All Challenges All The Time discussion

This challenge is based on two Alice in Wonderland video games: American McGee's Alice and Alice: The Madness Returns. I personally never have played these games but I love when a fairy tale or story gets a twisted version.
These games sound awesome and I can't wait to play them.

Duration: No Limit. You choose the pace.

A few Rules:
1. One books per task
2. No page Limit
3. This is a long Challenge so reserve about 3-4 spots so you can fit everything

Info on American McGee's Alice can be found Here

Info on Alice: The Madness Returns can be found Here

Part I: General Info
1. The games are based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Read both classic books by Lewis Carroll

2. Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

3. In the video games Alice is in her late teens.
Read a YA book OR a book with a teen main character

4. In the game American McGee's Alice, Alice is insane and is in Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book with an insane/crazy MC OR read a book that takes place in an insane asylum OR read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with the GR main genre as "Mental Illness" or "Psychological Thriller".

5. After she came back from Wonderland, all of Alice's family were killed in a house fire which causes her to have survivors guilt.
Read a book with a fire word in the title (Blaze, Inferno, Fire, Smoke, burning, etc) OR read a book with a fire on the cover OR read a book with a MC who is the only one who survived an attack or event that wiped out their entire family.

6. Most of the game takes place in Wonderland
Read a book that takes place in an imaginary place/country/area/dimension/world

7. In the games, Wonderland becomes twisted because of Alice's insanity
Read a twisted retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Wonderland is all messed up or violent or filled with nasty creatures.

8. The game Alice: The Madness Returns, take place a year after the first game in 1875.
Read a book with the number 1, 5, 7, or 8 in the total page number OR the original publication date

9. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice has been released from the asylum and is now in an orphanage.
Read a book with an MC who is an orphan or who has spent time in an orphanage OR read a book that takes place, at least partly, in an orphanage OR read a book where the MC is adopted

10. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice believes she is not mad anymore but she still has hallucinations of Wonderland.
Read a book with a MC who experiences hallucinations of any kind OR read a book with a MC who is schizophrenic

11. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Wonderland is still twisted but this time its not because of Alice's mind. This time its twisted by the Infernal Train and the force The Ruin which are a species of creatures.
Read a book with a train on the cover OR a book with "Train" in the title OR read a book that has creatures or monsters in it (I'm not talking about vampires or werewolves but some kind of ugly terrifying monster)

12. In this game Alice switches settings between Wonderland and London.
Read a book set in London OR a book set anywhere in England.

13. Alice remembers that she had a sister named Elizabeth.
Read a book whose MC or author is named Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, or Beth

14. In the game, Alice kills someone in the real world who was supposed to take care of her but instead is trying to hurt her and cover up a crime.
Read a book where the MC kills a person OR read a book where a crime happens

15. The games are very bloody and include fights were Alice uses various weapons to defeat creatures.
Read a book with blood on the cover OR the word:Blood, Bled, Bleeding or Bloody in the title OR read a book with a MC who fights a lot for some reason OR a book whose GR genre is "horror"

16. In Alice: The madness returns, Alice goes into Hysteria mode where she turns all white and bleeds from her mouth, eyes and hands. In this mode Alice has superhuman strength and is temporarily invincible.
Read a book with an invincible or indestructible MC (vampires, gods or goddesses, immortals, etc) OR read a book where the MC has superhuman strength for some reason OR a book where a character has a hysterical episode

17. Alice uses many different weapons in the game but her signature and primary weapon is the Vorpal Blade. In Lewis Carroll's Alice books, The Vorpal Blade is used to kill the Jabberwock
Read a book with a knife or blade of some kind on the cover OR read a book where the MC uses some kind of weapon OR read a book where a certain item/weapon is the only thing that can defeat something (like a monster, a person, a spell, etc)

Part 2: The Characters
The characters described are how they are portrayed in the Games ONLY

1. Alice Liddell~ Read a book whose MC is named Alice OR read a book where the MC goes on some kind of mission or adventure Or a book with a kick ass heroine

2. Cheshire Cat~ In the games the Cheshire Cat is skeletal, gray and has an earring and tattoos. He still has his signature smile. He is also Alice's main ally in the games and helps her, although his help is in the form of riddles. He is also her guide through wonderland
Read a book with a person who has tattoos on the cover OR read a book with a person smiling on the cover OR read a book with a character who is the MC's main ally or sidekick OR read a book with a character who acts as the MC's guide through a strange world/land/place/dimension

3. The Queen Of Hearts~ She is describes as having tentacles and her hands are bare ripped flesh. In the second game she takes on the appearance as Alice as a young child. She is the cruel dictator who rules Wonderland in the first game
Read a book with a MC who is royalty OR read a book with a red cover OR a book with a heart on the cover OR read a book where the MC lives in a realm/kingdom ruled by a cruel king/queen

4. The White Rabbit~ He looks like a dead rabbit in the game and he is the one responsible for leading Alice into Wonderland. He dies in the game
Read a book where one of the main characters die Or read a book with a white cover OR a book with a rabbit on the cover OR a book where someone leads the mc somewhere

5. Dr. Angus Bumby~ Alice's psychiatrist and the person who runs the orphanage.
Read a book whose MC is some kind of doctor OR read a book with a character who is a psychiatrist or with a MC who goes to a psychiatrist OR read a book with a main GR genre: "abuse"

6. Dollmaker~ Main villain in Alice:The Madness Returns game in Wonderland. He takes the Insane children and makes them into murderous mindless dolls who do his bidding.
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR read a book where a doll plays an important part of the plot OR read a book with a dollhouse on the cover OR read a book with a character who has minions.

7. The Mad Hatter~ In the games the mad hatter is a psychopath and is obsessed with time and clockwork things. He also does experiments by fusing machinery with living begins. His companions, The March Hare and The Doormouse were experimented on to make them part machine. He also invents mechanical devices.
Read a book with a MC who is a psychopath or a sociopath OR read a book under the genre "Steampunk" OR read a book with a clock on the cover OR read a book with gears or some kind of machinery on the cover.

8. Tweedledee and Tweedledum~ Twins who work for the mad hatter and run his asylum where he does his experiments. In the games they are cannibales.
Read a book with twins in it OR read a book with a main character who is a twin OR read a book where the POV's switch between the twin MC's OR read a book with a cannibal character

9. Caterpillar~ He guides and advises Alice through the games. He is said to be the Oracle in the Oracle's Grove of Wonderland Woods in the games
Read a book with a caterpillar or butterfly on the cover OR read a book with a GR genre of "mythology" on its book page OR read a book where the MC is an oracle OR read a book with a wise character OR a book where an oracle is important to the plot.

10. Jabberwock (Jabberwocky)~ In the games he was left mutilated by the hero who killed him with the vorpal blade (from the poem Alice reads in the "Looking Glass" classic). The mad hatter had given the Jabberwock new mechanical body parts to replace his old ones. Alice encounters the Jabberwock in the game who verbally torments Alice that it was her fault her family died in the fire.
Read a book with a title that starts with the letter J OR read a book with a creature with wings on the cover OR read a book with a character who torments the main character.

11. Card Guards~ The Queen of Hearts' guards. In American McGee's Alice game the card guards are humanized cards with arms, legs and a head. In Alice: The Madness Returns, the card guards have been resurrected and are little more than mindless zombies with skeletal faces and holes where their deck suit used to be.
Read a book with zombies in it OR read a book where the MC is a zombie OR read a book with a deck of cards on the cover OR where poker or any card game is important to the plot OR read a book with soldiers in it

12. The Insane Children and the Insane Children Leader~ Read a book with a child as its Main Character OR read a book with a Main Character who has a child OR read a book with a main character who is a leader of some sort OR read a book where something tragic happens to the main character

13. The March Hare~ Read a book with a character who was good but then turned evil/bad OR read a book with a character who has suffered in some way OR read a book with a hare/rabbit on the cover

14. The Doormouse~ Read a steampunk book OR a book with robots OR a book where the main character is always sleepy

15. Mock Turtle~ Read a book with a depressed or sullen character OR read a book with a character who was laid off or fired from their job OR read a book where a character is captain of a ship.

16. The Carpenter~ Read a book with a main character who has red hair OR read a book where a character sacrifices themselves for another character OR read a book where the male lead or MC has tattoos.

17. Gryphon~ Read a book with a magical/mythological creature in it (like a Unicorn or Gryphon. No vampires, zombies or anything paranormal) OR read a book with a wise character OR read a book where a character gets taken prisoner or held hostage.

18. Bill McGill~ Read a book with a character who likes to drink (alcohol) OR read a book where a character is forced from/loses their house or their home (where they live) OR read a book with a scaredy cat character.

19. The Octopus~ Read a book with a main character who is a writer OR a book with a grouchy or disgruntled character OR read a book where a character goes on a rant

20. Mayor Elder~ Read a book with an elderly main character (60+ years old) OR read a book with a character who is a skilled driver OR read a book with a character who knows their way around a place or land and helps the main character through it (think fantasy worlds and its guides)

Weapons ~These are the other weapons besides the Vorpal Blade that Alice uses in both games

American McGee's Alice
1. In this game the weapons are called toys.
Read a book with a toy of any kind on the cover OR read a book marked "Children/Children's/Middle Grade" on its GR page OR read a book with anything of weapon on the cover or in the title

2. Croquet Mallet~ Weapon can be swung as a hammer and has an electric aftershock when it connects with an enemy. It can also be used to hit electric croquet balls at an enemy
Read a book with lightening on the cover OR read a book with a croquet mallet or golf clubs on the cover OR read a book with a hammer or any hardware tools on the cover OR read a book with an "electric" romance

3. Playing Cards~ These cards are thrown at an enemy. Alice can throw them in rapid fire succession at a locked-in enemy or throw a handful for them in a disorderly fashion at an enemy. The back of the cards have a printed A on them for Alice.
Read a book whose title starts with A (disregard A and An. It has to be a A word) OR read a book with a rapid moving plot OR read a book with a club, spade, heart or diamond on the cover OR read a book with a character who is known for throwing things

4. Jackbomb~ The jackbomb is essentially a jack in the box weapon. It is a square with a handle on it that Alice can throw. It can be used 2 ways. One way is for Alice use it as a bomb where she throws it and upon impact it explodes. The second way is for Alice to throw it so it can open and the jack joker toy spits out fire as it spins its head around and then it explodes
Read a book with a few explosions OR read a book with a square or a cube on it (can also be things like a present or a block) OR read a book with a clown on the cover OR read a book with an explosive ending

5. Ice Wand~ The Ice wand is an ice crystal in blue-green color with swirling smoke around it. It has 2 uses. It can be used to shoot an icy mist to freeze the enemy. It can also be used to create a wall of ice to protect Alice from attack
Read a book with a word from the following list in the title- "Ice, Icy, Mist, Freeze, Frozen or Wand OR read a book with ice on the cover (can be in any form: ice cube, igloo, ice mountain) OR read a book with a character who is very protective of the MC or with an MC who is very protective of someone OR a book with smoke on the cover or in the title

6. Jacks~ Alice's jacks have 2 sides which are sharpened to deal more damaged. They can be used in 2 ways. Alice throw the jack in front of her and it bounces against the enemies, cutting them or Alice can forcefully throw them directly at her enemies to slice and cut them.
Read a book with a MC or author whose name is Jack OR read a book with something sharp on the cover OR read a book with an MC who fights with some kind of cutting weapon OR read a book with a ball on the cover

7. Demon Dice~ Set of 3 dice that are charged with demonic energy. When thrown, the dice summon a demon from hell. The demon summoned is random but the more dice Alice has the more powerful the demon summoned is. 3 kinds of demons can be summoned: Lightening spewing lesser demon; tail whipping fire lobbing serpent demon; and the gigantic ice spewing demon lord
Read a book with dice on the cover OR read a book with demons in it or with a MC who is a demon OR read a random book that you picked up OR read a gigantic book (400+ pages) OR read a book with a tail on the cover

8. Jabberwock’s Eye Staff ~ The staff is crooked and made of wood with a hook on one end to hold the eye from the Jabberwock. The staff can be used 2 ways. First it shoots a laserbeam at the enemy and when released the laserbeam ends and an explosive fireball is shot. The second way to use it is to blast rocket like orbs into the air that crash down and explode in a purple mist.
Read a book with a purple cover OR a book with lasers or laserbeams on the cover OR read a book with a hook on the cover OR read a book with an eye on the cover (one eye only on the entire cover) OR read a book with a rocket on the cover

9. Blunderbuss~ This is a secret weapon. This is a huge gun with a barrel that fans out to a huge size. It unleashes a powerful blast at her enemies that causes a lot of damage.
Read a book with a gun on the cover OR a book where a gun is important to the plot OR read a book with a MC who has a secret OR read a book with a powerful villain.

Alice: The Madness Return

1. The Pepper Grinder~ The pepper grinder can be upgraded four times to become more powerful and to be made out of different materials: wood is first, then dark wood with black metal, then red and gold metal and finally black and silver metal. The gun-like weapon is shaped like a classic pepper grinder with pig details carved into it. The pig’s snout is the end of the grinder. It’s used as a long range weapon and shoots black peppercorns at enemies
Read a book with some kind of metal on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a pig on the cover OR read a book where the MC is a chef OR read a book whose cover is red, gold, tan, silver or black

2. Hobby Horse~ Its used as a large hammer and neighs when it’s used. It can also be upgraded four times: first one is made of wood; second red metal; third black metal; and fourth is a silver unicorn. There is also a weapon called the Knightmare which is like the last level of the upgrade except it’s made from a spinal column and a skull with a unicorn horn and antlers. When used it has a lot of power often causing damage to other enemies nearby when it hits an enemy. It can be used in combo with the vorpal blade. It is very heavy causing Alice to take slow swings with it leaving her wide open to attack.
Read a book with a horse on the cover OR read a book where unicorns are important to the plot OR read a book that you thought was “powerful” OR read a book where the MC gets attacked.

3. Teapot Cannon~ A gun-like weapon created by the Mad Hatter. It fires out tea infuser clock like balls that explode into steaming hot tea. A clock is inserted into the face of the tea pot. It can be charged for more powerful shots but needs to be cooled down after 4 or 5 shots. It can also be upgraded 4 times.
Read a book with a teapot or teacup on the cover OR read a book with a clock on the cover (can be a watch, alarm clock, wall clock, etc) OR read a book that is fourth in a series

4. Clockwork Bomb~ The clock is shaped like a toy bunny. The bomb has a timer on it which Alice can control with a remote or hit a button on the bomb manually. When the bomb explodes it can break down enemy guards and blocks as well as damage the enemies themselves. The bomb cannot hurt Alice even if she is standing next to it. It can be used outside of battle as a weight when Alice encounters puzzles she needs to solve.
Read a book with a bunny on the cover OR read a book where the MC is given a time limit to do something (ex- 3 days to do something or someone they love will die or 1 day to say goodbye to family, etc) OR read a book where a puzzle needs to be solved (mystery genre works) OR read a book where someone is defending their home (defending a castle or their land or whatever)

5. Umbrella~ This is a defensive shield like weapon. It can block projectiles and incoming fire. Alice can twirl the umbrella to deflect attacks back to the enemy.
Read a book with an umbrella or parasol on the cover OR read a book set in Victorian Times (1837-1901) OR read a book where someone is blocking something on the cover (blocking an attack, etc) OR read a book where the MC has to defend themselves (can be verbally, physically, magically, etc)

Locations
The locations are from both of the games. I just realized that I should of listed them by which game they're in but its too late now. Sorry! So the locations for both games are mixed together.

1. Rutledge Asylum~ Asylum Alice was kept at after the fire that killed her family in London. While there Alice was subjected to treatments such as leeching, electroshock therapy and tredpanning. During her stay she would be catatonic and unresponsive with fits of violence, screaming and attacking nurses.
Read a book with a character who is violent OR read a book with banshee’s in it OR read a non-fiction book about medicine and procedures in the 1800’s

2. Wonderland~ Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in Wonderland

3. Vale of Tears~ A valley with a river running through it which could be the remaining tears Alice cried the first time she went to Wonderland. In the Alice game, it is foggy with a gray sky; very bland and dark with a crying statue of Alice by the river. In The Madness Returns game the vale, a large lush forest grew with colorful flowers, waterfalls and crying statues that secreted blood. There were game pieces, the duchess’ house, a slow globe monument and a train platform. There are 4 sections in the Vale (below in italics).
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: river, valley, rain scene, forest, flowers, blood, dominos, marbles, jacks, dice, snow globe OR read a book with a MC who is a duchess OR read a book with a gloomy character

a. Hollow Hideaway ~ Rocky green moss and grass growing. It had pools of water and mist surrounding it.
Read a book with rocks on the cover OR read a book whose cover is the color green OR read a book with the word “hollow” or “hide” in the title

b. Pool of Tears~ Rocky and spacious area with large plant life and foggy. There were many bug creatures that wanted to kill Alice.
Read a book with a plant(s) on the cover- no flowers OR read a book with some kind of insect on the cover OR read a book with the word “pool” or “tears” in the title OR read a book with someone crying on the cover.

c. Just Desserts~ Home of Bill McGill. The house is made of decayed , bent wood with dirty walls, crooked stairs, green walls, a muddy and rocky floor and a stone fireplace. It’s a one room house with a bookshelf and a gate on the doorway.
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: a dilapidated house, stairs, fireplace or gates OR read a book where the MC lives in a one room apartment (studio) or a one room house OR read a book with a MC or author named Bill (only Bill, no other variations)

d> Wholly Moral Ground~ This area is underwater with seaweed, fish, rocks, ruins, a soft sand seabed, clams and snarks. It has a rock ceiling with no light shining through. After swimming through this area, Alice was given a turtle shell that enables her to breath underwater.
Read a book with an underwater scene on the cover OR a book that takes place underwater OR a book with a MC or love interest who is a mermaid OR a book with any kind of ruins on the cover.

e. Duchess’ Home~ This home is only in The Madness Returns game. The duchess was a cannibal in the first Alice games. In the second one Alice meets her at her home and she has declared that she has changed her ways and only eats pig meat. Her house is in a hollow tree stump. It only has walls and a kitchen.
Read a book where the main character spends a lot of time in the kitchen OR a book where a main character changes their ways for the better OR a book with a kitchen, tree or tree stump on the cover.

Locations Cont.

4. Queensland~ Main domain of the Queen of Hearts and heavily guarded by card guards. It can be considered the capital of Wonderland and had a large castle and grounds. In the Alice game Queensland was ridden with oozing appendages that “leaked” from the Queen’s body. The buildings were covered with intestines or flesh and the Queen’s tentacles. Pillars were made of bones. In The Madness Returns, the buildings are stone held together by the Queen’s tentacles. There are 5 sections in Queensland, in italics below.
Read a book that takes place in the capital city of any country OR read a book with a castle on the cove OR read a book that is very graphic in gross details OR read a book with bones on the cover.

a. Royal Rage~ The place where the battle between the gryphon and the jabberwocky took place. Has a battle ground layout- raised ground for battle with a moat surrounding the ground. Above is a “fire consumed” sky.
Read a book where a battle takes place OR read a book with a moat on the cover OR read a book with two or more figures fighting or locked in battle on the cover OR read a book with a red sky.

b. Battle Royal~ It’s a long route filled with enemies and lava, with many pathways between the Royal Rage and Ascension. There are rocky cliffs and its under an orange sky.
Read a book with a path on the cover OR read a book with a journey filled with enemies that the MC has to complete OR read a book with a cliff on the cover OR read a book with an orange cover

c. Ascension~ This is a grotesque area that leads to the Queen of Hearts lair and one of the more gothic areas in the Wonderland. It is surrounded by platforms, lava and a small bridge. There are also stained glass doors and windows.
Read a book where the villain has a “lair” OR read a gothic novel or with a book marked “gothic” on its main GR page OR read a book with one of the following on the cover: Lava, Volcano, Bridge or Stained Glass window

d. Castle Keep~ This is the top of the Queen of hearts castle and is heavily guarded with card guards. It has many large rooms and is very grand in appearance. It is one of the places that is not covered with the Queen’s flesh or guts. Lava flows through the main room and there were three portraits on the room of the Jabberwock, the Mad Hatter and Tweedledee. One area of the keep is surrounded by nothing and lit with one light.
Read a book with a grand hall, castle or room on the cover OR read a book with a portrait on the cover OR read a book with nothing but the title and author’s name on the cover OR read a book with one source of light on the cover (one light bulb, One candle, one lightswitch)

e. Heart Palace/Dark of Heartness/Heart of Darkness~ The palace had a foyer with gargoyle statues found there as well as a heart shaped door that led into the castle. Some of the rooms were decorated as a chessboard. Within the heart palace is the Darkness of Heartness/Heart of Darkness which is the main residence of the Queen of Hearts. It’s made up of the Queen’s flesh and housed her organs.
Read a book with gargoyles in it OR with a MC or love interest who is a gargoyle OR read a book with a door on the cover OR read a book with a chessboard or chess pieces on the cover OR read a book where chess or another board game is important to the plot

5. London~ The capital of England where Alice lives. Alice grew up in Oxford until the fire and then went to London to the asylum. The part of London where Alice lives is basically a slum with dirty men and women, beggars and prostitutes. It has 6 areas in the game.
Read a book take takes place in London or Oxford OR read a book where the MC lives in a slum OR read a book with a character who is a prostitute or forced into prostitution

a. Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth~ A shelter or orphanage in London’s East End. It’s a 2 story brick house attached to similar buildings on both sides. It is surrounded by a tall iron fence. The inside of the orphanage is spacious with big rooms that are messy and is disrepair. There are girl dorms and boy dorms where the children sleep. There are eight beds (mostly bunk beds) in each room as well as toys, books and clothes strewn on the floor.
Read a book set in London’s East End OR a book with a brick house on the cover OR a book with a messy MC OR a book that has boy and girl dorms OR a book with a bed or bunk bed on the cover

b.Moorgate Station~ This is a new train station that in the game is located in London’s East End (in reality it’s in Central London). It is a big brick building with an arch way to enter it, with tracks and trains.
Read a book by a new to you author OR read a book with a train or train station on the cover OR read a book with tracks on the cover

c. Radcliff’s Home~ Radcliff is the Liddell’s lawyer. The house is located on Threadneedle street. The area the house is in is surrounded by Asian immigrants. The house is a 3 story building decorated with samurai swords, Ming vases and Japanese paintings.
Read a book set in an Asian country OR a book with an Asian MC OR a book with a samurai in it OR a book with a sword, painting or vase on the cover OR a book with an MC who is a lawyer.

d. Mangled Mermaid~ This is a pub and known whorehouse located by the river Thames and owned by Alice’s former nanny. It’s a two story black and white building that faces the docks and has a courtyard in the back. Above the front door is a swinging sign with the bar’s name and a statue of a corpse-like mermaid. Drinking, gambling, fights and prostitution occurred inside. The second story had bedrooms for the prostitutes to spend time with their customers. It was burned down in a fire.
Read a book that takes place in a pub/bar or with a MC whose a bartender OR read a book with a black and white cover OR a book with a sign on the cover OR a book with a corpse on the cover OR a book with a MC who drinks, gambles or fights.

e. Gaol~ A typical British jail from the Victorian Era. It is 3 stories high, with the second floor for prisoners and the bottom floor for visitors. The policeman of the gaol are very muscular with a navy blue uniform, black boots and a top hat.
Read a book with a hat on the cover OR a book with a navy blue cover OR with a jail or a prison on the cover OR a book where the MC is a criminal or has spent time in a jail like setting (jail, prison, juvie)

f. Hyde Park~ A park in London, that in the game, is covered in very thick fog. Alice briefly visited the park before she was transferred to the Dollhouse in Wonderland.
Read a book with a park on the cover OR a book set, at least partly, in a park OR read a book with a foggy scene on the cover OR a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Hyde.

