fans of the series.
Overall I'm bumping up the average to 4 stars, even though 3.5 is closer to fair because I loved all the stories, even the ones that feel out of place. And the inability to put down a collection is really the greatest praise, regardless of the quality of the individual stories.
🖤🖤🖤🖤 Out of 5 blackhearts.
This quadrilogy of fractured fairytales from Lotus Rose is a real mixed bag as it dabbles in multiple genres, despite being one series.
The 1st book, Alice the assassin, is a darkly humorous take on Alice's vengeance upon the denizens of Wonderland. They have tormented her for years and she finds herself suddenly heartless. My my, what a curious situation.
This story is gothic horror, or more specifically gothic slasher, as our hero slaughters her foes in ever more creative fashion. But heartlessness has dangers of its own...
5 out of 5 stars. Read this one even if you skip the bundle. Last I checked it was free on Kindle.
In the 2nd book, Alice regains her heart and attempts to atone for her crimes (righteous killings?) from the first book. But a blackened heart isn't much better than being heartless, and she ends up killing her foes once again, despite her plans to save them. Meanwhile her heartless doppelganger and a 'mysterious' scientist from the outer world (our world) plot to escape Wonderland...
4 out of 5 stars. The same book a second time and just about as good.
The third installment, finds the author suffering from his own success. He reinvisions the horror as a more mature and contemplative version of a children's fantasy novel. With major sci-fi elements, reformed heros and a major shift to clock work style steampunk. Alice and heartless Malice compete in a holodeck adventure to see who will win the scientist's prize. With the basic plot of the Alice's murdering those that oppose them gone and a new focus on traditional storytelling and mystery, this one will surely be a devicive read. Lotus wanted to expand his work beyond simply gothic slasher, but is that what the audience will pay to read?
3 out of 5. A major deviation from the first 2 books. A Sci-fi mystery instead of fractured fairytale horror. A 240 page novel instead of a 125 page novella.
The 4th book is actually a collection of short stories about Alice before she lost her heart in the 1st book. Unlike the previous books, this isn't a completed story, but instead the rough draft for a 'Malice in wonderland' prequel explaining how the twisted world of wonderland, and Alice herself, became so broken. A fun and fast read, but lacks the necessary story of a novella.
3 out of 5 stars. Just for fans of the series.
Overall I'm bumping up the average to 4 stars, even though 3.5 is closer to fair because I loved all the stories, even the ones that feel out of place. And the inability to put down a collection is really the greatest praise, regardless of the quality of the individual stories.
🖤🖤🖤🖤 Out of 5 blackhearts.
July 14, 2019
Alice is stuck in Wonderland and can't leave. The Characters of Wonderland are cruel to her and it makes Alice have very dark and disturbing thoughts of ways to kill them and she does kill them one by one.
This series is so dark, brutal and disturbing. Also a lot of blood and violence as well....
Prequel: **** 4 stars
#1: **** 4 stars
#2: *** 3 stars
#3: **** 4 stars
Rating the series as a whole I would give it 4 stars......
This series is so dark, brutal and disturbing. Also a lot of blood and violence as well....
Prequel: **** 4 stars
#1: **** 4 stars
#2: *** 3 stars
#3: **** 4 stars
Rating the series as a whole I would give it 4 stars......
January 11, 2020
2.5-3 stars. I enjoyed this book. I think the story was good. There were times when I would get annoyed with it. I didn’t like that the characters were killed 3 times and kept coming back to life just have a happy ending. Please either keep them alive or kill them off. I liked the concept of Alice being split in 2 (good versus evil) but I don’t think the concept came across well at times. There were times I was confused.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 27, 2019
Twisted
Not just a different way of decoding Alice in Wonderland, but an entirely different reason for the story. More than a bit gory, but then it is trying to teach about morality.
Not just a different way of decoding Alice in Wonderland, but an entirely different reason for the story. More than a bit gory, but then it is trying to teach about morality.
February 21, 2019
Def not my speed, couldn't get more than even 25% through reading. I've never been into creepy little kids, let alone as the lead!
March 25, 2020
curioser and curioser.....
March 30, 2020
Love love love.
Books that take classic fairy tales and turn them into something new and addicting are everything. This is a fantastic addition to Alice in wonderland fans.
Books that take classic fairy tales and turn them into something new and addicting are everything. This is a fantastic addition to Alice in wonderland fans.
June 30, 2020
didn't finish,
October 29, 2020
Quite entertaining!😁
February 16, 2023
Trigger warning
June 22, 2024
A fun read, absolutely loved books one and two. Original take on a darker Wonderland.
September 24, 2025
I have only read the scarecrow must die. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading the rest.
June 7, 2024
4 books in 1.
Prequel was jumbled and didn’t make sense but once you started going through the other books it started to show the tale and it was actually pretty good. Want a strange Alice retailing? Give it a try if you can!
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Decent story/world building, not shelf worthy but a recommend
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Amazing story/world building, shelf worthy and a recommend
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Don’t talk to me, I’m LIVING in this book from now on
Prequel was jumbled and didn’t make sense but once you started going through the other books it started to show the tale and it was actually pretty good. Want a strange Alice retailing? Give it a try if you can!
Rating System:
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DNF
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Finished but should’ve been a DNF
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Decent story/world building, not shelf worthy but a recommend
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Amazing story/world building, shelf worthy and a recommend
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Don’t talk to me, I’m LIVING in this book from now on
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