6. Cardbridge~ The bridge is located above the mainland of Wonderland. Playing cards fly around creating castles, walkways and bridges with their bodies. It’s a very peaceful palace under a blue sky. The card built and dismantled structures when Alice walked to or from them.
Read a book with a walkway on the cover OR a book that leaves your with a peaceful feeling OR a book where the MC is trying for peace during a war OR a book with an unstable structure on the cover

7. Queen of Hearts Land~ This is the Queen of Hearts domain before Queensland was built. It was the area around the Queen’s castle and was like the gardens of the grounds. The gardens’ were maze like and was well maintained with bushes and brick paths. Under the gardens were tunnels, pathways and water - based rooms. The Queen of Hearts land has 6 areas in it.
Read a book with a garden on the cover OR a book with bushes on the cover OR a book with a tunnel or an underground room that is important to the plot OR read a book that is 6th in a series

a. Airborne Terror~ This area is in a number of rooms, with rotting stone bricks. The area also has metal pipes, wooden platforms, thin planks, severed bridges, and steam vents that Alice had to use to travel around the area. There were also metal contraptions made of cogs and whirring wheels that Alice used at a platform. A window bathed the area in a “murky dead red”.
Read a book that terrifies you for any reason OR a book with an airborne virus in it OR a book with a metal contraption on the cover OR a book with wheels on the cover OR a dark red cover.

b. Majestic Maze~ This is a very long a difficult maze filled with beautiful architecture and well maintained plants, in the Alice game. It has iron fences, gates and stone pathways. The maze was lit with small heart shaped lights. There were also club, spades and diamond shapes scattered throughout the maze. In The Madness Returns game the Maze has fallen into disrepair with crumbling pillars, boulders, dead branches and holes in the ground.
Read a book with a beautiful cover OR read a book that was difficult for you to read for some reason OR a book where the MC lets something they have that is beautiful fall into disrepair (a house, their room, land they owned) OR read a book with a stone structure on the cover.

c. Mystifying Madness~ This is part of the Majestic Maze but this area is more of the “ground below the gardens”. It’s in similar structure to the Majestic Maze but it is underground instead of on the surface. There are a series of underwater tunnels made of rock or metal and walls of green.
Read a book where water plays an important role in the book OR a book where tunnels play an important role OR a book with a green cover OR a book that is similar to another book that you’ve read before.

d. Water Logged ~ This section of the Queen of Hearts land that required Alice to perform water based movements and swim a lot . It is series of underwater rooms with water levels that change when Alice steps on certain platforms, water tubes, bubbles that help Alice to breathe and pools.
Read a book with a pool scene or a pool on the cover OR read a book with a character that loves to swim OR read a book where a flood occurs OR a book with bubbles on the cover.

e. Labyrinthine Revenge~ The Labyrinth has many rooms filled with gears, lava, wheels, a steam pool, a whirlpool room, slow gears room, a Between the teeth room (where Alice has to jump between the teeth of gears), the garden maze and the gear catwalk.
Read a book with a labyrinth on the cover, in the title or in the book (must play important part in storyline) OR read a book with gears on the cover OR read a book with the word “Teeth” in the title OR read a book with a catwalk on the cover OR with an MC who is a model OR a book with an MC or villain who is out for revenge

f. Machinations~ This area is filled with Clockwork rooms and heavy machinery. The floors of the room are painted as a checkerboard.
Read a book with a checkered item on the cover (can be clothes, art work, etc) OR read a book with the word “Clockwork” in the title or series name OR a book with a clockwork item on the cover OR a book with heavy machinery on the cover.

8. The Liddell House in Oxford~ Alice’s childhood home that burned down in a fire killing her entire family. It was a large two story building with an attic, a large white wooden door, a porch and a dark brown roof with spikes on several edges.
Read a book set in England OR a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover OR a book where an attic plays an important part in the story OR a book with something spiky or spikes on the cover

Locations Cont.

9. Looking Glass Land~ An area of Wonderland that was previously ruled by the White King and White Queen. The area was based on chess; the red side and the white sides were at eternal war with each other. From the floor to the sky this area of Wonderland was in a checkered pattern with in red and white or in white and black. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book where a war occurs OR a book that is red and white OR a book that is white and black OR a book with a mirror on the cover

a. Pale Realm~ The pale realm is devoid of color except for Alice and the red chess pieces. The buildings were traditional Victorian buildings covered by a dim black sky.
Read a book with the word “Pale” or “Realm” in the title OR read a book with a MC whose skin is described as pale OR read a book with a Victorian looking building on the cover OR a book where the sky is black on the cover

b. Castling~ Castling is similar in structure to the Pale Realm with more focus on the White Castle. Many of the rooms in the castle were large and contained fountains. This is where Alice saw the White Queen being taken by the red chess pieces to their side of the realm.
Read a book where the MC is a hostage or the MC takes a hostage OR read a book with a fountain on the cover OR read a book with a white castle on the cover

c. Checkmate in Red~ This area is exactly the same as the pale realm but the black color was changed to bloody red. There were many enemies in this area as well as some floating platforms.
Read a book with something/one floating of just hovering there on the cover OR read a book with a blood red cover OR read a book where the MC has to go into enemy territory

d. Mirror Image~ The area is steampunk in design, with a lot of looking glasses and green tiled walls and floors. There were a lot of white padded cells, broken and fixed clocks, and black and grey tiling. There were rusted machines and a furnace.
Read a book with a heater or furnace on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a cell on the cover (any kinds: prison, jail, psychiatric) OR a book with a gray cover

10. Behind the Looking Glass~ This area reflected an asylum and had a good amount of padded cells. On the floors alchemical symbols glowed red and floating pocket watches. On the walls were several blood stains messages as well as messages carved into the walls. This area is considered to essentially be the Hatter’s Domain. It has 2 sections.
Read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with a pocket watch on the cover OR a book where there are messages left in blood for the MC OR a book where words/a message is carved into something on the cover.

a. Crazed Clockwork~ This area has a front porch and a foyer. While it doesn’t say in the description I assume it’s a building or a house based on the rooms it has. It also has a switch room with many switches on each side that Alice has to pull. There is a sinking clock room that is full with deadly Mercury. There is also a lab there where the mad hatter conducts his experiments. Since this is also the mad Hatter’s lair, of course there is a tea table and a clock tower.
Read a book with a lab on the cover or with an MC who works in a lab OR a book that takes place on the planet Mercury OR a book with a tower on the cover OR a book where the MC finds themselves in a deadly situation

b. About Face~ This is an arena like area where Alice fights the Mad Hatter. There is a huge grandfather clock on one side of the area. The area is on a high platform suspended in the air with railings on the side to keep from falling off.
Read a book where the MC of a series finally meets and fights the main villain of the series OR read a book with a grandfather clock on the cover OR read a book where the MC has to fight or survive in an arena.

11. The Hatter’s Domain~ This area does have a description of its own even though it says that The Hatter’s Domain and Behind The Looking Glass are basically the same thing. This area is more like an insane asylum. It has a mirror maze, the Hatters Automatons that he created and an asylum of insane children guarded by nightmare spiders. In The Madness Returns game this area had been turned into a factory. This area is the home of the Mad Hatter, The March Hare and The Doormouse. It has 1 section.
Read a book that was a nightmare to read for any reason OR read a book with a spider on the cover OR a book that features or the MC is a robot OR a book with a MC who works in a factory

a. The Crockery~ It’s a desolate wasteland near the Hatter’s domain with broken teapots and mercury. It has cliffs, canyon rock, sand and dirt. The area was tinted in orange that fades in and out.
Read a book where the MC has to survive in a desolate wasteland (apocalyptic and dystopian are good for this) OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book with a teapot on the cover.

12. Fortress of Doors~ This is a large area full of doors and moving platforms. Many structures were built from stone. It appeared to be floating in a massive portal that swished blue and purple colors. In the center of the area was the skool. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book with the word “Fortress” or “School” in the title OR a book with a stone statue on the cover OR a book with a blue or purple cover OR a book with portals to other areas in it

a. Fortress of Doors~ Sub-level~ This area is described as a dull place with a black sky with bits of gray in it. There were broken platforms everywhere with card-guards all over. Some of the platforms were made of stone, other of decayed wood. Alice was accompanied by Mayor Elder to this area of the fortress of doors. It has one section within it.
Read a book you thought was dull OR a book that is first in a series OR a book with a character who is a mayor OR a book where the group of authority is called “Elders” or “Elder”

i. Skool ~ This is an area that Alice had to pass to follow the white rabbit. Like a school it has a gym, a library, a theater, classrooms, and desks. Gaping holes appeared out of nowhere along with insane children. The skool was also always rocking back and forth. It’s a wooden structure that is decaying very badly and in a pitch black area. In the theater Insane children performed to a empty audience. There is also a chemistry lab that Alice used to create a potion.
Read a book with a school on the cover OR a book that takes place mostly in a school OR a book with a MC who is an actor OR a book with a MC whose a scientist, chemist or witch

b. Beyond the Wall~ The floor of this area was checkered in black and white. The blue brick was glistening with lights and a gold pattern rim. There were various objects in the wind and there were several large wooden doors that were bolted. There were vivid green lights and tones /shapes that are described as “psychedelic”.
Read a book with a gold cover OR a book with just one object on the cover and nothing else OR a book where a locked door plays an important part of the story OR a book set in the 1970’s.

c. Skool Daze~ This is the beginning of the skool. The skool originally was a grand building with red pattern carpets, tall brick walls and it was decorated with wood carvings and wallpaper. Greens, Reds, dark tone browns and golds colored the area. In the main foyer is a fireplace. In this section of the game, Alice visits the Observatory that has telescopes and a globe.
Read a book with a fire place on the cover OR a book where astronomy is important OR a book with a telescope, globe or the earth on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover

d. Skool’s Out~ This area has several rooms. One is the spiral atrium, the dice room, the gym, the second gryad classroom, third gryad classroom and a greenhouse.
Read a book with a greenhouse on the cover OR a book with a MC who has a green thumb OR a book with an elementary classroom on the cover OR a book where the MC is sporty.

13. The Land of Fire and Brimstone~ This is where Alice meets the Jabberwock. This area is filled with rock, ash and lava bursting from everywhere and the sky is orange. In the middle of this section is the Liddell house whose exterior looks fine. However the doors to the house are open and there is a portal in the center of it with the surrounding area inside the house still lit with the flames that killed Alice’s family. There are 2 sections in the Land of Fire and Brimstone.
Read a book with ash, fire or lava on the cover or in the title OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book where the main character(s) travel through a portal OR a book where a fire occurs.

a. Burning Curosity~ This area has canyons and a lava pool with rocks that can sink if you land on them. There are also fire caves, a fire ravine and the Liddell house. In this section Alice also meets the oracle again who turns out to be the caterpillar.
Read a book with an oracle in it or where the main character is an oracle OR read a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a pool on the cover

b. Jabberwock’s Lair~ This area is where Alice has her first battle with the Jabberwock. It takes place within the Wonderland’s version of the Liddell house.
Read a book where the main character had to go into battle of some kind OR read a book with a monster in it OR a book with a weapon on the cover

14. Oriental Grove~ Also known as the Mysterious East. It is a mountainous isle with running water forming a pool around the bottom of it. There were many oriental style objects and decoration around.
Read a book set in an oriental country (for this challenge these countries are: China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam) OR a book with a mysterious character OR a book whose main character or author is from an oriental country

15. Vale of Doom~ In the Madness Returns, this area is what was known as the Vale of Tears. It’s a burned incarnation of the Vale of Tears. It floats on the opium smoke that the Caterpillar blows when he is smoking. It was covered with slime and sat under a burning sky.
Read a book with something burning on the cover OR a book with the word “Burn” or “Burning” In the title OR read a book where a place is a reincarnation of another place OR a book where opium or drug abuse play a role OR a book with someone smoking on the cover

21. Looking Glass Railway~ It was a railway system that the citizens of Wonderland used before the Dollmaker arrived. The railroad carriages that used to run on the railway have been scattered across Wonderland, destroyed or rusted. There is a station on one of the railways that can be entered. The station has 2 floors, a piano, and gingerbread man wall.
Read a book with a piano on the cover OR read a book where music is important to the plot OR read a book with cookies on the cover OR a book with a character who bakes.

16. Tundraful~ The icy province of Wonderland that is above the Deluded Depths. The water had many shipwreck sharks. The moon in this area looked like it was smoking and the sun looked frozen and distressed. When walking around, Alice found the frozen corpses of the Owl, Lory, Mouse, Duck and Pelican who ran in a race the Dodo arranged. She also found a ship in a bottle.
Read a book set in very cold weather OR a book with sharks in it OR a book with a owl, mouse, Lory (parrot), duck or pelican on the cover or in the book OR with a main character who is a runner or participates in a race OR a book with a ship on the cover or set, at least partly, on a ship.

Locations Cont.

17. Deluded Depths~ This is an underwater part of Wonderland underneath the Tundraful. This area is the home of the carpenter, the oysters, walrus, octopus, music fish, colored jellyfish and deadly clams.
Read a book set underwater (the MC has to be a mermaid or a sea animal) OR read a book with a character who is a carpenter OR a book with a sea animal on the cover.

a. Barrelbottom~ This is the town in the center of the Deluded Depths. The houses were made of barrels, flotsam (floating wreckage of a ship or cargo) and jetsam (part of ship, cargo or equipment that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in emergencies). In the town center was a statue of the carpenter.
Read a book with a statue on the cover OR a book where a statue plays an important part OR read a book set in a town with a town center where at least one scene happens in the center OR a book with something from a ship that can be washed ashore on the cover

b. Dreary Lane Theatre~ This is a playhouse on the edge of town where the carpenter put on shows for the town occupants. There was a large stage and many doors for exits and dressing rooms. The entire place was a bloody horrific mess of live, dead and parts of fish and sea animals.
Read a book with a main character who is an actor OR a book with a main character who is in a play (can be a school play) OR a book with a place where something horrific happens and there is blood and mess everywhere

18. Wonderland Woods~ This area is damp and foggy with streams of water. Mushroom and fungi were rampant in this area. In this area Alice continues to be in her shrunken size. It has 7 sections
Read a book with mushrooms on the cover OR a book with fog on the cover OR a book where a stream plays an important role (need to get water from there, traveling along it, etc) OR read a book where the main character is short OR read a book that is #7 in a series

a. Dry Landing~ The first section of Wonderland Woods. It’s a bleak area that lacked color and was covered in dirt and rocks. Most of the area was surrounded by deep smog-filled caverns. Alice had to fight many enemies in this area.
Read a book where the main character has to fight many enemies (ex-soldiers of an army who are protecting the big bad guy) OR read a book with a cover that you consider “bleak” OR a book with a cavern on the cover or where a cavern is important to the story

b. Herbaceous Border~ The second section of Wonderland Woods. It is filled with oversized plant life. Here Alice saw one of her friends get crushed to death. Alice also gets trapped in a hole.
Read a book with a large plant on the cover OR read a book where one of the main character’s friends or group members die OR read a book with a hole on the cover OR read a book that takes place outside.

c. Rolling Stones~ The third section of Wonderland Woods. Everything in this section takes place underground. The area is very rocky and dirty with a spiral tunnel, which changed into platforms. Near the end of the of this section there is a skeleton of an extinct beast that Alice runs down.
Read a book that takes place underground (a bunker, place like District 13, in the Hunger Games, ect) OR read a book with a tunnel on the cover or where a tunnel plays an important part (need to go through a tunnel to escape something, etc) OR a book with a skeleton on the cover (could be animal or human)

d. Icy Reception~ Fourth section of Wonderland Woods, which is a cavern/cave. The cave was covered in blue ice, stalactites and stalagmites. It had many slippery pathways and ledges. There is also a deep chasm that leads to nothingness.
Read a book with a cave on the cover OR a book that has a blue cover OR a book with ICE on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a chasm on the cover or in the story

e. Fungiferous Flora~ The fifth section of Wonderland Woods. It is a short section with an unusually large amount of enemies. This area takes place at nighttime in the game. Among other things, this area has a turquoise cave that house many enemies.
Read a short book (100-200 pgs) OR read a book with a main character who has a lot of enemies or people who just don’t like them OR read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover OR a book where most of the plot takes place at night OR a book with a turquoise cover

f. Centipede’s Sanctum~ Sixth section of Wonderland Woods. This is where Alice defeats the centipede. It is a barren wasteland with rocks, darkness and surrounded by cliffs. The only weird thing about it was the nutcracker by the entrance to this section.
Read a book with a nutcracker on the cover OR a book whose title includes the word “Darkness” OR a book with insects on the cover OR a book with cliffs on the cover OR with a main character who goes rock climbing (on cliffs, not the indoor kind)

g.Caterpillar’s Plot~ The last section of Wonderland Woods. It is very rocky and coated in lava. There are mountainous ledges that could not be climbed and some metal fences. This area led Alice to the Looking Glass Land and when getting closer to the boarder, the caterpillar’s plot looked more chess-like.
Read a book with lava and/or a volcano on the cover OR a book with a red or orange cover OR a book with a mountain on the cover OR a book where the main character goes mountain climbing OR a book with a wrought iron fence on the cover

20. Village of the Doomed~ This area is an underground mining village. The village floated on wooden stilts to hold it above the rock and water. Many of the houses were blues, reds, yellows and greens colors. Some of the houses were broken and twisted as well. The area is full of shops, homes and station (some have been destroyed). The water has turned acidic and poisonous. This area has 2 sections and each section has sub-sections.
Read a book that takes place in a small village OR read a book with a blue, red, yellow or green cover OR read a book with a dilapidated house on the cover OR read a book where poison is important to the plot.

a. Dementia~ This area was an underground mining city with buildings made from wood, rocks and stone. There were very few residents there and most of them were male. This is where Alice finds the Vorpal Blade. This section has 3 sub sections.
Read a book with a city on the cover OR a book that is set in a city that was destroyed for some reason OR read a book by a male author OR read a book with a male main character

a. Drole Vel’s Gas Extraction ~ The chimneys on this building were on the sides and a big red sign was at the front door. While there Alice speaks to torch gnomes about what happened to the city and is warned not to cause trouble.
Read a book with a chimney on the cover OR a book whose cover is red OR a book with gnomes in it OR a book where the main character is warned about something

b. Mayor Elder’s House ~ The house was larger than others in the village and made of concrete. The windows were odd shapes and the door was small, mainly for the gnome’s height. There was also a sign that said it was the mayor’s house.
Read a book with a main character who is in a position of authority (mayor, governor, president, king, queen, czar, etc) OR a book with a building made of concrete on the cover OR a book with a door on the cover

c. Rana Mushroom Shop ~ The shop was round in shape and had a large pointed top that made it look like a mushroom. There are also similar shops around it which looks to be connected to the main shop. It had wide stairs leading to a small door.
Read a book with a mushroom on the cover or in the title OR read a book where a shop of some kind plays an important role (the mc could work there or own it, etc) OR a book with a shop on the cover OR a book with something round on the cover OR a book with a circle or triangle on the cover or in the title.

b. Pandemonium~ This section was green, blue and gray, like Dementia. This area had fewer houses and more mining equipment and tunnels. The area was also teeming with acid. To navigate the platforms, Alice had to use rope. This section has 1 sub-section.
Read a book with a gray cover OR a book where acid is important to the story OR a book with rope on the cover OR a book with any kind of tools on the cover

a. Yur Mine ~ This is a mining area where Alice met Mayor Elder here who would help her for a price. The price for Alice was finding a key for the mayor
Read a book where the main character has to pay a price for someone’s help/assistance OR a book with a mine on the cover OR a book where the main character is a miner OR a book with a key on the cover OR a book where a locked door (and possibly finding the key) is important to the story

21. Infernal Train~ This was a huge, fiery and terrible locomotive that was owned and driven by the Dollmaker. The train is the source of Alice’s continued insanity which caused the ruin of Wonderland. Both the interior and exterior of the train was intricate and dark. The outside however was engulfed in flames. The train cars were large cathedrals lined together on the track. It was black, had smoke coming from it and stained glass windows that leaked the colors of scarlet and crimson. On the outside there were lots of curves, spikes, turrets and windows. The inside had pews for seats as well as carpets, clean curtains, a black and white checkered pathway and candles for lighting. The train was used to destroy the rest of Wonderland and hunt down the insane children.
Read a book with any one of these items on the cover: train, cathedral(s), stained glass window, spikes, turrets, curtain or candles OR read a book whose cover color is: scarlet, crimson, white or black OR read a book where something is used to destroy a place or person OR a book whose main character is hunted by or hunts someone.

22. Littlemore Infirmary~ This is the small hospital where Alice was taken after the fire that killed her family on November 5, 1863. She was treated there for her burns which were so severe that it was questionable as to whether she would live. After she was healed she was transferred to Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book set in a hospital OR a book published in November of any year OR a book where a main character gets burned (physically) OR a book where a main character is hurt so bad that they may not live

Locations Cont.

23. Dollhouse~ This area was a colorful town made from life size doll houses. When the Dollmaker came the town changed to a dark wasteland. This becomes the new center of Wonderland. The houses of the town were detachable and had vibrant interiors. Inside the houses can be found pictures, plushies and wooden blocks. But not everything was child-like. The furniture in the houses had messages written on them and they were decorated in blood. In the town there were doll parts everywhere. There were also whole dolls who either helped or hurt Alice. The dolls that were on the swings were the bad ones and they had protruding nails coming from their bodies. This area has 2 sections.
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR a book with a child’s toy on the cover (blocks, teddy bear, etc) OR a book with blood on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a colorful cover

a. Dolltown~ This section in the underground/underworld. This area was the opposite of the colorful town. There was lack of color and child toys/furniture. Dolltown was more of a prison area. Lying around were morbid depictions of dolls, glass cages with horrific things, wax figures, knives, meat, nails, piles of junk, piles of broken baby dolls and damaged skeletons. There are also objects Alice can break and inside them are porcelain baby doll heads.
Read a book set in the underworld OR read a book set in a prison OR a book with a character who is a criminal (has to be main character or someone close to the main character. Can’t just be someone mentioned once and never seen again) OR a book with a cage, knives, meat, nails or piles of junk on the cover or in the title

b. Fort Resistance ~ This is the base and last stronghold of the Insane Children who are against the Dollmaker. The fort was made up of parts of a house and toys, mostly blocks. There were three towers; two had no roofs and an eye on the front of the tower. The third tower had a crayon tipped roof. On top of the fort were three spikes with a baby doll’s head speared on one of the spikes. The front of the fort had many eye drawings. Among other things the fort had a barricade made of doors and pencils as well as a doll clock and clown head for decoration.
Read a book set in the main character’s last stronghold against someone OR read a book with a tower on the cover or title OR read a book with an prominent eye on the cover OR a book with a clock or clown on the cover.

24. Londerland~ This is Wonderland and London combined and blurred in Alice’s mind after the events of The Madness Returns game. Londerland is the border between Alice’s sanity/reality and delusion. Parts of London, such as the cobblestone roads and buildings are mixed in with the large fungi, plants and toys of Wonderland. Londerland has a blue sky with white clouds but in those white clouds are floating islands. The trees of Londerland grow higher than any building and can be seen next to Big Ben.
Read a book where two worlds mix to create a new world OR read a book with a main character who is on the edge of sanity and delusion OR read a book with a cobblestone road on the cover OR a book set on an island OR with an island on the cover

Spell It Out~ OPI Nail Polish

OPI nail polish had a Alice in Wonderland Collection. Pick one or more of the nail polish names and spell it out using the title of a book, the author's first or last name, the main character's first name or the name of the book series

Alice in Wonderland Collection – Spring
Absolutely Alice
Mad as a Hatter
Off With Her Red!
Thanks So Muchness!

Participants

Barbara ★
Sunshine
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)
NancyHelen
Lisa
Melissa

The Madness Returns
3/13/15- whenever

Part I: General Info
1. The games are based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Read both classic books by Lewis Carroll

2. Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

3. In the video games Alice is in her late teens.
Read a YA book OR a book with a teen main character

4. In the game American McGee's Alice, Alice is insane and is in Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book with an insane/crazy MC OR read a book that takes place in an insane asylum OR read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with the GR main genre as "Mental Illness" or "Psychological Thriller".

3. After she came back from Wonderland, all of Alice's family were killed in a house fire which causes her to have survivors guilt.
Read a book with a fire word in the title (Blaze, Inferno, Fire, Smoke, burning, etc) OR read a book with a fire on the cover OR read a book with a MC who is the only one who survived an attack or event that wiped out their entire family.

4. Most of the game takes place in Wonderland
Read a book that takes place in an imaginary place/country/area/dimension/world

5. In the games, Wonderland becomes twisted because of Alice's insanity
Read a twisted retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Wonderland is all messed up or violent or filled with nasty creatures.

6. The game Alice: The Madness Returns, take place a year after the first game in 1875.
Read a book with the number 1, 5, 7, or 8 in the total page number OR the original publication date

7. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice has been released from the asylum and is now in an orphanage.
Read a book with an MC who is an orphan or who has spent time in an orphanage OR read a book that takes place, at least partly, in an orphanage OR read a book where the MC is adopted

8. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice believes she is not mad anymore but she still has hallucinations of Wonderland.
Read a book with a MC who experiences hallucinations of any kind OR read a book with a MC who is schizophrenic

9. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Wonderland is still twisted but this time its not because of Alice's mind. This time its twisted by the Infernal Train and the force The Ruin which are a species of creatures.
Read a book with a train on the cover OR a book with "Train" in the title OR read a book that has creatures or monsters in it (I'm not talking about vampires or werewolves but some kind of ugly terrifying monster)

10. In this game Alice switches settings between Wonderland and London.
Read a book set in London OR a book set anywhere in England.

11. Alice remembers that she had a sister named Elizabeth.
Read a book whose MC or author is named Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, or Beth

12. In the game, Alice kills someone in the real world who was supposed to take care of her but instead is trying to hurt her and cover up a crime.
Read a book where the MC kills a person OR read a book where a crime happens

13. The games are very bloody and include fights were Alice uses various weapons to defeat creatures.
Read a book with blood on the cover OR the word:Blood, Bled, Bleeding or Bloody in the title OR read a book with a MC who fights a lot for some reason OR a book whose GR genre is "horror"

14. In Alice: The madness returns, Alice goes into Hysteria mode where she turns all white and bleeds from her mouth, eyes and hands. In this mode Alice has superhuman strength and is temporarily invincible.
Read a book with an invincible or indestructible MC (vampires, gods or goddesses, immortals, etc) OR read a book where the MC has superhuman strength for some reason OR a book where a character has a hysterical episode

15. Alice uses many different weapons in the game but her signature and primary weapon is the Vorpal Blade. In Lewis Carroll's Alice books, The Vorpal Blade is used to kill the Jabberwock
Read a book with a knife or blade of some kind on the cover OR read a book where the MC uses some kind of weapon OR read a book where a certain item/weapon is the only thing that can defeat something (like a monster, a person, a spell, etc)

Part 2: The Characters
The characters described are how they are portrayed in the Games ONLY

1. Alice Liddell~ Read a book whose MC is named Alice OR read a book where the MC goes on some kind of mission or adventure Or a book with a kick ass heroine

2. Cheshire Cat
Read a book with a person who has tattoos on the cover OR read a book with a person smiling on the cover OR read a book with a character who is the MC's main ally or sidekick OR read a book with a character who acts as the MC's guide through a strange world/land/place/dimension

3. The Queen Of Hearts
Read a book with a MC who is royalty OR read a book with a red cover OR a book with a heart on the cover OR read a book where the MC lives in a realm/kingdom ruled by a cruel king/queen

4. The White Rabbit
Read a book where one of the main characters die Or read a book with a white cover OR a book with a rabbit on the cover OR a book where someone leads the mc somewhere

5. Dr. Angus Bumby
Read a book whose MC is some kind of doctor OR read a book with a character who is a psychiatrist or with a MC who goes to a psychiatrist OR read a book with a main GR genre: "abuse"

6. Dollmaker
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR read a book where a doll plays an important part of the plot OR read a book with a dollhouse on the cover OR read a book with a character who has minions.

7. The Mad Hatter
Read a book with a MC who is a psychopath or a sociopath OR read a book under the genre "Steampunk" OR read a book with a clock on the cover OR read a book with gears or some kind of machinery on the cover.

8. Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Read a book with twins in it OR read a book with a main character who is a twin OR read a book where the POV's switch between the twin MC's OR read a book with a cannibal character

9. Caterpillar
Read a book with a caterpillar or butterfly on the cover OR read a book with a GR genre of "mythology" on its book page OR read a book where the MC is an oracle OR read a book with a wise character OR a book where an oracle is important to the plot.

10. Jabberwock (Jabberwocky)
Read a book with a title that starts with the letter J OR read a book with a creature with wings on the cover OR read a book with a character who torments the main character.

11. Card Guards
Read a book with zombies in it OR read a book where the MC is a zombie OR read a book with a deck of cards on the cover OR where poker or any card game is important to the plot OR read a book with soldiers in it

12. The Insane Children and the Insane Children Leader~ Read a book with a child as its Main Character OR read a book with a Main Character who has a child OR read a book with a main character who is a leader of some sort OR read a book where something tragic happens to the main character

13. The March Hare~ Read a book with a character who was good but then turned evil/bad OR read a book with a character who has suffered in some way OR read a book with a hare/rabbit on the cover

14. The Doormouse~ Read a steampunk book OR a book with robots OR a book where the main character is always sleepy

15. Mock Turtle~ Read a book with a depressed or sullen character OR read a book with a character who was laid off or fired from their job OR read a book where a character is captain of a ship.

16. The Carpenter~ Read a book with a main character who has red hair OR read a book where a character sacrifices themselves for another character OR read a book where the male lead or MC has tattoos.

17. Gryphon~ Read a book with a magical/mythological creature in it (like a Unicorn or Gryphon. No vampires, zombies or anything paranormal) OR read a book with a wise character OR read a book where a character gets taken prisoner or held hostage.

18. Bill McGill~ Read a book with a character who likes to drink (alcohol) OR read a book where a character is forced from/loses their house or their home (where they live) OR read a book with a scaredy cat character.

19. The Octopus~ Read a book with a main character who is a writer OR a book with a grouchy or disgruntled character OR read a book where a character goes on a rant

20. Mayor Elder~ Read a book with an elderly main character (60+ years old) OR read a book with a character who is a skilled driver OR read a book with a character who knows their way around a place or land and helps the main character through it (think fantasy worlds and its guides)

Weapons ~These are the other weapons besides the Vorpal Blade that Alice uses in both games

American McGee's Alice
1. In this game the weapons are called toys.
Read a book with a toy of any kind on the cover OR read a book marked "Children/Children's/Middle Grade" on its GR page OR read a book with anything of weapon on the cover or in the title

2. Croquet Mallet
Read a book with lightening on the cover OR read a book with a croquet mallet or golf clubs on the cover OR read a book with a hammer or any hardware tools on the cover OR read a book with an "electric" romance

3. Playing Cards
Read a book whose title starts with A (disregard A and An. It has to be a A word) OR read a book with a rapid moving plot OR read a book with a club, spade, heart or diamond on the cover OR read a book with a character who is known for throwing things

4. Jackbomb
Read a book with a few explosions OR read a book with a square or a cube on it (can also be things like a present or a block) OR read a book with a clown on the cover OR read a book with an explosive ending

5. Ice Wand
Read a book with a word from the following list in the title- "Ice, Icy, Mist, Freeze, Frozen or Wand OR read a book with ice on the cover (can be in any form: ice cube, igloo, ice mountain) OR read a book with a character who is very protective of the MC or with an MC who is very protective of someone OR a book with smoke on the cover or in the title

6. Jacks
Read a book with a MC or author whose name is Jack OR read a book with something sharp on the cover OR read a book with an MC who fights with some kind of cutting weapon OR read a book with a ball on the cover

7. Demon Dice
Read a book with dice on the cover OR read a book with demons in it or with a MC who is a demon OR read a random book that you picked up OR read a gigantic book (400+ pages) OR read a book with a tail on the cover

8. Jabberwock’s Eye Staff
Read a book with a purple cover OR a book with lasers or laserbeams on the cover OR read a book with a hook on the cover OR read a book with an eye on the cover (one eye only on the entire cover) OR read a book with a rocket on the cover

9. Blunderbuss
Read a book with a gun on the cover OR a book where a gun is important to the plot OR read a book with a MC who has a secret OR read a book with a powerful villain.

Weapons Cont
Alice: The Madness Return

1. The Pepper Grinder
Read a book with some kind of metal on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a pig on the cover OR read a book where the MC is a chef OR read a book whose cover is red, gold, tan, silver or black

2. Hobby Horse
Read a book with a horse on the cover OR read a book where unicorns are important to the plot OR read a book that you thought was “powerful” OR read a book where the MC gets attacked.

3. Teapot Cannon
Read a book with a teapot or teacup on the cover OR read a book with a clock on the cover (can be a watch, alarm clock, wall clock, etc) OR read a book that is fourth in a series

4. Clockwork Bomb
Read a book with a bunny on the cover OR read a book where the MC is given a time limit to do something (ex- 3 days to do something or someone they love will die or 1 day to say goodbye to family, etc) OR read a book where a puzzle needs to be solved (mystery genre works) OR read a book where someone is defending their home (defending a castle or their land or whatever)

5. Umbrella
Read a book with an umbrella or parasol on the cover OR read a book set in Victorian Times (1837-1901) OR read a book where someone is blocking something on the cover (blocking an attack, etc) OR read a book where the MC has to defend themselves (can be verbally, physically, magically, etc)

Locations
1. Rutledge Asylum~
Read a book with a character who is violent OR read a book with banshee’s in it OR read a non-fiction book about medicine and procedures in the 1800’s

2. Wonderland~ Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in Wonderland

3. Vale of Tears
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: river, valley, rain scene, forest, flowers, blood, dominos, marbles, jacks, dice, snow globe OR read a book with a MC who is a duchess OR read a book with a gloomy character

a. Hollow Hideaway
Read a book with rocks on the cover OR read a book whose cover is the color green OR read a book with the word “hollow” or “hide” in the title

b. Pool of Tears
Read a book with a plant(s) on the cover- no flowers OR read a book with some kind of insect on the cover OR read a book with the word “pool” or “tears” in the title OR read a book with someone crying on the cover.

c. Just Desserts
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: a dilapidated house, stairs, fireplace or gates OR read a book where the MC lives in a one room apartment (studio) or a one room house OR read a book with a MC or author named Bill (only Bill, no other variations)

d> Wholly Moral Ground
Read a book with an underwater scene on the cover OR a book that takes place underwater OR a book with a MC or love interest who is a mermaid OR a book with any kind of ruins on the cover.

e. Duchess’ Home
Read a book where the main character spends a lot of time in the kitchen OR a book where a main character changes their ways for the better OR a book with a kitchen, tree or tree stump on the cover.

4. Queensland
Read a book that takes place in the capital city of any country OR read a book with a castle on the cove OR read a book that is very graphic in gross details OR read a book with bones on the cover.

a. Royal Rage
Read a book where a battle takes place OR read a book with a moat on the cover OR read a book with two or more figures fighting or locked in battle on the cover OR read a book with a red sky.

b. Battle Royal~
Read a book with a path on the cover OR read a book with a journey filled with enemies that the MC has to complete OR read a book with a cliff on the cover OR read a book with an orange cover

c. Ascension
Read a book where the villain has a “lair” OR read a gothic novel or with a book marked “gothic” on its main GR page OR read a book with one of the following on the cover: Lava, Volcano, Bridge or Stained Glass window

d. Castle Keep
Read a book with a grand hall, castle or room on the cover OR read a book with a portrait on the cover OR read a book with nothing but the title and author’s name on the cover OR read a book with one source of light on the cover (one light bulb, One candle, one lightswitch)

e. Heart Palace/Dark of Heartness/Heart of Darkness
Read a book with gargoyles in it OR with a MC or love interest who is a gargoyle OR read a book with a door on the cover OR read a book with a chessboard or chess pieces on the cover OR read a book where chess or another board game is important to the plot

5. London
Read a book take takes place in London or Oxford OR read a book where the MC lives in a slum OR read a book with a character who is a prostitute or forced into prostitution

a. Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth
Read a book set in London’s East End OR a book with a brick house on the cover OR a book with a messy MC OR a book that has boy and girl dorms OR a book with a bed or bunk bed on the cover

b.Moorgate Station
Read a book by a new to you author OR read a book with a train or train station on the cover OR read a book with tracks on the cover

c. Radcliff’s Home
Read a book set in an Asian country OR a book with an Asian MC OR a book with a samurai in it OR a book with a sword, painting or vase on the cover OR a book with an MC who is a lawyer.

d. Mangled Mermaid
Read a book that takes place in a pub/bar or with a MC whose a bartender OR read a book with a black and white cover OR a book with a sign on the cover OR a book with a corpse on the cover OR a book with a MC who drinks, gambles or fights.

e. Gaol
Read a book with a hat on the cover OR a book with a navy blue cover OR with a jail or a prison on the cover OR a book where the MC is a criminal or has spent time in a jail like setting (jail, prison, juvie)

f. Hyde Park
Read a book with a park on the cover OR a book set, at least partly, in a park OR read a book with a foggy scene on the cover OR a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Hyde.

6. Cardbridge
Read a book with a walkway on the cover OR a book that leaves your with a peaceful feeling OR a book where the MC is trying for peace during a war OR a book with an unstable structure on the cover

7. Queen of Hearts Land
Read a book with a garden on the cover OR a book with bushes on the cover OR a book with a tunnel or an underground room that is important to the plot OR read a book that is 6th in a series

a. Airborne Terror
Read a book that terrifies you for any reason OR a book with an airborne virus in it OR a book with a metal contraption on the cover OR a book with wheels on the cover OR a dark red cover.

b. Majestic Maze
Read a book with a beautiful cover OR read a book that was difficult for you to read for some reason OR a book where the MC lets something they have that is beautiful fall into disrepair (a house, their room, land they owned) OR read a book with a stone structure on the cover.

c. Mystifying Madness
Read a book where water plays an important role in the book OR a book where tunnels play an important role OR a book with a green cover OR a book that is similar to another book that you’ve read before.

d. Water Logged
Read a book with a pool scene or a pool on the cover OR read a book with a character that loves to swim OR read a book where a flood occurs OR a book with bubbles on the cover.

e. Labyrinthine Revenge
Read a book with a labyrinth on the cover, in the title or in the book (must play important part in storyline) OR read a book with gears on the cover OR read a book with the word “Teeth” in the title OR read a book with a catwalk on the cover OR with an MC who is a model OR a book with an MC or villain who is out for revenge

f. Machinations
Read a book with a checkered item on the cover (can be clothes, art work, etc) OR read a book with the word “Clockwork” in the title or series name OR a book with a clockwork item on the cover OR a book with heavy machinery on the cover.

8. The Liddell House in Oxford
Read a book set in England OR a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover OR a book where an attic plays an important part in the story OR a book with something spiky or spikes on the cover

Locations Cont.

9. Looking Glass Land
Read a book where a war occurs OR a book that is red and white OR a book that is white and black OR a book with a mirror on the cover

a. Pale Realm
Read a book with the word “Pale” or “Realm” in the title OR read a book with a MC whose skin is described as pale OR read a book with a Victorian looking building on the cover OR a book where the sky is black on the cover

b. Castling
Read a book where the MC is a hostage or the MC takes a hostage OR read a book with a fountain on the cover OR read a book with a white castle on the cover

c. Checkmate in Red
Read a book with something/one floating of just hovering there on the cover OR read a book with a blood red cover OR read a book where the MC has to go into enemy territory

d. Mirror Image
Read a book with a heater or furnace on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a cell on the cover (any kinds: prison, jail, psychiatric) OR a book with a gray cover

10. Behind the Looking Glass
Read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with a pocket watch on the cover OR a book where there are messages left in blood for the MC OR a book where words/a message is carved into something on the cover.

a. Crazed Clockwork
Read a book with a lab on the cover or with an MC who works in a lab OR a book that takes place on the planet Mercury OR a book with a tower on the cover OR a book where the MC finds themselves in a deadly situation

b. About Face
Read a book where the MC of a series finally meets and fights the main villain of the series OR read a book with a grandfather clock on the cover OR read a book where the MC has to fight or survive in an arena.

11. The Hatter’s Domain
Read a book that was a nightmare to read for any reason OR read a book with a spider on the cover OR a book that features or the MC is a robot OR a book with a MC who works in a factory

a. The Crockery
Read a book where the MC has to survive in a desolate wasteland (apocalyptic and dystopian are good for this) OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book with a teapot on the cover.

12. Fortress of Doors
Read a book with the word “Fortress” or “School” in the title OR a book with a stone statue on the cover OR a book with a blue or purple cover OR a book with portals to other areas in it

a. Fortress of Doors~ Sub-level
Read a book you thought was dull OR a book that is first in a series OR a book with a character who is a mayor OR a book where the group of authority is called “Elders” or “Elder”

i. Skool
Read a book with a school on the cover OR a book that takes place mostly in a school OR a book with a MC who is an actor OR a book with a MC whose a scientist, chemist or witch

b. Beyond the Wall
Read a book with a gold cover OR a book with just one object on the cover and nothing else OR a book where a locked door plays an important part of the story OR a book set in the 1970’s.

c. Skool Daze.
Read a book with a fire place on the cover OR a book where astronomy is important OR a book with a telescope, globe or the earth on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover

d. Skool’s Out
Read a book with a greenhouse on the cover OR a book with a MC who has a green thumb OR a book with an elementary classroom on the cover OR a book where the MC is sporty.

13. The Land of Fire and Brimstone
Read a book with ash, fire or lava on the cover or in the title OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book where the main character(s) travel through a portal OR a book where a fire occurs.

a. Burning Curosity
Read a book with an oracle in it or where the main character is an oracle OR read a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a pool on the cover

b. Jabberwock’s Lair
Read a book where the main character had to go into battle of some kind OR read a book with a monster in it OR a book with a weapon on the cover

14. Oriental Grove
Read a book set in an oriental country (for this challenge these countries are: China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam) OR a book with a mysterious character OR a book whose main character or author is from an oriental country

15. Vale of Doom
Read a book with something burning on the cover OR a book with the word “Burn” or “Burning” In the title OR read a book where a place is a reincarnation of another place OR a book where opium or drug abuse play a role OR a book with someone smoking on the cover

21. Looking Glass Railway
Read a book with a piano on the cover OR read a book where music is important to the plot OR read a book with cookies on the cover OR a book with a character who bakes.

16. Tundraful
Read a book set in very cold weather OR a book with sharks in it OR a book with a owl, mouse, Lory (parrot), duck or pelican on the cover or in the book OR with a main character who is a runner or participates in a race OR a book with a ship on the cover or set, at least partly, on a ship.

17. Deluded Depths
Read a book set underwater (the MC has to be a mermaid or a sea animal) OR read a book with a character who is a carpenter OR a book with a sea animal on the cover.

a. Barrelbottom
Read a book with a statue on the cover OR a book where a statue plays an important part OR read a book set in a town with a town center where at least one scene happens in the center OR a book with something from a ship that can be washed ashore on the cover

b. Dreary Lane Theatre
Read a book with a main character who is an actor OR a book with a main character who is in a play (can be a school play) OR a book with a place where something horrific happens and there is blood and mess everywhere

18. Wonderland Woods
Read a book with mushrooms on the cover OR a book with fog on the cover OR a book where a stream plays an important role (need to get water from there, traveling along it, etc) OR read a book where the main character is short OR read a book that is #7 in a series

a. Dry Landing
Read a book where the main character has to fight many enemies (ex-soldiers of an army who are protecting the big bad guy) OR read a book with a cover that you consider “bleak” OR a book with a cavern on the cover or where a cavern is important to the story

b. Herbaceous Border
Read a book with a large plant on the cover OR read a book where one of the main character’s friends or group members die OR read a book with a hole on the cover OR read a book that takes place outside.

c. Rolling Stones
Read a book that takes place underground (a bunker, place like District 13, in the Hunger Games, ect) OR read a book with a tunnel on the cover or where a tunnel plays an important part (need to go through a tunnel to escape something, etc) OR a book with a skeleton on the cover (could be animal or human)

d. Icy Reception
Read a book with a cave on the cover OR a book that has a blue cover OR a book with ICE on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a chasm on the cover or in the story

e. Fungiferous Flora
Read a short book (100-200 pgs) OR read a book with a main character who has a lot of enemies or people who just don’t like them OR read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover OR a book where most of the plot takes place at night OR a book with a turquoise cover

f. Centipede’s Sanctum
Read a book with a nutcracker on the cover OR a book whose title includes the word “Darkness” OR a book with insects on the cover OR a book with cliffs on the cover OR with a main character who goes rock climbing (on cliffs, not the indoor kind)

g.Caterpillar’s Plot
Read a book with lava and/or a volcano on the cover OR a book with a red or orange cover OR a book with a mountain on the cover OR a book where the main character goes mountain climbing OR a book with a wrought iron fence on the cover

20. Village of the Doomed
Read a book that takes place in a small village OR read a book with a blue, red, yellow or green cover OR read a book with a dilapidated house on the cover OR read a book where poison is important to the plot.

a. Dementia
Read a book with a city on the cover OR a book that is set in a city that was destroyed for some reason OR read a book by a male author OR read a book with a male main character

a. Drole Vel’s Gas Extraction
Read a book with a chimney on the cover OR a book whose cover is red OR a book with gnomes in it OR a book where the main character is warned about something

b. Mayor Elder’s House
Read a book with a main character who is in a position of authority (mayor, governor, president, king, queen, czar, etc) OR a book with a building made of concrete on the cover OR a book with a door on the cover

c. Rana Mushroom Shop
Read a book with a mushroom on the cover or in the title OR read a book where a shop of some kind plays an important role (the mc could work there or own it, etc) OR a book with a shop on the cover OR a book with something round on the cover OR a book with a circle or triangle on the cover or in the title.

b. Pandemonium
Read a book with a gray cover OR a book where acid is important to the story OR a book with rope on the cover OR a book with any kind of tools on the cover

a. Yur Mine
Read a book where the main character has to pay a price for someone’s help/assistance OR a book with a mine on the cover OR a book where the main character is a miner OR a book with a key on the cover OR a book where a locked door (and possibly finding the key) is important to the story

21. Infernal Train
Read a book with any one of these items on the cover: train, cathedral(s), stained glass window, spikes, turrets, curtain or candles OR read a book whose cover color is: scarlet, crimson, white or black OR read a book where something is used to destroy a place or person OR a book whose main character is hunted by or hunts someone.

22. Littlemore Infirmary
Read a book set in a hospital OR a book published in November of any year OR a book where a main character gets burned (physically) OR a book where a main character is hurt so bad that they may not live

23. Dollhouse
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR a book with a child’s toy on the cover (blocks, teddy bear, etc) OR a book with blood on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a colorful cover

a. Dolltown
Read a book set in the underworld OR read a book set in a prison OR a book with a character who is a criminal (has to be main character or someone close to the main character. Can’t just be someone mentioned once and never seen again) OR a book with a cage, knives, meat, nails or piles of junk on the cover or in the title

b. Fort Resistance
Read a book set in the main character’s last stronghold against someone OR read a book with a tower on the cover or title OR read a book with an prominent eye on the cover OR a book with a clock or clown on the cover.

24. Londerland
Read a book where two worlds mix to create a new world OR read a book with a main character who is on the edge of sanity and delusion OR read a book with a cobblestone road on the cover OR a book set on an island OR with an island on the cover

Spell It Out~ OPI Nail Polish

spell it out using the title of a book, the author's first or last name, the main character's first name or the name of the book series

Alice in Wonderland Collection – Spring
Absolutely Alice
A
B
S
O
L
U
T
E
L
Y

A
L
I
C
E

Mad as a Hatter
M
A
D

A
S

A

H
A
T
T
E
R

Off With Her Red!
O
F
F

W
I
T
H

H
E
R

R
E
D

just in case

The Madness Returns
Start Date: March 15, 2015


Part I: General Info
1. The games are based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Read both classic books by Lewis Carroll

2. Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

3. In the video games Alice is in her late teens.
Read a YA book OR a book with a teen main character

4. In the game American McGee's Alice, Alice is insane and is in Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book with an insane/crazy MC OR read a book that takes place in an insane asylum OR read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with the GR main genre as "Mental Illness" or "Psychological Thriller".

3. After she came back from Wonderland, all of Alice's family were killed in a house fire which causes her to have survivors guilt.
Read a book with a fire word in the title (Blaze, Inferno, Fire, Smoke, burning, etc) OR read a book with a fire on the cover OR read a book with a MC who is the only one who survived an attack or event that wiped out their entire family.

4. Most of the game takes place in Wonderland
Read a book that takes place in an imaginary place/country/area/dimension/world

5. In the games, Wonderland becomes twisted because of Alice's insanity
Read a twisted retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Wonderland is all messed up or violent or filled with nasty creatures.

6. The game Alice: The Madness Returns, take place a year after the first game in 1875.
Read a book with the number 1, 5, 7, or 8 in the total page number OR the original publication date

7. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice has been released from the asylum and is now in an orphanage.
Read a book with an MC who is an orphan or who has spent time in an orphanage OR read a book that takes place, at least partly, in an orphanage OR read a book where the MC is adopted

8. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice believes she is not mad anymore but she still has hallucinations of Wonderland.
Read a book with a MC who experiences hallucinations of any kind OR read a book with a MC who is schizophrenic

9. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Wonderland is still twisted but this time its not because of Alice's mind. This time its twisted by the Infernal Train and the force The Ruin which are a species of creatures.
Read a book with a train on the cover OR a book with "Train" in the title OR read a book that has creatures or monsters in it (I'm not talking about vampires or werewolves but some kind of ugly terrifying monster)

10. In this game Alice switches settings between Wonderland and London.
Read a book set in London OR a book set anywhere in England.

11. Alice remembers that she had a sister named Elizabeth.
Read a book whose MC or author is named Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, or Beth

12. In the game, Alice kills someone in the real world who was supposed to take care of her but instead is trying to hurt her and cover up a crime.
Read a book where the MC kills a person OR read a book where a crime happens

13. The games are very bloody and include fights were Alice uses various weapons to defeat creatures.
Read a book with blood on the cover OR the word:Blood, Bled, Bleeding or Bloody in the title OR read a book with a MC who fights a lot for some reason OR a book whose GR genre is "horror"

14. In Alice: The madness returns, Alice goes into Hysteria mode where she turns all white and bleeds from her mouth, eyes and hands. In this mode Alice has superhuman strength and is temporarily invincible.
Read a book with an invincible or indestructible MC (vampires, gods or goddesses, immortals, etc) OR read a book where the MC has superhuman strength for some reason OR a book where a character has a hysterical episode

15. Alice uses many different weapons in the game but her signature and primary weapon is the Vorpal Blade. In Lewis Carroll's Alice books, The Vorpal Blade is used to kill the Jabberwock
Read a book with a knife or blade of some kind on the cover OR read a book where the MC uses some kind of weapon OR read a book where a certain item/weapon is the only thing that can defeat something (like a monster, a person, a spell, etc)

Part 2: The Characters

1. Alice Liddell~ Read a book whose MC is named Alice OR read a book where the MC goes on some kind of mission or adventure Or a book with a kick ass heroine

2. Cheshire Cat~ In the games the Cheshire Cat is skeletal, gray and has an earring and tattoos. He still has his signature smile. He is also Alice's main ally in the games and helps her, although his help is in the form of riddles. He is also her guide through wonderland
Read a book with a person who has tattoos on the cover OR read a book with a person smiling on the cover OR read a book with a character who is the MC's main ally or sidekick OR read a book with a character who acts as the MC's guide through a strange world/land/place/dimension

3. The Queen Of Hearts~ She is describes as having tentacles and her hands are bare ripped flesh. In the second game she takes on the appearance as Alice as a young child. She is the cruel dictator who rules Wonderland in the first game
Read a book with a MC who is royalty OR read a book with a red cover OR a book with a heart on the cover OR read a book where the MC lives in a realm/kingdom ruled by a cruel king/queen

4. The White Rabbit~ He looks like a dead rabbit in the game and he is the one responsible for leading Alice into Wonderland. He dies in the game
Read a book where one of the main characters die Or read a book with a white cover OR a book with a rabbit on the cover OR a book where someone leads the mc somewhere

5. Dr. Angus Bumby~ Alice's psychiatrist and the person who runs the orphanage.
Read a book whose MC is some kind of doctor OR read a book with a character who is a psychiatrist or with a MC who goes to a psychiatrist OR read a book with a main GR genre: "abuse"

6. Dollmaker~ Main villain in Alice:The Madness Returns game in Wonderland. He takes the Insane children and makes them into murderous mindless dolls who do his bidding.
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR read a book where a doll plays an important part of the plot OR read a book with a dollhouse on the cover OR read a book with a character who has minions.

7. The Mad Hatter~ In the games the mad hatter is a psychopath and is obsessed with time and clockwork things. He also does experiments by fusing machinery with living begins. His companions, The March Hare and The Doormouse were experimented on to make them part machine. He also invents mechanical devices.
Read a book with a MC who is a psychopath or a sociopath OR read a book under the genre "Steampunk" OR read a book with a clock on the cover OR read a book with gears or some kind of machinery on the cover.

8. Tweedledee and Tweedledum~ Twins who work for the mad hatter and run his asylum where he does his experiments. In the games they are cannibales.
Read a book with twins in it OR read a book with a main character who is a twin OR read a book where the POV's switch between the twin MC's OR read a book with a cannibal character

9. Caterpillar~ He guides and advises Alice through the games. He is said to be the Oracle in the Oracle's Grove of Wonderland Woods in the games
Read a book with a caterpillar or butterfly on the cover OR read a book with a GR genre of "mythology" on its book page OR read a book where the MC is an oracle OR read a book with a wise character OR a book where an oracle is important to the plot.

10. Jabberwock (Jabberwocky)~ In the games he was left mutilated by the hero who killed him with the vorpal blade (from the poem Alice reads in the "Looking Glass" classic). The mad hatter had given the Jabberwock new mechanical body parts to replace his old ones. Alice encounters the Jabberwock in the game who verbally torments Alice that it was her fault her family died in the fire.
Read a book with a title that starts with the letter J OR read a book with a creature with wings on the cover OR read a book with a character who torments the main character.

11. Card Guards~ The Queen of Hearts' guards. In American McGee's Alice game the card guards are humanized cards with arms, legs and a head. In Alice: The Madness Returns, the card guards have been resurrected and are little more than mindless zombies with skeletal faces and holes where their deck suit used to be.
Read a book with zombies in it OR read a book where the MC is a zombie OR read a book with a deck of cards on the cover OR where poker or any card game is important to the plot OR read a book with soldiers in it

12. The Insane Children and the Insane Children Leader~ Read a book with a child as its Main Character OR read a book with a Main Character who has a child OR read a book with a main character who is a leader of some sort OR read a book where something tragic happens to the main character

13. The March Hare~ Read a book with a character who was good but then turned evil/bad OR read a book with a character who has suffered in some way OR read a book with a hare/rabbit on the cover

14. The Doormouse~ Read a steampunk book OR a book with robots OR a book where the main character is always sleepy

15. Mock Turtle~ Read a book with a depressed or sullen character OR read a book with a character who was laid off or fired from their job OR read a book where a character is captain of a ship.

16. The Carpenter~ Read a book with a main character who has red hair OR read a book where a character sacrifices themselves for another character OR read a book where the male lead or MC has tattoos.

17. Gryphon~ Read a book with a magical/mythological creature in it (like a Unicorn or Gryphon. No vampires, zombies or anything paranormal) OR read a book with a wise character OR read a book where a character gets taken prisoner or held hostage.

18. Bill McGill~ Read a book with a character who likes to drink (alcohol) OR read a book where a character is forced from/loses their house or their home (where they live) OR read a book with a scaredy cat character.

19. The Octopus~ Read a book with a main character who is a writer OR a book with a grouchy or disgruntled character OR read a book where a character goes on a rant

20. Mayor Elder~ Read a book with an elderly main character (60+ years old) OR read a book with a character who is a skilled driver OR read a book with a character who knows their way around a place or land and helps the main character through it (think fantasy worlds and its guides)

Weapons ~ American McGee's Alice


1. In this game the weapons are called toys.
Read a book with a toy of any kind on the cover OR read a book marked "Children/Children's/Middle Grade" on its GR page OR read a book with anything of weapon on the cover or in the title

2. Croquet Mallet~ Weapon can be swung as a hammer and has an electric aftershock when it connects with an enemy. It can also be used to hit electric croquet balls at an enemy
Read a book with lightening on the cover OR read a book with a croquet mallet or golf clubs on the cover OR read a book with a hammer or any hardware tools on the cover OR read a book with an "electric" romance

3. Playing Cards~ These cards are thrown at an enemy. Alice can throw them in rapid fire succession at a locked-in enemy or throw a handful for them in a disorderly fashion at an enemy. The back of the cards have a printed A on them for Alice.
Read a book whose title starts with A (disregard A and An. It has to be a A word) OR read a book with a rapid moving plot OR read a book with a club, spade, heart or diamond on the cover OR read a book with a character who is known for throwing things

4. Jackbomb~ The jackbomb is essentially a jack in the box weapon. It is a square with a handle on it that Alice can throw. It can be used 2 ways. One way is for Alice use it as a bomb where she throws it and upon impact it explodes. The second way is for Alice to throw it so it can open and the jack joker toy spits out fire as it spins its head around and then it explodes
Read a book with a few explosions OR read a book with a square or a cube on it (can also be things like a present or a block) OR read a book with a clown on the cover OR read a book with an explosive ending

5. Ice Wand~ The Ice wand is an ice crystal in blue-green color with swirling smoke around it. It has 2 uses. It can be used to shoot an icy mist to freeze the enemy. It can also be used to create a wall of ice to protect Alice from attack
Read a book with a word from the following list in the title- "Ice, Icy, Mist, Freeze, Frozen or Wand OR read a book with ice on the cover (can be in any form: ice cube, igloo, ice mountain) OR read a book with a character who is very protective of the MC or with an MC who is very protective of someone OR a book with smoke on the cover or in the title

6. Jacks~ Alice's jacks have 2 sides which are sharpened to deal more damaged. They can be used in 2 ways. Alice throw the jack in front of her and it bounces against the enemies, cutting them or Alice can forcefully throw them directly at her enemies to slice and cut them.
Read a book with a MC or author whose name is Jack OR read a book with something sharp on the cover OR read a book with an MC who fights with some kind of cutting weapon OR read a book with a ball on the cover

7. Demon Dice~ Set of 3 dice that are charged with demonic energy. When thrown, the dice summon a demon from hell. The demon summoned is random but the more dice Alice has the more powerful the demon summoned is. 3 kinds of demons can be summoned: Lightening spewing lesser demon; tail whipping fire lobbing serpent demon; and the gigantic ice spewing demon lord
Read a book with dice on the cover OR read a book with demons in it or with a MC who is a demon OR read a random book that you picked up OR read a gigantic book (400+ pages) OR read a book with a tail on the cover

8. Jabberwock’s Eye Staff ~ The staff is crooked and made of wood with a hook on one end to hold the eye from the Jabberwock. The staff can be used 2 ways. First it shoots a laserbeam at the enemy and when released the laserbeam ends and an explosive fireball is shot. The second way to use it is to blast rocket like orbs into the air that crash down and explode in a purple mist.
Read a book with a purple cover OR a book with lasers or laserbeams on the cover OR read a book with a hook on the cover OR read a book with an eye on the cover (one eye only on the entire cover) OR read a book with a rocket on the cover

9. Blunderbuss~ This is a secret weapon. This is a huge gun with a barrel that fans out to a huge size. It unleashes a powerful blast at her enemies that causes a lot of damage.
Read a book with a gun on the cover OR a book where a gun is important to the plot OR read a book with a MC who has a secret OR read a book with a powerful villain.

Weapons ~ Alice: The Madness Return

1. The Pepper Grinder~ The pepper grinder can be upgraded four times to become more powerful and to be made out of different materials: wood is first, then dark wood with black metal, then red and gold metal and finally black and silver metal. The gun-like weapon is shaped like a classic pepper grinder with pig details carved into it. The pig’s snout is the end of the grinder. It’s used as a long range weapon and shoots black peppercorns at enemies
Read a book with some kind of metal on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a pig on the cover OR read a book where the MC is a chef OR read a book whose cover is red, gold, tan, silver or black

2. Hobby Horse~ Its used as a large hammer and neighs when it’s used. It can also be upgraded four times: first one is made of wood; second red metal; third black metal; and fourth is a silver unicorn. There is also a weapon called the Knightmare which is like the last level of the upgrade except it’s made from a spinal column and a skull with a unicorn horn and antlers. When used it has a lot of power often causing damage to other enemies nearby when it hits an enemy. It can be used in combo with the vorpal blade. It is very heavy causing Alice to take slow swings with it leaving her wide open to attack.
Read a book with a horse on the cover OR read a book where unicorns are important to the plot OR read a book that you thought was “powerful” OR read a book where the MC gets attacked.

3. Teapot Cannon~ A gun-like weapon created by the Mad Hatter. It fires out tea infuser clock like balls that explode into steaming hot tea. A clock is inserted into the face of the tea pot. It can be charged for more powerful shots but needs to be cooled down after 4 or 5 shots. It can also be upgraded 4 times.
Read a book with a teapot or teacup on the cover OR read a book with a clock on the cover (can be a watch, alarm clock, wall clock, etc) OR read a book that is fourth in a series

4. Clockwork Bomb~ The clock is shaped like a toy bunny. The bomb has a timer on it which Alice can control with a remote or hit a button on the bomb manually. When the bomb explodes it can break down enemy guards and blocks as well as damage the enemies themselves. The bomb cannot hurt Alice even if she is standing next to it. It can be used outside of battle as a weight when Alice encounters puzzles she needs to solve.
Read a book with a bunny on the cover OR read a book where the MC is given a time limit to do something (ex- 3 days to do something or someone they love will die or 1 day to say goodbye to family, etc) OR read a book where a puzzle needs to be solved (mystery genre works) OR read a book where someone is defending their home (defending a castle or their land or whatever)

5. Umbrella~ This is a defensive shield like weapon. It can block projectiles and incoming fire. Alice can twirl the umbrella to deflect attacks back to the enemy.
Read a book with an umbrella or parasol on the cover OR read a book set in Victorian Times (1837-1901) OR read a book where someone is blocking something on the cover (blocking an attack, etc) OR read a book where the MC has to defend themselves (can be verbally, physically, magically, etc)

Locations

1. Rutledge Asylum~ Asylum Alice was kept at after the fire that killed her family in London. While there Alice was subjected to treatments such as leeching, electroshock therapy and tredpanning. During her stay she would be catatonic and unresponsive with fits of violence, screaming and attacking nurses.
Read a book with a character who is violent OR read a book with banshee’s in it OR read a non-fiction book about medicine and procedures in the 1800’s

2. Wonderland~ Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in Wonderland

3. Vale of Tears~ A valley with a river running through it which could be the remaining tears Alice cried the first time she went to Wonderland. In the Alice game, it is foggy with a gray sky; very bland and dark with a crying statue of Alice by the river. In The Madness Returns game the vale, a large lush forest grew with colorful flowers, waterfalls and crying statues that secreted blood. There were game pieces, the duchess’ house, a slow globe monument and a train platform. There are 4 sections in the Vale (below in italics).
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: river, valley, rain scene, forest, flowers, blood, dominos, marbles, jacks, dice, snow globe OR read a book with a MC who is a duchess OR read a book with a gloomy character

a. Hollow Hideaway ~ Rocky green moss and grass growing. It had pools of water and mist surrounding it.
Read a book with rocks on the cover OR read a book whose cover is the color green OR read a book with the word “hollow” or “hide” in the title

b. Pool of Tears~ Rocky and spacious area with large plant life and foggy. There were many bug creatures that wanted to kill Alice.
Read a book with a plant(s) on the cover- no flowers OR read a book with some kind of insect on the cover OR read a book with the word “pool” or “tears” in the title OR read a book with someone crying on the cover.

c. Just Desserts~ Home of Bill McGill. The house is made of decayed , bent wood with dirty walls, crooked stairs, green walls, a muddy and rocky floor and a stone fireplace. It’s a one room house with a bookshelf and a gate on the doorway.
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: a dilapidated house, stairs, fireplace or gates OR read a book where the MC lives in a one room apartment (studio) or a one room house OR read a book with a MC or author named Bill (only Bill, no other variations)

d> Wholly Moral Ground~ This area is underwater with seaweed, fish, rocks, ruins, a soft sand seabed, clams and snarks. It has a rock ceiling with no light shining through. After swimming through this area, Alice was given a turtle shell that enables her to breath underwater.
Read a book with an underwater scene on the cover OR a book that takes place underwater OR a book with a MC or love interest who is a mermaid OR a book with any kind of ruins on the cover.

e. Duchess’ Home~ This home is only in The Madness Returns game. The duchess was a cannibal in the first Alice games. In the second one Alice meets her at her home and she has declared that she has changed her ways and only eats pig meat. Her house is in a hollow tree stump. It only has walls and a kitchen.
Read a book where the main character spends a lot of time in the kitchen OR a book where a main character changes their ways for the better OR a book with a kitchen, tree or tree stump on the cover.

Locations Cont.


4. Queensland~ Main domain of the Queen of Hearts and heavily guarded by card guards. It can be considered the capital of Wonderland and had a large castle and grounds. In the Alice game Queensland was ridden with oozing appendages that “leaked” from the Queen’s body. The buildings were covered with intestines or flesh and the Queen’s tentacles. Pillars were made of bones. In The Madness Returns, the buildings are stone held together by the Queen’s tentacles. There are 5 sections in Queensland, in italics below.
Read a book that takes place in the capital city of any country OR read a book with a castle on the cove OR read a book that is very graphic in gross details OR read a book with bones on the cover.

a. Royal Rage~ The place where the battle between the gryphon and the jabberwocky took place. Has a battle ground layout- raised ground for battle with a moat surrounding the ground. Above is a “fire consumed” sky.
Read a book where a battle takes place OR read a book with a moat on the cover OR read a book with two or more figures fighting or locked in battle on the cover OR read a book with a red sky.

b. Battle Royal~ It’s a long route filled with enemies and lava, with many pathways between the Royal Rage and Ascension. There are rocky cliffs and its under an orange sky.
Read a book with a path on the cover OR read a book with a journey filled with enemies that the MC has to complete OR read a book with a cliff on the cover OR read a book with an orange cover

c. Ascension~ This is a grotesque area that leads to the Queen of Hearts lair and one of the more gothic areas in the Wonderland. It is surrounded by platforms, lava and a small bridge. There are also stained glass doors and windows.
Read a book where the villain has a “lair” OR read a gothic novel or with a book marked “gothic” on its main GR page OR read a book with one of the following on the cover: Lava, Volcano, Bridge or Stained Glass window

d. Castle Keep~ This is the top of the Queen of hearts castle and is heavily guarded with card guards. It has many large rooms and is very grand in appearance. It is one of the places that is not covered with the Queen’s flesh or guts. Lava flows through the main room and there were three portraits on the room of the Jabberwock, the Mad Hatter and Tweedledee. One area of the keep is surrounded by nothing and lit with one light.
Read a book with a grand hall, castle or room on the cover OR read a book with a portrait on the cover OR read a book with nothing but the title and author’s name on the cover OR read a book with one source of light on the cover (one light bulb, One candle, one lightswitch)

e. Heart Palace/Dark of Heartness/Heart of Darkness~ The palace had a foyer with gargoyle statues found there as well as a heart shaped door that led into the castle. Some of the rooms were decorated as a chessboard. Within the heart palace is the Darkness of Heartness/Heart of Darkness which is the main residence of the Queen of Hearts. It’s made up of the Queen’s flesh and housed her organs.
Read a book with gargoyles in it OR with a MC or love interest who is a gargoyle OR read a book with a door on the cover OR read a book with a chessboard or chess pieces on the cover OR read a book where chess or another board game is important to the plot

5. London~ The capital of England where Alice lives. Alice grew up in Oxford until the fire and then went to London to the asylum. The part of London where Alice lives is basically a slum with dirty men and women, beggars and prostitutes. It has 6 areas in the game.
Read a book take takes place in London or Oxford OR read a book where the MC lives in a slum OR read a book with a character who is a prostitute or forced into prostitution

a. Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth~ A shelter or orphanage in London’s East End. It’s a 2 story brick house attached to similar buildings on both sides. It is surrounded by a tall iron fence. The inside of the orphanage is spacious with big rooms that are messy and is disrepair. There are girl dorms and boy dorms where the children sleep. There are eight beds (mostly bunk beds) in each room as well as toys, books and clothes strewn on the floor.
Read a book set in London’s East End OR a book with a brick house on the cover OR a book with a messy MC OR a book that has boy and girl dorms OR a book with a bed or bunk bed on the cover

b.Moorgate Station~ This is a new train station that in the game is located in London’s East End (in reality it’s in Central London). It is a big brick building with an arch way to enter it, with tracks and trains.
Read a book by a new to you author OR read a book with a train or train station on the cover OR read a book with tracks on the cover

c. Radcliff’s Home~ Radcliff is the Liddell’s lawyer. The house is located on Threadneedle street. The area the house is in is surrounded by Asian immigrants. The house is a 3 story building decorated with samurai swords, Ming vases and Japanese paintings.
Read a book set in an Asian country OR a book with an Asian MC OR a book with a samurai in it OR a book with a sword, painting or vase on the cover OR a book with an MC who is a lawyer.

d. Mangled Mermaid~ This is a pub and known whorehouse located by the river Thames and owned by Alice’s former nanny. It’s a two story black and white building that faces the docks and has a courtyard in the back. Above the front door is a swinging sign with the bar’s name and a statue of a corpse-like mermaid. Drinking, gambling, fights and prostitution occurred inside. The second story had bedrooms for the prostitutes to spend time with their customers. It was burned down in a fire.
Read a book that takes place in a pub/bar or with a MC whose a bartender OR read a book with a black and white cover OR a book with a sign on the cover OR a book with a corpse on the cover OR a book with a MC who drinks, gambles or fights.

e. Gaol~ A typical British jail from the Victorian Era. It is 3 stories high, with the second floor for prisoners and the bottom floor for visitors. The policeman of the gaol are very muscular with a navy blue uniform, black boots and a top hat.
Read a book with a hat on the cover OR a book with a navy blue cover OR with a jail or a prison on the cover OR a book where the MC is a criminal or has spent time in a jail like setting (jail, prison, juvie)

f. Hyde Park~ A park in London, that in the game, is covered in very thick fog. Alice briefly visited the park before she was transferred to the Dollhouse in Wonderland.
Read a book with a park on the cover OR a book set, at least partly, in a park OR read a book with a foggy scene on the cover OR a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Hyde.

6. Cardbridge~ The bridge is located above the mainland of Wonderland. Playing cards fly around creating castles, walkways and bridges with their bodies. It’s a very peaceful palace under a blue sky. The card built and dismantled structures when Alice walked to or from them.
Read a book with a walkway on the cover OR a book that leaves your with a peaceful feeling OR a book where the MC is trying for peace during a war OR a book with an unstable structure on the cover

7. Queen of Hearts Land~ This is the Queen of Hearts domain before Queensland was built. It was the area around the Queen’s castle and was like the gardens of the grounds. The gardens’ were maze like and was well maintained with bushes and brick paths. Under the gardens were tunnels, pathways and water - based rooms. The Queen of Hearts land has 6 areas in it.
Read a book with a garden on the cover OR a book with bushes on the cover OR a book with a tunnel or an underground room that is important to the plot OR read a book that is 6th in a series

a. Airborne Terror~ This area is in a number of rooms, with rotting stone bricks. The area also has metal pipes, wooden platforms, thin planks, severed bridges, and steam vents that Alice had to use to travel around the area. There were also metal contraptions made of cogs and whirring wheels that Alice used at a platform. A window bathed the area in a “murky dead red”.
Read a book that terrifies you for any reason OR a book with an airborne virus in it OR a book with a metal contraption on the cover OR a book with wheels on the cover OR a dark red cover.

b. Majestic Maze~ This is a very long a difficult maze filled with beautiful architecture and well maintained plants, in the Alice game. It has iron fences, gates and stone pathways. The maze was lit with small heart shaped lights. There were also club, spades and diamond shapes scattered throughout the maze. In The Madness Returns game the Maze has fallen into disrepair with crumbling pillars, boulders, dead branches and holes in the ground.
Read a book with a beautiful cover OR read a book that was difficult for you to read for some reason OR a book where the MC lets something they have that is beautiful fall into disrepair (a house, their room, land they owned) OR read a book with a stone structure on the cover.

c. Mystifying Madness~ This is part of the Majestic Maze but this area is more of the “ground below the gardens”. It’s in similar structure to the Majestic Maze but it is underground instead of on the surface. There are a series of underwater tunnels made of rock or metal and walls of green.
Read a book where water plays an important role in the book OR a book where tunnels play an important role OR a book with a green cover OR a book that is similar to another book that you’ve read before.

d. Water Logged ~ This section of the Queen of Hearts land that required Alice to perform water based movements and swim a lot . It is series of underwater rooms with water levels that change when Alice steps on certain platforms, water tubes, bubbles that help Alice to breathe and pools.
Read a book with a pool scene or a pool on the cover OR read a book with a character that loves to swim OR read a book where a flood occurs OR a book with bubbles on the cover.

e. Labyrinthine Revenge~ The Labyrinth has many rooms filled with gears, lava, wheels, a steam pool, a whirlpool room, slow gears room, a Between the teeth room (where Alice has to jump between the teeth of gears), the garden maze and the gear catwalk.
Read a book with a labyrinth on the cover, in the title or in the book (must play important part in storyline) OR read a book with gears on the cover OR read a book with the word “Teeth” in the title OR read a book with a catwalk on the cover OR with an MC who is a model OR a book with an MC or villain who is out for revenge

f. Machinations~ This area is filled with Clockwork rooms and heavy machinery. The floors of the room are painted as a checkerboard.
Read a book with a checkered item on the cover (can be clothes, art work, etc) OR read a book with the word “Clockwork” in the title or series name OR a book with a clockwork item on the cover OR a book with heavy machinery on the cover.

8. The Liddell House in Oxford~ Alice’s childhood home that burned down in a fire killing her entire family. It was a large two story building with an attic, a large white wooden door, a porch and a dark brown roof with spikes on several edges.
Read a book set in England OR a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover OR a book where an attic plays an important part in the story OR a book with something spiky or spikes on the cover

Locations Cont.


9. Looking Glass Land~ An area of Wonderland that was previously ruled by the White King and White Queen. The area was based on chess; the red side and the white sides were at eternal war with each other. From the floor to the sky this area of Wonderland was in a checkered pattern with in red and white or in white and black. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book where a war occurs OR a book that is red and white OR a book that is white and black OR a book with a mirror on the cover

a. Pale Realm~ The pale realm is devoid of color except for Alice and the red chess pieces. The buildings were traditional Victorian buildings covered by a dim black sky.
Read a book with the word “Pale” or “Realm” in the title OR read a book with a MC whose skin is described as pale OR read a book with a Victorian looking building on the cover OR a book where the sky is black on the cover

b. Castling~ Castling is similar in structure to the Pale Realm with more focus on the White Castle. Many of the rooms in the castle were large and contained fountains. This is where Alice saw the White Queen being taken by the red chess pieces to their side of the realm.
Read a book where the MC is a hostage or the MC takes a hostage OR read a book with a fountain on the cover OR read a book with a white castle on the cover

c. Checkmate in Red~ This area is exactly the same as the pale realm but the black color was changed to bloody red. There were many enemies in this area as well as some floating platforms.
Read a book with something/one floating of just hovering there on the cover OR read a book with a blood red cover OR read a book where the MC has to go into enemy territory

d. Mirror Image~ The area is steampunk in design, with a lot of looking glasses and green tiled walls and floors. There were a lot of white padded cells, broken and fixed clocks, and black and grey tiling. There were rusted machines and a furnace.
Read a book with a heater or furnace on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a cell on the cover (any kinds: prison, jail, psychiatric) OR a book with a gray cover

10. Behind the Looking Glass~ This area reflected an asylum and had a good amount of padded cells. On the floors alchemical symbols glowed red and floating pocket watches. On the walls were several blood stains messages as well as messages carved into the walls. This area is considered to essentially be the Hatter’s Domain. It has 2 sections.
Read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with a pocket watch on the cover OR a book where there are messages left in blood for the MC OR a book where words/a message is carved into something on the cover.

a. Crazed Clockwork~ This area has a front porch and a foyer. While it doesn’t say in the description I assume it’s a building or a house based on the rooms it has. It also has a switch room with many switches on each side that Alice has to pull. There is a sinking clock room that is full with deadly Mercury. There is also a lab there where the mad hatter conducts his experiments. Since this is also the mad Hatter’s lair, of course there is a tea table and a clock tower.
Read a book with a lab on the cover or with an MC who works in a lab OR a book that takes place on the planet Mercury OR a book with a tower on the cover OR a book where the MC finds themselves in a deadly situation

b. About Face~ This is an arena like area where Alice fights the Mad Hatter. There is a huge grandfather clock on one side of the area. The area is on a high platform suspended in the air with railings on the side to keep from falling off.
Read a book where the MC of a series finally meets and fights the main villain of the series OR read a book with a grandfather clock on the cover OR read a book where the MC has to fight or survive in an arena.

11. The Hatter’s Domain~ This area does have a description of its own even though it says that The Hatter’s Domain and Behind The Looking Glass are basically the same thing. This area is more like an insane asylum. It has a mirror maze, the Hatters Automatons that he created and an asylum of insane children guarded by nightmare spiders. In The Madness Returns game this area had been turned into a factory. This area is the home of the Mad Hatter, The March Hare and The Doormouse. It has 1 section.
Read a book that was a nightmare to read for any reason OR read a book with a spider on the cover OR a book that features or the MC is a robot OR a book with a MC who works in a factory

a. The Crockery~ It’s a desolate wasteland near the Hatter’s domain with broken teapots and mercury. It has cliffs, canyon rock, sand and dirt. The area was tinted in orange that fades in and out.
Read a book where the MC has to survive in a desolate wasteland (apocalyptic and dystopian are good for this) OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book with a teapot on the cover.

12. Fortress of Doors~ This is a large area full of doors and moving platforms. Many structures were built from stone. It appeared to be floating in a massive portal that swished blue and purple colors. In the center of the area was the skool. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book with the word “Fortress” or “School” in the title OR a book with a stone statue on the cover OR a book with a blue or purple cover OR a book with portals to other areas in it

a. Fortress of Doors~ Sub-level~ This area is described as a dull place with a black sky with bits of gray in it. There were broken platforms everywhere with card-guards all over. Some of the platforms were made of stone, other of decayed wood. Alice was accompanied by Mayor Elder to this area of the fortress of doors. It has one section within it.
Read a book you thought was dull OR a book that is first in a series OR a book with a character who is a mayor OR a book where the group of authority is called “Elders” or “Elder”

i. Skool ~ This is an area that Alice had to pass to follow the white rabbit. Like a school it has a gym, a library, a theater, classrooms, and desks. Gaping holes appeared out of nowhere along with insane children. The skool was also always rocking back and forth. It’s a wooden structure that is decaying very badly and in a pitch black area. In the theater Insane children performed to a empty audience. There is also a chemistry lab that Alice used to create a potion.
Read a book with a school on the cover OR a book that takes place mostly in a school OR a book with a MC who is an actor OR a book with a MC whose a scientist, chemist or witch

b. Beyond the Wall~ The floor of this area was checkered in black and white. The blue brick was glistening with lights and a gold pattern rim. There were various objects in the wind and there were several large wooden doors that were bolted. There were vivid green lights and tones /shapes that are described as “psychedelic”.
Read a book with a gold cover OR a book with just one object on the cover and nothing else OR a book where a locked door plays an important part of the story OR a book set in the 1970’s.

c. Skool Daze~ This is the beginning of the skool. The skool originally was a grand building with red pattern carpets, tall brick walls and it was decorated with wood carvings and wallpaper. Greens, Reds, dark tone browns and golds colored the area. In the main foyer is a fireplace. In this section of the game, Alice visits the Observatory that has telescopes and a globe.
Read a book with a fire place on the cover OR a book where astronomy is important OR a book with a telescope, globe or the earth on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover

d. Skool’s Out~ This area has several rooms. One is the spiral atrium, the dice room, the gym, the second gryad classroom, third gryad classroom and a greenhouse.
Read a book with a greenhouse on the cover OR a book with a MC who has a green thumb OR a book with an elementary classroom on the cover OR a book where the MC is sporty.

13. The Land of Fire and Brimstone~ This is where Alice meets the Jabberwock. This area is filled with rock, ash and lava bursting from everywhere and the sky is orange. In the middle of this section is the Liddell house whose exterior looks fine. However the doors to the house are open and there is a portal in the center of it with the surrounding area inside the house still lit with the flames that killed Alice’s family. There are 2 sections in the Land of Fire and Brimstone.
Read a book with ash, fire or lava on the cover or in the title OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book where the main character(s) travel through a portal OR a book where a fire occurs.

a. Burning Curosity~ This area has canyons and a lava pool with rocks that can sink if you land on them. There are also fire caves, a fire ravine and the Liddell house. In this section Alice also meets the oracle again who turns out to be the caterpillar.
Read a book with an oracle in it or where the main character is an oracle OR read a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a pool on the cover

b. Jabberwock’s Lair~ This area is where Alice has her first battle with the Jabberwock. It takes place within the Wonderland’s version of the Liddell house.
Read a book where the main character had to go into battle of some kind OR read a book with a monster in it OR a book with a weapon on the cover

14. Oriental Grove~ Also known as the Mysterious East. It is a mountainous isle with running water forming a pool around the bottom of it. There were many oriental style objects and decoration around.
Read a book set in an oriental country (for this challenge these countries are: China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam) OR a book with a mysterious character OR a book whose main character or author is from an oriental country

15. Vale of Doom~ In the Madness Returns, this area is what was known as the Vale of Tears. It’s a burned incarnation of the Vale of Tears. It floats on the opium smoke that the Caterpillar blows when he is smoking. It was covered with slime and sat under a burning sky.
Read a book with something burning on the cover OR a book with the word “Burn” or “Burning” In the title OR read a book where a place is a reincarnation of another place OR a book where opium or drug abuse play a role OR a book with someone smoking on the cover

21. Looking Glass Railway~ It was a railway system that the citizens of Wonderland used before the Dollmaker arrived. The railroad carriages that used to run on the railway have been scattered across Wonderland, destroyed or rusted. There is a station on one of the railways that can be entered. The station has 2 floors, a piano, and gingerbread man wall.
Read a book with a piano on the cover OR read a book where music is important to the plot OR read a book with cookies on the cover OR a book with a character who bakes.

16. Tundraful~ The icy province of Wonderland that is above the Deluded Depths. The water had many shipwreck sharks. The moon in this area looked like it was smoking and the sun looked frozen and distressed. When walking around, Alice found the frozen corpses of the Owl, Lory, Mouse, Duck and Pelican who ran in a race the Dodo arranged. She also found a ship in a bottle.
Read a book set in very cold weather OR a book with sharks in it OR a book with a owl, mouse, Lory (parrot), duck or pelican on the cover or in the book OR with a main character who is a runner or participates in a race OR a book with a ship on the cover or set, at least partly, on a ship.

Locations Cont.


17. Deluded Depths~ This is an underwater part of Wonderland underneath the Tundraful. This area is the home of the carpenter, the oysters, walrus, octopus, music fish, colored jellyfish and deadly clams.
Read a book set underwater (the MC has to be a mermaid or a sea animal) OR read a book with a character who is a carpenter OR a book with a sea animal on the cover.

a. Barrelbottom~ This is the town in the center of the Deluded Depths. The houses were made of barrels, flotsam (floating wreckage of a ship or cargo) and jetsam (part of ship, cargo or equipment that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in emergencies). In the town center was a statue of the carpenter.
Read a book with a statue on the cover OR a book where a statue plays an important part OR read a book set in a town with a town center where at least one scene happens in the center OR a book with something from a ship that can be washed ashore on the cover

b. Dreary Lane Theatre~ This is a playhouse on the edge of town where the carpenter put on shows for the town occupants. There was a large stage and many doors for exits and dressing rooms. The entire place was a bloody horrific mess of live, dead and parts of fish and sea animals.
Read a book with a main character who is an actor OR a book with a main character who is in a play (can be a school play) OR a book with a place where something horrific happens and there is blood and mess everywhere

18. Wonderland Woods~ This area is damp and foggy with streams of water. Mushroom and fungi were rampant in this area. In this area Alice continues to be in her shrunken size. It has 7 sections
Read a book with mushrooms on the cover OR a book with fog on the cover OR a book where a stream plays an important role (need to get water from there, traveling along it, etc) OR read a book where the main character is short OR read a book that is #7 in a series

a. Dry Landing~ The first section of Wonderland Woods. It’s a bleak area that lacked color and was covered in dirt and rocks. Most of the area was surrounded by deep smog-filled caverns. Alice had to fight many enemies in this area.
Read a book where the main character has to fight many enemies (ex-soldiers of an army who are protecting the big bad guy) OR read a book with a cover that you consider “bleak” OR a book with a cavern on the cover or where a cavern is important to the story

b. Herbaceous Border~ The second section of Wonderland Woods. It is filled with oversized plant life. Here Alice saw one of her friends get crushed to death. Alice also gets trapped in a hole.
Read a book with a large plant on the cover OR read a book where one of the main character’s friends or group members die OR read a book with a hole on the cover OR read a book that takes place outside.

c. Rolling Stones~ The third section of Wonderland Woods. Everything in this section takes place underground. The area is very rocky and dirty with a spiral tunnel, which changed into platforms. Near the end of the of this section there is a skeleton of an extinct beast that Alice runs down.
Read a book that takes place underground (a bunker, place like District 13, in the Hunger Games, ect) OR read a book with a tunnel on the cover or where a tunnel plays an important part (need to go through a tunnel to escape something, etc) OR a book with a skeleton on the cover (could be animal or human)

d. Icy Reception~ Fourth section of Wonderland Woods, which is a cavern/cave. The cave was covered in blue ice, stalactites and stalagmites. It had many slippery pathways and ledges. There is also a deep chasm that leads to nothingness.
Read a book with a cave on the cover OR a book that has a blue cover OR a book with ICE on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a chasm on the cover or in the story

e. Fungiferous Flora~ The fifth section of Wonderland Woods. It is a short section with an unusually large amount of enemies. This area takes place at nighttime in the game. Among other things, this area has a turquoise cave that house many enemies.
Read a short book (100-200 pgs) OR read a book with a main character who has a lot of enemies or people who just don’t like them OR read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover OR a book where most of the plot takes place at night OR a book with a turquoise cover

f. Centipede’s Sanctum~ Sixth section of Wonderland Woods. This is where Alice defeats the centipede. It is a barren wasteland with rocks, darkness and surrounded by cliffs. The only weird thing about it was the nutcracker by the entrance to this section.
Read a book with a nutcracker on the cover OR a book whose title includes the word “Darkness” OR a book with insects on the cover OR a book with cliffs on the cover OR with a main character who goes rock climbing (on cliffs, not the indoor kind)

g.Caterpillar’s Plot~ The last section of Wonderland Woods. It is very rocky and coated in lava. There are mountainous ledges that could not be climbed and some metal fences. This area led Alice to the Looking Glass Land and when getting closer to the boarder, the caterpillar’s plot looked more chess-like.
Read a book with lava and/or a volcano on the cover OR a book with a red or orange cover OR a book with a mountain on the cover OR a book where the main character goes mountain climbing OR a book with a wrought iron fence on the cover

20. Village of the Doomed~ This area is an underground mining village. The village floated on wooden stilts to hold it above the rock and water. Many of the houses were blues, reds, yellows and greens colors. Some of the houses were broken and twisted as well. The area is full of shops, homes and station (some have been destroyed). The water has turned acidic and poisonous. This area has 2 sections and each section has sub-sections.
Read a book that takes place in a small village OR read a book with a blue, red, yellow or green cover OR read a book with a dilapidated house on the cover OR read a book where poison is important to the plot.

a. Dementia~ This area was an underground mining city with buildings made from wood, rocks and stone. There were very few residents there and most of them were male. This is where Alice finds the Vorpal Blade. This section has 3 sub sections.
Read a book with a city on the cover OR a book that is set in a city that was destroyed for some reason OR read a book by a male author OR read a book with a male main character

a. Drole Vel’s Gas Extraction ~ The chimneys on this building were on the sides and a big red sign was at the front door. While there Alice speaks to torch gnomes about what happened to the city and is warned not to cause trouble.
Read a book with a chimney on the cover OR a book whose cover is red OR a book with gnomes in it OR a book where the main character is warned about something

b. Mayor Elder’s House ~ The house was larger than others in the village and made of concrete. The windows were odd shapes and the door was small, mainly for the gnome’s height. There was also a sign that said it was the mayor’s house.
Read a book with a main character who is in a position of authority (mayor, governor, president, king, queen, czar, etc) OR a book with a building made of concrete on the cover OR a book with a door on the cover

c. Rana Mushroom Shop ~ The shop was round in shape and had a large pointed top that made it look like a mushroom. There are also similar shops around it which looks to be connected to the main shop. It had wide stairs leading to a small door.
Read a book with a mushroom on the cover or in the title OR read a book where a shop of some kind plays an important role (the mc could work there or own it, etc) OR a book with a shop on the cover OR a book with something round on the cover OR a book with a circle or triangle on the cover or in the title.

b. Pandemonium~ This section was green, blue and gray, like Dementia. This area had fewer houses and more mining equipment and tunnels. The area was also teeming with acid. To navigate the platforms, Alice had to use rope. This section has 1 sub-section.
Read a book with a gray cover OR a book where acid is important to the story OR a book with rope on the cover OR a book with any kind of tools on the cover

a. Yur Mine ~ This is a mining area where Alice met Mayor Elder here who would help her for a price. The price for Alice was finding a key for the mayor
Read a book where the main character has to pay a price for someone’s help/assistance OR a book with a mine on the cover OR a book where the main character is a miner OR a book with a key on the cover OR a book where a locked door (and possibly finding the key) is important to the story

21. Infernal Train~ This was a huge, fiery and terrible locomotive that was owned and driven by the Dollmaker. The train is the source of Alice’s continued insanity which caused the ruin of Wonderland. Both the interior and exterior of the train was intricate and dark. The outside however was engulfed in flames. The train cars were large cathedrals lined together on the track. It was black, had smoke coming from it and stained glass windows that leaked the colors of scarlet and crimson. On the outside there were lots of curves, spikes, turrets and windows. The inside had pews for seats as well as carpets, clean curtains, a black and white checkered pathway and candles for lighting. The train was used to destroy the rest of Wonderland and hunt down the insane children.
Read a book with any one of these items on the cover: train, cathedral(s), stained glass window, spikes, turrets, curtain or candles OR read a book whose cover color is: scarlet, crimson, white or black OR read a book where something is used to destroy a place or person OR a book whose main character is hunted by or hunts someone.

22. Littlemore Infirmary~ This is the small hospital where Alice was taken after the fire that killed her family on November 5, 1863. She was treated there for her burns which were so severe that it was questionable as to whether she would live. After she was healed she was transferred to Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book set in a hospital OR a book published in November of any year OR a book where a main character gets burned (physically) OR a book where a main character is hurt so bad that they may not live

Locations Cont.


23. Dollhouse
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR a book with a child’s toy on the cover (blocks, teddy bear, etc) OR a book with blood on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a colorful cover

a. Dolltown
Read a book set in the underworld OR read a book set in a prison OR a book with a character who is a criminal (has to be main character or someone close to the main character. Can’t just be someone mentioned once and never seen again) OR a book with a cage, knives, meat, nails or piles of junk on the cover or in the title

b. Fort Resistance
Read a book set in the main character’s last stronghold against someone OR read a book with a tower on the cover or title OR read a book with an prominent eye on the cover OR a book with a clock or clown on the cover.

24. Londerland
Read a book where two worlds mix to create a new world OR read a book with a main character who is on the edge of sanity and delusion OR read a book with a cobblestone road on the cover OR a book set on an island OR with an island on the cover

Spell It Out~ OPI Nail Polish ~ title, author, main character, series
Alice in Wonderland Collection – Spring
Absolutely Alice
A
B
S
O
L
U
T
E
L
Y

A
L
I
C
E

Mad as a Hatter
M
A
D

A
S

A

H
A
T
T
E
R

Off With Her Red!
O
F
F

W
I
T
H

H
E
R

R
E
D

reserved just in case

The Madness Returns
Duration: 4/1/15 - ???
Progress: 165/168

Part I: General Info
1. The games are based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Read both classic books by Lewis Carroll

2. Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

✔3. In the video games Alice is in her late teens.
Read a book with a teen main character
Not Just Gone by Jack Parker 8/4/15

✔4. In the game American McGee's Alice, Alice is insane and is in Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book that takes place in an insane asylum
Sunglasses After Dark by Nancy A. Collins 5/22/15

✔3. After she came back from Wonderland, all of Alice's family were killed in a house fire which causes her to have survivors guilt.
Read a book with a fire on the cover
by Ray Bradbury 2/14/16

✔4. Most of the game takes place in Wonderland
Read a book that takes place in an imaginary place/country/area/dimension/world
Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker 9/16/15

5. In the games, Wonderland becomes twisted because of Alice's insanity
Read a twisted retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Wonderland is all messed up or violent or filled with nasty creatures.

✔6. The game Alice: The Madness Returns, take place a year after the first game in 1875.
Read a book with the number 1, 5, 7, or 8 in the original publication date - 8/11/2009
Tall, Dark & Fangsome by Michelle Rowen 4/27/15

✔7. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice has been released from the asylum and is now in an orphanage.
Read a book where the MC is adopted
Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory 4/15/15

✔8. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice believes she is not mad anymore but she still has hallucinations of Wonderland.
Read a book with a MC who experiences hallucinations of any kind
The Maze Runner by James Dashner 11/9/16

✔9. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Wonderland is still twisted but this time its not because of Alice's mind, but by the Infernal Train and the force The Ruin which are a species of creatures.
Read a book that has creatures or monsters in it (Some kind of ugly terrifying monster) - Lobstrosities
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King 9/18/15

✔10. In this game Alice switches settings between Wonderland and London.
Read a book set anywhere in England.
Animal Kingdom by Iain Rob Wright 1/9/16

✔11. Alice remembers that she had a sister named Elizabeth.
Read a book whose MC or author is named Elizabeth, Liz, or Beth Liz Price
The Picture Frame: A Horror Novel by Iain Rob Wright 5/30/15

✔12. Alice kills someone in the real world who was supposed to take care of her but instead is trying to hurt her and cover up a crime.
Read a book where a crime happens
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews 4/20/15

✔13. The games are very bloody and include fights were Alice uses various weapons to defeat creatures.
Read a book whose GR genre is "horror"
Pet Sematary by Stephen King 4/6/15

✔14. In Alice: The madness returns, Alice goes into Hysteria mode where she turns all white and bleeds from her mouth, eyes and hands. In this mode Alice has superhuman strength and is temporarily invincible.
Read a book where the MC has superhuman strength for some reason
Tricked by Kevin Hearne 9/10/15

✔15. Alice uses many different weapons in the game but her signature and primary weapon is the Vorpal Blade, which is used to kill the Jabberwock.
Read a book with a knife or blade of some kind on the cover
by Kevin Hearne 5/11/15

Part 2: The Characters
The characters described are how they are portrayed in the Games ONLY

✔1. Alice Liddell~ Read a book with a kick ass heroine
Underworld by Greg Cox 11/15/15

✔2. Cheshire Cat~ In the games the Cheshire Cat is skeletal, gray and has an earring and tattoos. He still has his signature smile. He is also Alice's main ally in the games and helps her, although his help is in the form of riddles. He is also her guide through wonderland
Read a book with a character who acts as the MC's guide through a strange world/land/place/dimension
Defending Angels by Mary Stanton 11/7/15

✔3. The Queen Of Hearts~ She is describes as having tentacles and her hands are bare ripped flesh. In the second game she takes on the appearance as Alice as a young child. She is the cruel dictator who rules Wonderland in the first game
Read a book with a MC who is royalty
Five Glass Slippers by Elisabeth Brown 8/8/15

✔4. The White Rabbit - He looks like a dead rabbit in the game and he is the one responsible for leading Alice into Wonderland. He dies in the game
Read a book where someone leads the mc somewhere.
Eyes to See by Joseph Nassise 4/30/15

✔5. Dr. Angus Bumby~ Alice's psychiatrist and the person who runs the orphanage.
Read a book whose MC is some kind of doctor
The First Patient by Michael Palmer 8/8/16

✔6. Dollmaker~ Main villain in Alice:The Madness Returns game in Wonderland. He takes the Insane children and makes them into murderous mindless dolls who do his bidding.
Read a book with a doll on the cover
by Stefan Petrucha 3/6/16

✔7. The Mad Hatter~ In the games the mad hatter is a psychopath and is obsessed with time and clockwork things. He experiments by fusing machinery with living begins. His companions, The March Hare and The Doormouse were experimented on to make them part machine. He also invents mechanical devices.
Read a book under the genre "Steampunk"
Incarnation by Emma Cornwall 1/6/16

✔8. Tweedledee and Tweedledum~ Twins who work for the mad hatter and run his asylum where he does his experiments. In the games they are cannibales.
Read a book with a main character who is a twin
Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward 8/18/15

✔9. Caterpillar~ He guides and advises Alice through the games. He is said to be the Oracle in the Oracle's Grove of Wonderland Woods in the games
Read a book with a GR genre of "mythology" on its main book page
Hammered by Kevin Hearne 8/14/15

✔10. Jabberwock (Jabberwocky)~ In the games he was left mutilated by the hero who killed him with the vorpal blade. The mad hatter had given the Jabberwock new mechanical body parts to replace his old ones. Alice encounters the Jabberwock in the game who verbally torments Alice that it was her fault her family died in the fire.
Read a book with a creature with wings on the cover
by Robin Hobb 11/29/15

✔11. Card Guards~ The Queen of Hearts' guards. In American McGee's Alice game the card guards are humanized cards with arms, legs and a head. In Alice: The Madness Returns, the card guards have been resurrected and are little more than mindless zombies with skeletal faces and holes where their deck suit used to be.
Read a book where the MC is a zombie
Zombie Fairy Tales: The Complete Collection by Kevin Richey 6/30/15

✔12. The Insane Children and the Insane Children Leader~ Read a book with a child as its Main Character
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 7/7/15

✔13. The March Hare~ Read a book with a character who has suffered in some way
Evangeline by E.A. Gottschalk 11/26/15

✔14. The Doormouse~ Read a steampunk book
Geist by Philippa Ballantine 7/18/16

✔15. Mock Turtle~ Read a book where a character is captain of a ship. [
book:Graveyard Shift|16082905] by Angela Roquet 8/31/15

✔16. The Carpenter~ Read a book with a main character who has red hair
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 7/20/15

✔17. Gryphon~ Read a book where a character gets taken prisoner or held hostage.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer 12/8/15

✔18. Bill McGill~ Read a book with a character who likes to drink (alcohol)
Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler 7/29/15

✔19. The Octopus~ Read a book with a main character who is a writer
The Hunt by Susan Sizemore 6/13/16

✔20. Mayor Elder~ Read a book with a character who knows their way around a place or land and helps the main character through it
Storm Born by Richelle Mead 12/3/15

Weapons ~These are the other weapons besides the Vorpal Blade that Alice uses in both games

American McGee's Alice
✔1. In this game the weapons are called toys.
Read a book with anything of weapon on the cover
by Ilona Andrews 9/4/15

✔2. Croquet Mallet~ Weapon can be swung as a hammer and has an electric aftershock when it connects with an enemy. It can also be used to hit electric croquet balls at an enemy
Read a book with lightening on the cover
by Rachel Caine 4/9/15

✔3. Playing Cards~ These cards are thrown at an enemy. Alice can throw them in rapid fire succession at a locked-in enemy or throw a handful for them in a disorderly fashion at an enemy. The back of the cards have a printed A on them for Alice.
Read a book with a rapid moving plot
2389: A Space Horror Novel by Iain Rob Wright 1/29/16

✔4. Jackbomb~ The jackbomb is essentially a jack in the box weapon. It is a square with a handle on it that Alice can throw. It can be used 2 ways. One way is for Alice use it as a bomb where she throws it and upon impact it explodes. The second way is for Alice to throw it so it can open and the jack joker toy spits out fire as it spins its head around and then it explodes
Read a book with an explosive ending
The Z Club by J.W. Bouchard 1/17/16

✔5. Ice Wand~ The Ice wand is an ice crystal in blue-green color with swirling smoke around it. It has 2 uses. It can be used to shoot an icy mist to freeze the enemy. It can also be used to create a wall of ice to protect Alice from attack
Read a book with an MC who is very protective of someone
Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward 4/22/15

✔6. Jacks~ Alice's jacks have 2 sides which are sharpened to deal more damaged. They can be used in 2 ways. Alice throw the jack in front of her and it bounces against the enemies, cutting them or Alice can forcefully throw them directly at her enemies to slice and cut them.
Read a book with a MC whose name is Jack
by J.A. Konrath 11/17/15

✔7. Demon Dice~ Set of 3 dice that are charged with demonic energy. When thrown, the dice summon a demon from hell. The demon summoned is random but the more dice Alice has the more powerful the demon summoned is. 3 kinds of demons can be summoned: Lightening spewing lesser demon; tail whipping fire lobbing serpent demon; and the gigantic ice spewing demon lord
Read a book with demons in it
Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland 7/10/15

✔8. Jabberwock’s Eye Staff ~ The staff is crooked and made of wood with a hook on one end to hold the eye from the Jabberwock. The staff can be used 2 ways. First it shoots a laserbeam at the enemy and when released the laserbeam ends and an explosive fireball is shot. The second way to use it is to blast rocket like orbs into the air that crash down and explode in a purple mist.
Read a book with an eye on the cover
by Scott Sigler 6/18/15

✔9. Blunderbuss~ This is a secret weapon. This is a huge gun with a barrel that fans out to a huge size. It unleashes a powerful blast at her enemies that causes a lot of damage.
Read a book with a powerful villain.
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 10/13/15

Alice: The Madness Return
✔1. The Pepper Grinder~ The pepper grinder can be upgraded four times to become more powerful and to be made out of different materials: wood is first, then dark wood with black metal, then red and gold metal and finally black and silver metal. The gun-like weapon is shaped like a classic pepper grinder with pig details carved into it. The pig’s snout is the end of the grinder. It’s used as a long range weapon and shoots black peppercorns at enemies
Read a book whose cover is red, gold, tan, silver or black
by Jeff Lindsay 7/24/15

✔2. Hobby Horse~ Its used as a large hammer and neighs when it’s used. It can also be upgraded four times: first one is made of wood; second red metal; third black metal; and fourth is a silver unicorn. There is also a weapon called the Knightmare which is like the last level of the upgrade except it’s made from a spinal column and a skull with a unicorn horn and antlers. When used it has a lot of power often causing damage to other enemies nearby when it hits an enemy. It can be used in combo with the vorpal blade. It is very heavy causing Alice to take slow swings with it leaving her wide open to attack.
Read a book with a horse on the cover
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater 5/6/15

✔3. Teapot Cannon~ A gun-like weapon created by the Mad Hatter. It fires out tea infuser clock like balls that explode into steaming hot tea. A clock is inserted into the face of the tea pot. It can be charged for more powerful shots but needs to be cooled down after 4 or 5 shots. It can also be upgraded 4 times.
Read a book that is fourth in a series
Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward 10/2/15

✔4. Clockwork Bomb~ The clock is shaped like a toy bunny. The bomb has a timer on it which Alice can control with a remote or hit a button on the bomb manually. When the bomb explodes it can break down enemy guards and blocks as well as damage the enemies themselves. The bomb cannot hurt Alice even if she is standing next to it. It can be used outside of battle as a weight when Alice encounters puzzles she needs to solve.
Read a book where the MC is given a time limit to do something (has to leave by September)
In the Face of Death by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 5/31/15

✔5. Umbrella~ This is a defensive shield like weapon. It can block projectiles and incoming fire. Alice can twirl the umbrella to deflect attacks back to the enemy.
Read a book with an umbrella or parasol on the cover
by Armand Rosamilia 7/31/15

Locations
The locations for both games are mixed together.

✔1. Rutledge Asylum~ Asylum Alice was kept at after the fire that killed her family in London. While there Alice was subjected to treatments such as leeching, electroshock therapy and tredpanning. During her stay she would be catatonic and unresponsive with fits of violence, screaming and attacking nurses.
Read a book with a character who is violent
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie 12/31/15

✔ 2. Wonderland~ Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in Wonderland
Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland 8/25/15

✔3. Vale of Tears~ A valley with a river running through it which could be the remaining tears Alice cried the first time she went to Wonderland. In the Alice game, it is foggy with a gray sky; very bland and dark with a crying statue of Alice by the river. In The Madness Returns game the vale, a large lush forest grew with colorful flowers, waterfalls and crying statues that secreted blood. There were game pieces, the duchess’ house, a slow globe monument and a train platform. There are 4 sections in the Vale (below in italics).
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: river, valley, rain scene, forest, flowers, blood, dominos, marbles, jacks, dice, snow globe
by Sophie Meyer 7/13/15

✔a. Hollow Hideaway ~ Rocky green moss and grass growing. It had pools of water and mist surrounding it.
Read a book whose cover is the color green
by Janet Evanovich 10/30/15

✔b. Pool of Tears~ Rocky and spacious area with large plant life and foggy. There were many bug creatures that wanted to kill Alice.
Read a book with some kind of insect on the cover
by Jessica Gunter 2/6/16

✔c. Just Desserts~ Home of Bill McGill. The house is made of decayed , bent wood with dirty walls, crooked stairs, green walls, a muddy and rocky floor and a stone fireplace. It’s a one room house with a bookshelf and a gate on the doorway.
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: a dilapidated house, stairs, fireplace or gates
by Jeaniene Frost 1/2/16

✔d Wholly Moral Ground~ This area is underwater with seaweed, fish, rocks, ruins, a soft sand seabed, clams and snarks. It has a rock ceiling with no light shining through. After swimming through this area, Alice was given a turtle shell that enables her to breath underwater.
Read a book with a MC or love interest who is a mermaid
Rising by Holly Kelly 4/4/15

✔e. Duchess’ Home~ This home is only in The Madness Returns game. The duchess was a cannibal in the first Alice games. In the second one Alice meets her at her home and she has declared that she has changed her ways and only eats pig meat. Her house is in a hollow tree stump. It only has walls and a kitchen.
Read a book with a kitchen, tree or tree stump on the cover.
The Uncanny Valley: Tales from a Lost Town by Gregory Miller 6/4/15

✔4. Queensland~ Main domain of the Queen of Hearts and heavily guarded by card guards. It can be considered the capital of Wonderland and had a large castle and grounds. In the Alice game Queensland was ridden with oozing appendages that “leaked” from the Queen’s body. The buildings were covered with intestines or flesh and the Queen’s tentacles. Pillars were made of bones. In The Madness Returns, the buildings are stone held together by the Queen’s tentacles. There are 5 sections in Queensland, in italics below.
Read a book with a castle on the cover
by Morgan Rice 10/31/15

✔a. Royal Rage~ The place where the battle between the gryphon and the jabberwocky took place. Has a battle ground layout- raised ground for battle with a moat surrounding the ground. Above is a “fire consumed” sky.
Read a book where a battle takes place
Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks 7/28/15

✔b. Battle Royal~ It’s a long route filled with enemies and lava, with many pathways between the Royal Rage and Ascension. There are rocky cliffs and its under an orange sky.
Read a book with a journey filled with enemies that the MC has to complete
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 12/29/15

✔c. Ascension~ This is a grotesque area that leads to the Queen of Hearts lair and one of the more gothic areas in the Wonderland. It is surrounded by platforms, lava and a small bridge. There are also stained glass doors and windows.
Read a book marked “gothic” on its main GR page
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 9/9/15

✔d. Castle Keep~ This is the top of the Queen of hearts castle and is heavily guarded with card guards. It has many large rooms and is very grand in appearance. It is one of the places that is not covered with the Queen’s flesh or guts. Lava flows through the main room and there were three portraits on the room of the Jabberwock, the Mad Hatter and Tweedledee. One area of the keep is surrounded by nothing and lit with one light.
Read a book with one source of light on the cover
by Neil Gaiman 12/15/15

e. Heart Palace/Dark of Heartness/Heart of Darkness~ The palace had a foyer with gargoyle statues found there as well as a heart shaped door that led into the castle. Some of the rooms were decorated as a chessboard. Within the heart palace is the Darkness of Heartness/Heart of Darkness which is the main residence of the Queen of Hearts. It’s made up of the Queen’s flesh and housed her organs.
Read a book where chess or another board game is important to the plot
Stray by Rachel Vincent 6/9/16

✔5. London~ The capital of England where Alice lives. Alice grew up in Oxford until the fire and then went to London to the asylum. The part of London where Alice lives is basically a slum with dirty men and women, beggars and prostitutes. It has 6 areas in the game.
Read a book with a character who is a prostitute or forced into prostitution
Hot Knights and Fairy Tails: 16 Book Excite Spice Mega Bundle by Selena Kitt 11/29/15

✔a. Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth~ A shelter or orphanage in London’s East End. It’s a 2 story brick house attached to similar buildings on both sides. It is surrounded by a tall iron fence. The inside of the orphanage is spacious with big rooms that are messy and in disrepair. There are girl dorms and boy dorms where the children sleep. There are eight bunk beds in each room as well as toys, books and clothes strewn on the floor.
Read a book with a bed on the cover
by Chelsea Handler 6/26/15

✔b.Moorgate Station~ This is a new train station that in the game is located in London’s East End (in reality it’s in Central London). It is a big brick building with an arch way to enter it, with tracks and trains.
Read a book by a new to you author
Evolution by Kelly Carrero 11/20/15

✔c. Radcliff’s Home~ Radcliff is the Liddell’s lawyer. The house is located on Threadneedle street. The area the house is in is surrounded by Asian immigrants. The house is a 3 story building decorated with samurai swords, Ming vases and Japanese paintings.
Read a book set in an Asian country New Beijing
Cinder by Marissa Meyer 11/20/15

✔d. Mangled Mermaid~ This is a pub and known whorehouse located by the river Thames and owned by Alice’s former nanny. It’s a two story black and white building that faces the docks and has a courtyard in the back. Above the front door is a swinging sign with the bar’s name and a statue of a corpse-like mermaid. Drinking, gambling, fights and prostitution occurred inside. The second story had bedrooms for the prostitutes to spend time with their customers. It was burned down in a fire.
Read a book with a black and white cover
by Ransom Riggs 3/14/16

✔e. Gaol~ A typical British jail from the Victorian Era. It is 3 stories high, with the second floor for prisoners and the bottom floor for visitors. The policeman of the gaol are very muscular with a navy blue uniform, black boots and a top hat.
Read a book with a hat on the cover
by M.J. O'Shea 7/15/15

f. Hyde Park~ A park in London, that in the game, is covered in very thick fog. Alice briefly visited the park before she was transferred to the Dollhouse in Wonderland.
Read a book with a foggy scene on the cover
by Jim Butcher 4/21/16

✔6. Cardbridge~ The bridge is located above the mainland of Wonderland. Playing cards fly around creating castles, walkways and bridges with their bodies. It’s a very peaceful palace under a blue sky. The card built and dismantled structures when Alice walked to or from them.
Read a book where the MC is trying for peace during a war
Cress by Marissa Meyer 4/3/16

Locations cont

✔7. Queen of Hearts Land~ This is the Queen of Hearts domain before Queensland was built. It was the area around the Queen’s castle and was like the gardens of the grounds. The gardens’ were maze like and was well maintained with bushes and brick paths. Under the gardens were tunnels, pathways and water - based rooms. The Queen of Hearts land has 6 areas in it.
Read a book with a tunnel or an underground room that is important to the plot
The Sleepwalkers by J. Gabriel Gates 1/16/16

✔a. Airborne Terror~ This area is in a number of rooms, with rotting stone bricks. The area also has metal pipes, wooden platforms, thin planks, severed bridges, and steam vents that Alice had to use to travel around the area. There were also metal contraptions made of cogs and whirring wheels that Alice used at a platform. A window bathed the area in a “murky dead red”.
Read a book with an airborne virus in it
Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer 10/15/15

✔b. Majestic Maze~ This is a very long a difficult maze filled with beautiful architecture and well maintained plants, in the Alice game. It has iron fences, gates and stone pathways. The maze was lit with small heart shaped lights. There were also club, spades and diamond shapes scattered throughout the maze. In The Madness Returns game the Maze has fallen into disrepair with crumbling pillars, boulders, dead branches and holes in the ground.
Read a book that was difficult for you to read for some reason
The Mystic Wolves by Belinda Boring 11/2/15

✔c. Mystifying Madness~ This is part of the Majestic Maze but this area is more of the “ground below the gardens”. It’s in similar structure to the Majestic Maze but it is underground instead of on the surface. There are a series of underwater tunnels made of rock or metal and walls of green.
Read a book where water plays an important role
Blood and Ice by Robert Masello 8/28/15

✔d. Water Logged ~ This section of the Queen of Hearts land that required Alice to perform water based movements and swim a lot . It is series of underwater rooms with water levels that change when Alice steps on certain platforms, water tubes, bubbles that help Alice to breathe and pools.
Read a book where a flood occurs
The Flood by David Sachs 11/12/15

✔e. Labyrinthine Revenge~ The Labyrinth has many rooms filled with gears, lava, wheels, a steam pool, a whirlpool room, slow gears room, a Between the teeth room (where Alice has to jump between the teeth of gears), the garden maze and the gear catwalk.
Read with an MC who is a model
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 6/22/16

✔f. Machinations~ This area is filled with Clockwork rooms and heavy machinery. The floors of the room are painted as a checkerboard.
Read a book with the word “Clockwork” in the title
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 9/12/16

✔8. The Liddell House in Oxford~ Alice’s childhood home that burned down in a fire killing her entire family. It was a large two story building with an attic, a large white wooden door, a porch and a dark brown roof with spikes on several edges.
Read a book with a house on the cover
The Haunting of Sam Cabot by Mark Edward Hall 7/30/15

✔9. Looking Glass Land~ An area of Wonderland that was previously ruled by the White King and White Queen. The area was based on chess; the red side and the white sides were at eternal war with each other. From the floor to the sky this area of Wonderland was in a checkered pattern with in red and white or in white and black. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book that book that is white and black
by Jeff Lindsay 6/10/15

✔a. Pale Realm~ The pale realm is devoid of color except for Alice and the red chess pieces. The buildings were traditional Victorian buildings covered by a dim black sky.
Read a book where the sky is black on the cover
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 1/12/16

✔b. Castling~ Castling is similar in structure to the Pale Realm with more focus on the White Castle. Many of the rooms in the castle were large and contained fountains. This is where Alice saw the White Queen being taken by the red chess pieces to their side of the realm.
Read a book where the MC takes a hostage
Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett 12/26/15

✔c. Checkmate in Red~ This area is exactly the same as the pale realm but the black color was changed to bloody red. There were many enemies in this area as well as some floating platforms.
Read a book where the MC has to go into enemy territory
Blood Cross by Faith Hunter 2/12/16

✔d. Mirror Image~ The area is steampunk in design, with a lot of looking glasses and green tiled walls and floors. There were a lot of white padded cells, broken and fixed clocks, and black and grey tiling. There were rusted machines and a furnace.
Read a book with a gray cover
by Abby Fox 12/7/16

✔10. Behind the Looking Glass~ This area reflected an asylum and had a good amount of padded cells. On the floors alchemical symbols glowed red and floating pocket watches. On the walls were several blood stains messages as well as messages carved into the walls. This area is considered to essentially be the Hatter’s Domain. It has 2 sections.
Read a book where there are messages left in blood for the MC
Roman Blood by Steven Saylor 12/15/15

✔a. Crazed Clockwork~ This area has a front porch and a foyer. While it doesn’t say in the description I assume it’s a building or a house based on the rooms it has. It also has a switch room with many switches on each side that Alice has to pull. There is a sinking clock room that is full with deadly Mercury. There is also a lab there where the mad hatter conducts his experiments. Since this is also the mad Hatter’s lair, of course there is a tea table and a clock tower.
Read a book where the MC finds themselves in a deadly situation
A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz 12/11/15

✔b. About Face~ This is an arena like area where Alice fights the Mad Hatter. There is a huge grandfather clock on one side of the area. The area is on a high platform suspended in the air with railings on the side to keep from falling off.
Read a book where the MC of a series finally meets and fights the main villain of the series
The Peeling Omnibus by Iain Rob Wright 7/23/16

✔11. The Hatter’s Domain~ This area does have a description of its own even though it says that The Hatter’s Domain and Behind The Looking Glass are basically the same thing. This area is more like an insane asylum. It has a mirror maze, the Hatters Automatons that he created and an asylum of insane children guarded by nightmare spiders. In The Madness Returns game this area had been turned into a factory. This area is the home of the Mad Hatter, The March Hare and The Doormouse. It has 1 section.
Read a book that was a nightmare to read for any reason
Zomblog by T.W. Brown 12/31/16

✔a. The Crockery
Read a book where the MC has to survive in a desolate wasteland
Enclave by Ann Aguirre 5/8/15

Locations cont

✔12. Fortress of Doors~ This is a large area full of doors and moving platforms. Many structures were built from stone. It appeared to be floating in a massive portal that swished blue and purple colors. In the center of the area was the skool. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book with a blue or purple cover
by Maria V. Snyder 6/22/15

✔a. Fortress of Doors~ Sub-level~ This area is described as a dull place with a black sky with bits of gray in it. There were broken platforms everywhere with card-guards all over. Some of the platforms were made of stone, other of decayed wood. Alice was accompanied by Mayor Elder to this area of the fortress of doors. It has one section within it.
Read a book that is first in a series
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter 9/25/15

✔ i. Skool ~ This is an area that Alice had to pass to follow the white rabbit. Like a school it has a gym, a library, a theater and classrooms. Gaping holes appeared out of nowhere along with insane children. The skool was also always rocking back and forth. It’s a wooden structure that is decaying very badly and in a pitch black area. In the theater Insane children performed to a empty audience. There is also a chemistry lab that Alice used to create a potion.
Read a book with a MC who is a witch
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge 10/6/15

✔b. Beyond the Wall~ The floor of this area was checkered in black and white. The blue brick was glistening with lights and a gold pattern rim. There were various objects in the wind and there were several large wooden doors that were bolted. There were vivid green lights and tones /shapes that are described as “psychedelic”.
Read a book set in the 1970’s.
The Dead Zone by Stephen King 3/4/16

✔c. Skool Daze~ This is the beginning of the skool. The skool originally was a grand building with red pattern carpets, tall brick walls and it was decorated with wood carvings and wallpaper. Greens, Reds, dark tone browns and golds colored the area. In the main foyer is a fireplace. In this section of the game, Alice visits the Observatory that has telescopes and a globe.
Read a book with a dark brown cover
by A.W. Exley 4/27/16

✔d. Skool’s Out~ This area has several rooms. One is the spiral atrium, the dice room, the gym, the second gryad classroom, third gryad classroom and a greenhouse.
Read a book with a MC who has a green thumb
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 3/28/16

✔13. The Land of Fire and Brimstone~ This is where Alice meets the Jabberwock. This area is filled with rock, ash and lava bursting from everywhere and the sky is orange. In the middle of this section is the Liddell house whose exterior looks fine. However the doors to the house are open and there is a portal in the center of it with the surrounding area inside the house still lit with the flames that killed Alice’s family. There are 2 sections in the Land of Fire and Brimstone.
Read a book with an orange cover
by J.A. Konrath 10/17/15

✔a. Burning Curosity~ This area has canyons and a lava pool with rocks that can sink if you land on them. There are also fire caves, a fire ravine and the Liddell house. In this section Alice also meets the oracle again who turns out to be the caterpillar.
Read a book with a house on the cover
by Bryan Smith 7/6/16

✔b. Jabberwock’s Lair~ This area is where Alice has her first battle with the Jabberwock. It takes place within the Wonderland’s version of the Liddell house.
Read a book where the main character had to go into battle of some kind
Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead 1/25/16

✔14. Oriental Grove~ Also known as the Mysterious East. It is a mountainous isle with running water forming a pool around the bottom of it. There were many oriental style objects and decoration around.
Read a book set in an oriental country (for this challenge these countries are: China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam)
Unbroken: A Memoir of a Tennis Star Who Survived as a Japanese Prisoner of War by Phillip Harman 3/5/16

✔15. Vale of Doom~ In the Madness Returns, this area is what was known as the Vale of Tears. It’s a burned incarnation of the Vale of Tears. It floats on the opium smoke that the Caterpillar blows when he is smoking. It was covered with slime and sat under a burning sky.
Read a book with something burning on the cover
by Lilith Saintcrow 2/19/16

✔ 16. Tundraful~ The icy province of Wonderland that is above the Deluded Depths. The water had many shipwreck sharks. The moon in this area looked like it was smoking and the sun looked frozen and distressed. When walking around, Alice found the frozen corpses of the Owl, Lory, Mouse, Duck and Pelican who ran in a race the Dodo arranged. She also found a ship in a bottle.
Read a book set, at least partly, on a ship.
Steel by Carrie Vaughn 10/8/15

✔17. Deluded Depths~ This is an underwater part of Wonderland underneath the Tundraful. This area is the home of the carpenter, the oysters, walrus, octopus, music fish, colored jellyfish and deadly clams.
Read a book with a character who is a carpenter
Beauty Sleeps by Alexa Riley 11/17/16

✔a. Barrelbottom~ This is the town in the center of the Deluded Depths. The houses were made of barrels, flotsam (floating wreckage of a ship or cargo) and jetsam (part of ship, cargo or equipment that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in emergencies). In the town center was a statue of the carpenter.
Read a book where a statue plays an important part
Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward 5/15/16

✔b. Dreary Lane Theatre~ This is a playhouse on the edge of town where the carpenter put on shows for the town occupants. There was a large stage and many doors for exits and dressing rooms. The entire place was a bloody horrific mess of live, dead and parts of fish and sea animals.
Read a book with a place where something horrific happens and there is blood and mess everywhere
The Zombie Wilson Diaries by Timothy W. Long 12/9/15

✔18. Wonderland Woods~ This area is damp and foggy with streams of water. Mushroom and fungi were rampant in this area. In this area Alice continues to be in her shrunken size. It has 7 sections
Read a book where the main character is short
Darkhouse by Karina Halle 6/28/16

✔a. Dry Landing~ The first section of Wonderland Woods. It’s a bleak area that lacked color and was covered in dirt and rocks. Most of the area was surrounded by deep smog-filled caverns. Alice had to fight many enemies in this area.
Read a book where the main character has to fight many enemies
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 2/4/16

✔b. Herbaceous Border~ The second section of Wonderland Woods. It is filled with oversized plant life. Here Alice saw one of her friends get crushed to death. Alice also gets trapped in a hole.
Read a book where one of the main character’s friends or group members die
The Ruins by Scott B. Smith 10/22/15

✔c. Rolling Stones~ The third section of Wonderland Woods. Everything in this section takes place underground. The area is very rocky and dirty with a spiral tunnel, which changed into platforms. Near the end of the of this section there is a skeleton of an extinct beast that Alice runs down.
Read a book with a tunnel on the cover
by Charlie Huston 5/15/15

✔d. Icy Reception~ Fourth section of Wonderland Woods, which is a cavern/cave. The cave was covered in blue ice, stalactites and stalagmites. It had many slippery pathways and ledges. There is also a deep chasm that leads to nothingness.
Read a book that has a blue cover
by J.R. Ward 2/20/16

✔e. Fungiferous Flora~ The fifth section of Wonderland Woods. It is a short section with an unusually large amount of enemies. This area takes place at nighttime in the game. Among other things, this area has a turquoise cave that house many enemies.
Read a short book (100-200 pgs) - 188 Pages
Fire Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow 8/12/15

✔f. Centipede’s Sanctum~ Sixth section of Wonderland Woods. This is where Alice defeats the centipede. It is a barren wasteland with rocks, darkness and surrounded by cliffs. The only weird thing about it was the nutcracker by the entrance to this section.
Read a book whose title includes the word “Darkness”
Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost 2/20/17

✔g.Caterpillar’s Plot~ The last section of Wonderland Woods. It is very rocky and coated in lava. There are mountainous ledges that could not be climbed and some metal fences. This area led Alice to the Looking Glass Land and when getting closer to the boarder, the caterpillar’s plot looked more chess-like.
Read a book with a red or orange cover
by Meg Cabot 1/28/16

Location cont

✔19. Village of the Doomed~ This area is an underground mining village. The village floated on wooden stilts to hold it above the rock and water. Many of the houses were blues, reds, yellows and greens colors. Some of the houses were broken and twisted as well. The area is full of shops, homes and station (some have been destroyed). The water has turned acidic and poisonous. This area has 2 sections and each section has sub-sections.
Read a book with a blue, red, yellow or green cover
by Leslie Meier 5/19/15

✔a. Dementia~ This area was an underground mining city with buildings made from wood, rocks and stone. There were very few residents there and most of them were male. This is where Alice finds the Vorpal Blade. This section has 3 sub sections.
Read a book by a male author
Trudge by Shawn Chesser 9/22/15

✔a1. Drole Vel’s Gas Extraction ~ The chimneys on this building were on the sides and a big red sign was at the front door. While there Alice speaks to torch gnomes about what happened to the city and is warned not to cause trouble.
Read a book whose cover is red
by Richelle Mead 2/25/16

✔a2. Mayor Elder’s House ~ The house was larger than others in the village and made of concrete. The windows were odd shapes and the door was small, mainly for the gnome’s height. There was also a sign that said it was the mayor’s house.
Read a book with a main character who is in a position of authority
The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan 5/5/16

✔a3. Rana Mushroom Shop ~ The shop was round in shape and had a large pointed top that made it look like a mushroom. There are also similar shops around it which looks to be connected to the main shop. It had wide stairs leading to a small door.
Read a book where a shop of some kind plays an important role
Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler 12/21/15

✔b. Pandemonium~ This section was green, blue and gray, like Dementia. This area had fewer houses and more mining equipment and tunnels. The area was also teeming with acid. To navigate the platforms, Alice had to use rope. This section has 1 sub-section.
Read a book with rope on the cover
by Perrin Briar 7/11/16

✔b1. Yur Mine ~ This is a mining area where Alice met Mayor Elder here who would help her for a price. The price for Alice was finding a key for the mayor
Read a book where the main character has to pay a price for someone’s help/assistance
Reign of Blood by Alexia Purdy 3/24/16

✔20. Infernal Train~ This was a huge, fiery and terrible locomotive that was owned and driven by the Dollmaker. The train is the source of Alice’s continued insanity which caused the ruin of Wonderland. Both the interior and exterior of the train was intricate and dark. The outside however was engulfed in flames. The train cars were large cathedrals lined together on the track. It was black, had smoke coming from it and stained glass windows that leaked the colors of scarlet and crimson. On the outside there were lots of curves, spikes, turrets and windows. The inside had pews for seats as well as carpets, clean curtains, a black and white checkered pathway and candles for lighting. The train was used to destroy the rest of Wonderland and hunt down the insane children.
Read a book whose cover color is: scarlet, crimson, white or black
by Chelsea Handler 11/4/15

✔21. Looking Glass Railway~ It was a railway system that the citizens of Wonderland used before the Dollmaker arrived. The railroad carriages that used to run on the railway have been scattered across Wonderland, destroyed or rusted. There is a station on one of the railways that can be entered. The station has 2 floors, a piano, and gingerbread man wall.
Read a book where music is important to the plot
Torn by Stefan Petrucha 7/24/15

✔22. Littlemore Infirmary~ This is the small hospital where Alice was taken after the fire that killed her family on November 5, 1863. She was treated there for her burns which were so severe that it was questionable as to whether she would live. After she was healed she was transferred to Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book where a main character gets burned (physically)
Rusty Nail by J.A. Konrath 2/10/16

✔23. Dollhouse~ This area was a colorful town made from life size doll houses. When the Dollmaker came the town changed to a dark wasteland. This becomes the new center of Wonderland. The houses of the town were detachable and had vibrant interiors. Inside the houses can be found pictures, plushies and wooden blocks. But not everything was child-like. The furniture in the houses had messages written on them and they were decorated in blood. In the town there were doll parts everywhere. There were also whole dolls who either helped or hurt Alice. The dolls that were on the swings were the bad ones and they had protruding nails coming from their bodies. This area has 2 sections.
Read a book with blood on the cover or in the title
In the Blood by Nancy A. Collins 5/28/15

✔a. Dolltown~ This section in the underground/underworld. This area was the opposite of the colorful town. There was lack of color and child toys/furniture. Dolltown was more of a prison area. Lying around were morbid depictions of dolls, glass cages with horrific things, wax figures, knives, meat, nails, piles of junk, piles of broken baby dolls and damaged skeletons. There are also objects Alice can break and inside them are porcelain baby doll heads.
Read a book set in a prison
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson 1/23/16

✔b. Fort Resistance ~ This is the base and last stronghold of the Insane Children who are against the Dollmaker. The fort was made up of parts of a house and toys, mostly blocks. There were three towers; two had no roofs and an eye on the front of the tower. The third tower had a crayon tipped roof. On top of the fort were three spikes with a baby doll’s head speared on one of the spikes. The front of the fort had many eye drawings. Among other things the fort had a barricade made of doors and pencils as well as a doll clock and clown head for decoration.
Read a book with an prominent eye on the cover
by Michael Crichton 1/21/16

✔24. Londerland~ This is Wonderland and London combined and blurred in Alice’s mind after the events of The Madness Returns game. Londerland is the border between Alice’s sanity/reality and delusion. Parts of London, such as the cobblestone roads and buildings are mixed in with the large fungi, plants and toys of Wonderland. Londerland has a blue sky with white clouds but in those white clouds are floating islands. The trees of Londerland grow higher than any building and can be seen next to Big Ben.
Read a book where two worlds mix to create a new world
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews 2/29/16

Spell It Out~ OPI Nail Polish ~ title, author, main character, series
Alice in Wonderland Collection – Spring

Absolutely Alice
A Riding Red by Alexa Riley 11/10/16
B Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates 10/6/16
S Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 11/11/16
O Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz 10/13/16
L Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier 8/30/16
U Uganda Be Kidding Me by Chelsea Handler 2/26/16
T Tempest's Legacy by Nicole Peeler 4/16/17
E Ever Shade by Alexia Purdy 1/18/17
L The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames 9/20/16
Y Blood Will Tell by Samantha Young 7/27/16

A We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews 8/26/16
L Little Brats: Taboo A-Z Volume 1 by Selena Kitt 8/20/16
I The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu 3/21/16
C Paint it Black by Nancy A. Collins 8/21/16
E Moseh's Staff by A.W. Exley 12/15/16

Mad as a Hatter
M Frostbite by Richelle Mead 9/23/16
A The Martian by Andy Weir 4/9/16
D Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath 6/15/16

A The Seven Whistlers by Amber Benson 4/11/16
S Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! by Sara C. Roethle 6/30/16

A Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter 5/25/16

H Hunted by Kevin Hearne 3/10/16
A At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost 5/1/16
T Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier 7/9/16
T Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler 6/3/16
E Black & Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge 3/18/16
R Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen 1/31/16

Off With Her Red!
O Sweet Magic Song by Olivia Hardin 6/7/16
F Forbidden Pleasure by Lora Leigh 7/19/16
F Fuzzy Navel by J.A. Konrath 8/3/16

W Slasher: the Escape of Richard Heinz by Iain Rob Wright 7/19/16
I Invisible by Lorena McCourtney 6/20/16
T Touch of the Demon by Diana Rowland 8/29/16
H Happily Never After by Jeaniene Frost 8/27/16

H Smoke Rising by Craig Halloran 9/1/16
E Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley 11/16/16
R Secrets of the Demon by Diana Rowland 9/29/16

R Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells 5/24/16
E Hatshepsut's Collar by A.W. Exley 9/26/16
D A Demon Bound by Debra Dunbar 8/1/16

Part I: General Info
1. The games are based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Read both classic books by Lewis Carroll

2. Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

3. In the video games Alice is in her late teens.
Read a YA book OR a book with a teen main character

4. In the game American McGee's Alice, Alice is insane and is in Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book with an insane/crazy MC OR read a book that takes place in an insane asylum OR read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with the GR main genre as "Mental Illness" or "Psychological Thriller".

3. After she came back from Wonderland, all of Alice's family were killed in a house fire which causes her to have survivors guilt.
Read a book with a fire word in the title (Blaze, Inferno, Fire, Smoke, burning, etc) OR read a book with a fire on the cover OR read a book with a MC who is the only one who survived an attack or event that wiped out their entire family.

4. Most of the game takes place in Wonderland
Read a book that takes place in an imaginary place/country/area/dimension/world

5. In the games, Wonderland becomes twisted because of Alice's insanity
Read a twisted retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Wonderland is all messed up or violent or filled with nasty creatures.

6. The game Alice: The Madness Returns, take place a year after the first game in 1875.
Read a book with the number 1, 5, 7, or 8 in the total page number OR the original publication date

7. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice has been released from the asylum and is now in an orphanage.
Read a book with an MC who is an orphan or who has spent time in an orphanage OR read a book that takes place, at least partly, in an orphanage OR read a book where the MC is adopted

8. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice believes she is not mad anymore but she still has hallucinations of Wonderland.
Read a book with a MC who experiences hallucinations of any kind OR read a book with a MC who is schizophrenic

9. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Wonderland is still twisted but this time its not because of Alice's mind. This time its twisted by the Infernal Train and the force The Ruin which are a species of creatures.
Read a book with a train on the cover OR a book with "Train" in the title OR read a book that has creatures or monsters in it (I'm not talking about vampires or werewolves but some kind of ugly terrifying monster)

10. In this game Alice switches settings between Wonderland and London.
Read a book set in London OR a book set anywhere in England.

11. Alice remembers that she had a sister named Elizabeth.
Read a book whose MC or author is named Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, or Beth

12. In the game, Alice kills someone in the real world who was supposed to take care of her but instead is trying to hurt her and cover up a crime.
Read a book where the MC kills a person OR read a book where a crime happens

13. The games are very bloody and include fights were Alice uses various weapons to defeat creatures.
Read a book with blood on the cover OR the word:Blood, Bled, Bleeding or Bloody in the title OR read a book with a MC who fights a lot for some reason OR a book whose GR genre is "horror"

14. In Alice: The madness returns, Alice goes into Hysteria mode where she turns all white and bleeds from her mouth, eyes and hands. In this mode Alice has superhuman strength and is temporarily invincible.
Read a book with an invincible or indestructible MC (vampires, gods or goddesses, immortals, etc) OR read a book where the MC has superhuman strength for some reason OR a book where a character has a hysterical episode

15. Alice uses many different weapons in the game but her signature and primary weapon is the Vorpal Blade. In Lewis Carroll's Alice books, The Vorpal Blade is used to kill the Jabberwock
Read a book with a knife or blade of some kind on the cover OR read a book where the MC uses some kind of weapon OR read a book where a certain item/weapon is the only thing that can defeat something (like a monster, a person, a spell, etc)

Part 2: The Characters
The characters described are how they are portrayed in the Games ONLY

1. Alice Liddell~ Read a book whose MC is named Alice OR read a book where the MC goes on some kind of mission or adventure Or a book with a kick ass heroine

2. Cheshire Cat~ In the games the Cheshire Cat is skeletal, gray and has an earring and tattoos. He still has his signature smile. He is also Alice's main ally in the games and helps her, although his help is in the form of riddles. He is also her guide through wonderland
Read a book with a person who has tattoos on the cover OR read a book with a person smiling on the cover OR read a book with a character who is the MC's main ally or sidekick OR read a book with a character who acts as the MC's guide through a strange world/land/place/dimension

3. The Queen Of Hearts~ She is describes as having tentacles and her hands are bare ripped flesh. In the second game she takes on the appearance as Alice as a young child. She is the cruel dictator who rules Wonderland in the first game
Read a book with a MC who is royalty OR read a book with a red cover OR a book with a heart on the cover OR read a book where the MC lives in a realm/kingdom ruled by a cruel king/queen

4. The White Rabbit~ He looks like a dead rabbit in the game and he is the one responsible for leading Alice into Wonderland. He dies in the game
Read a book where one of the main characters die Or read a book with a white cover OR a book with a rabbit on the cover OR a book where someone leads the mc somewhere

5. Dr. Angus Bumby~ Alice's psychiatrist and the person who runs the orphanage.
Read a book whose MC is some kind of doctor OR read a book with a character who is a psychiatrist or with a MC who goes to a psychiatrist OR read a book with a main GR genre: "abuse"

6. Dollmaker~ Main villain in Alice:The Madness Returns game in Wonderland. He takes the Insane children and makes them into murderous mindless dolls who do his bidding.
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR read a book where a doll plays an important part of the plot OR read a book with a dollhouse on the cover OR read a book with a character who has minions.

7. The Mad Hatter~ In the games the mad hatter is a psychopath and is obsessed with time and clockwork things. He also does experiments by fusing machinery with living begins. His companions, The March Hare and The Doormouse were experimented on to make them part machine. He also invents mechanical devices.
Read a book with a MC who is a psychopath or a sociopath OR read a book under the genre "Steampunk" OR read a book with a clock on the cover OR read a book with gears or some kind of machinery on the cover.

8. Tweedledee and Tweedledum~ Twins who work for the mad hatter and run his asylum where he does his experiments. In the games they are cannibales.
Read a book with twins in it OR read a book with a main character who is a twin OR read a book where the POV's switch between the twin MC's OR read a book with a cannibal character

9. Caterpillar~ He guides and advises Alice through the games. He is said to be the Oracle in the Oracle's Grove of Wonderland Woods in the games
Read a book with a caterpillar or butterfly on the cover OR read a book with a GR genre of "mythology" on its book page OR read a book where the MC is an oracle OR read a book with a wise character OR a book where an oracle is important to the plot.

10. Jabberwock (Jabberwocky)~ In the games he was left mutilated by the hero who killed him with the vorpal blade (from the poem Alice reads in the "Looking Glass" classic). The mad hatter had given the Jabberwock new mechanical body parts to replace his old ones. Alice encounters the Jabberwock in the game who verbally torments Alice that it was her fault her family died in the fire.
Read a book with a title that starts with the letter J OR read a book with a creature with wings on the cover OR read a book with a character who torments the main character.

11. Card Guards~ The Queen of Hearts' guards. In American McGee's Alice game the card guards are humanized cards with arms, legs and a head. In Alice: The Madness Returns, the card guards have been resurrected and are little more than mindless zombies with skeletal faces and holes where their deck suit used to be.
Read a book with zombies in it OR read a book where the MC is a zombie OR read a book with a deck of cards on the cover OR where poker or any card game is important to the plot OR read a book with soldiers in it

12. The Insane Children and the Insane Children Leader~ Read a book with a child as its Main Character OR read a book with a Main Character who has a child OR read a book with a main character who is a leader of some sort OR read a book where something tragic happens to the main character

13. The March Hare~ Read a book with a character who was good but then turned evil/bad OR read a book with a character who has suffered in some way OR read a book with a hare/rabbit on the cover

14. The Doormouse~ Read a steampunk book OR a book with robots OR a book where the main character is always sleepy

15. Mock Turtle~ Read a book with a depressed or sullen character OR read a book with a character who was laid off or fired from their job OR read a book where a character is captain of a ship.

16. The Carpenter~ Read a book with a main character who has red hair OR read a book where a character sacrifices themselves for another character OR read a book where the male lead or MC has tattoos.

17. Gryphon~ Read a book with a magical/mythological creature in it (like a Unicorn or Gryphon. No vampires, zombies or anything paranormal) OR read a book with a wise character OR read a book where a character gets taken prisoner or held hostage.

18. Bill McGill~ Read a book with a character who likes to drink (alcohol) OR read a book where a character is forced from/loses their house or their home (where they live) OR read a book with a scaredy cat character.

19. The Octopus~ Read a book with a main character who is a writer OR a book with a grouchy or disgruntled character OR read a book where a character goes on a rant

20. Mayor Elder~ Read a book with an elderly main character (60+ years old) OR read a book with a character who is a skilled driver OR read a book with a character who knows their way around a place or land and helps the main character through it (think fantasy worlds and its guides)

Weapons ~These are the other weapons besides the Vorpal Blade that Alice uses in both games

American McGee's Alice
1. In this game the weapons are called toys.
Read a book with a toy of any kind on the cover OR read a book marked "Children/Children's/Middle Grade" on its GR page OR read a book with anything of weapon on the cover or in the title

2. Croquet Mallet~ Weapon can be swung as a hammer and has an electric aftershock when it connects with an enemy. It can also be used to hit electric croquet balls at an enemy
Read a book with lightening on the cover OR read a book with a croquet mallet or golf clubs on the cover OR read a book with a hammer or any hardware tools on the cover OR read a book with an "electric" romance

3. Playing Cards~ These cards are thrown at an enemy. Alice can throw them in rapid fire succession at a locked-in enemy or throw a handful for them in a disorderly fashion at an enemy. The back of the cards have a printed A on them for Alice.
Read a book whose title starts with A (disregard A and An. It has to be a A word) OR read a book with a rapid moving plot OR read a book with a club, spade, heart or diamond on the cover OR read a book with a character who is known for throwing things

4. Jackbomb~ The jackbomb is essentially a jack in the box weapon. It is a square with a handle on it that Alice can throw. It can be used 2 ways. One way is for Alice use it as a bomb where she throws it and upon impact it explodes. The second way is for Alice to throw it so it can open and the jack joker toy spits out fire as it spins its head around and then it explodes
Read a book with a few explosions OR read a book with a square or a cube on it (can also be things like a present or a block) OR read a book with a clown on the cover OR read a book with an explosive ending

5. Ice Wand~ The Ice wand is an ice crystal in blue-green color with swirling smoke around it. It has 2 uses. It can be used to shoot an icy mist to freeze the enemy. It can also be used to create a wall of ice to protect Alice from attack
Read a book with a word from the following list in the title- "Ice, Icy, Mist, Freeze, Frozen or Wand OR read a book with ice on the cover (can be in any form: ice cube, igloo, ice mountain) OR read a book with a character who is very protective of the MC or with an MC who is very protective of someone OR a book with smoke on the cover or in the title

6. Jacks~ Alice's jacks have 2 sides which are sharpened to deal more damaged. They can be used in 2 ways. Alice throw the jack in front of her and it bounces against the enemies, cutting them or Alice can forcefully throw them directly at her enemies to slice and cut them.
Read a book with a MC or author whose name is Jack OR read a book with something sharp on the cover OR read a book with an MC who fights with some kind of cutting weapon OR read a book with a ball on the cover

7. Demon Dice~ Set of 3 dice that are charged with demonic energy. When thrown, the dice summon a demon from hell. The demon summoned is random but the more dice Alice has the more powerful the demon summoned is. 3 kinds of demons can be summoned: Lightening spewing lesser demon; tail whipping fire lobbing serpent demon; and the gigantic ice spewing demon lord
Read a book with dice on the cover OR read a book with demons in it or with a MC who is a demon OR read a random book that you picked up OR read a gigantic book (400+ pages) OR read a book with a tail on the cover

8. Jabberwock’s Eye Staff ~ The staff is crooked and made of wood with a hook on one end to hold the eye from the Jabberwock. The staff can be used 2 ways. First it shoots a laserbeam at the enemy and when released the laserbeam ends and an explosive fireball is shot. The second way to use it is to blast rocket like orbs into the air that crash down and explode in a purple mist.
Read a book with a purple cover OR a book with lasers or laserbeams on the cover OR read a book with a hook on the cover OR read a book with an eye on the cover (one eye only on the entire cover) OR read a book with a rocket on the cover

9. Blunderbuss~ This is a secret weapon. This is a huge gun with a barrel that fans out to a huge size. It unleashes a powerful blast at her enemies that causes a lot of damage.
Read a book with a gun on the cover OR a book where a gun is important to the plot OR read a book with a MC who has a secret OR read a book with a powerful villain.

Alice: The Madness Return

1. The Pepper Grinder~ The pepper grinder can be upgraded four times to become more powerful and to be made out of different materials: wood is first, then dark wood with black metal, then red and gold metal and finally black and silver metal. The gun-like weapon is shaped like a classic pepper grinder with pig details carved into it. The pig’s snout is the end of the grinder. It’s used as a long range weapon and shoots black peppercorns at enemies
Read a book with some kind of metal on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a pig on the cover OR read a book where the MC is a chef OR read a book whose cover is red, gold, tan, silver or black

2. Hobby Horse~ Its used as a large hammer and neighs when it’s used. It can also be upgraded four times: first one is made of wood; second red metal; third black metal; and fourth is a silver unicorn. There is also a weapon called the Knightmare which is like the last level of the upgrade except it’s made from a spinal column and a skull with a unicorn horn and antlers. When used it has a lot of power often causing damage to other enemies nearby when it hits an enemy. It can be used in combo with the vorpal blade. It is very heavy causing Alice to take slow swings with it leaving her wide open to attack.
Read a book with a horse on the cover OR read a book where unicorns are important to the plot OR read a book that you thought was “powerful” OR read a book where the MC gets attacked.

3. Teapot Cannon~ A gun-like weapon created by the Mad Hatter. It fires out tea infuser clock like balls that explode into steaming hot tea. A clock is inserted into the face of the tea pot. It can be charged for more powerful shots but needs to be cooled down after 4 or 5 shots. It can also be upgraded 4 times.
Read a book with a teapot or teacup on the cover OR read a book with a clock on the cover (can be a watch, alarm clock, wall clock, etc) OR read a book that is fourth in a series

4. Clockwork Bomb~ The clock is shaped like a toy bunny. The bomb has a timer on it which Alice can control with a remote or hit a button on the bomb manually. When the bomb explodes it can break down enemy guards and blocks as well as damage the enemies themselves. The bomb cannot hurt Alice even if she is standing next to it. It can be used outside of battle as a weight when Alice encounters puzzles she needs to solve.
Read a book with a bunny on the cover OR read a book where the MC is given a time limit to do something (ex- 3 days to do something or someone they love will die or 1 day to say goodbye to family, etc) OR read a book where a puzzle needs to be solved (mystery genre works) OR read a book where someone is defending their home (defending a castle or their land or whatever)

5. Umbrella~ This is a defensive shield like weapon. It can block projectiles and incoming fire. Alice can twirl the umbrella to deflect attacks back to the enemy.
Read a book with an umbrella or parasol on the cover OR read a book set in Victorian Times (1837-1901) OR read a book where someone is blocking something on the cover (blocking an attack, etc) OR read a book where the MC has to defend themselves (can be verbally, physically, magically, etc)

Locations
The locations are from both of the games. I just realized that I should of listed them by which game they're in but its too late now. Sorry! So the locations for both games are mixed together.

1. Rutledge Asylum~ Asylum Alice was kept at after the fire that killed her family in London. While there Alice was subjected to treatments such as leeching, electroshock therapy and tredpanning. During her stay she would be catatonic and unresponsive with fits of violence, screaming and attacking nurses.
Read a book with a character who is violent OR read a book with banshee’s in it OR read a non-fiction book about medicine and procedures in the 1800’s

2. Wonderland~ Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in Wonderland

3. Vale of Tears~ A valley with a river running through it which could be the remaining tears Alice cried the first time she went to Wonderland. In the Alice game, it is foggy with a gray sky; very bland and dark with a crying statue of Alice by the river. In The Madness Returns game the vale, a large lush forest grew with colorful flowers, waterfalls and crying statues that secreted blood. There were game pieces, the duchess’ house, a slow globe monument and a train platform. There are 4 sections in the Vale (below in italics).
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: river, valley, rain scene, forest, flowers, blood, dominos, marbles, jacks, dice, snow globe OR read a book with a MC who is a duchess OR read a book with a gloomy character

a. Hollow Hideaway ~ Rocky green moss and grass growing. It had pools of water and mist surrounding it.
Read a book with rocks on the cover OR read a book whose cover is the color green OR read a book with the word “hollow” or “hide” in the title

b. Pool of Tears~ Rocky and spacious area with large plant life and foggy. There were many bug creatures that wanted to kill Alice.
Read a book with a plant(s) on the cover- no flowers OR read a book with some kind of insect on the cover OR read a book with the word “pool” or “tears” in the title OR read a book with someone crying on the cover.

c. Just Desserts~ Home of Bill McGill. The house is made of decayed , bent wood with dirty walls, crooked stairs, green walls, a muddy and rocky floor and a stone fireplace. It’s a one room house with a bookshelf and a gate on the doorway.
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: a dilapidated house, stairs, fireplace or gates OR read a book where the MC lives in a one room apartment (studio) or a one room house OR read a book with a MC or author named Bill (only Bill, no other variations)

d> Wholly Moral Ground~ This area is underwater with seaweed, fish, rocks, ruins, a soft sand seabed, clams and snarks. It has a rock ceiling with no light shining through. After swimming through this area, Alice was given a turtle shell that enables her to breath underwater.
Read a book with an underwater scene on the cover OR a book that takes place underwater OR a book with a MC or love interest who is a mermaid OR a book with any kind of ruins on the cover.

e. Duchess’ Home~ This home is only in The Madness Returns game. The duchess was a cannibal in the first Alice games. In the second one Alice meets her at her home and she has declared that she has changed her ways and only eats pig meat. Her house is in a hollow tree stump. It only has walls and a kitchen.
Read a book where the main character spends a lot of time in the kitchen OR a book where a main character changes their ways for the better OR a book with a kitchen, tree or tree stump on the cover.

Locations Cont.

4. Queensland~ Main domain of the Queen of Hearts and heavily guarded by card guards. It can be considered the capital of Wonderland and had a large castle and grounds. In the Alice game Queensland was ridden with oozing appendages that “leaked” from the Queen’s body. The buildings were covered with intestines or flesh and the Queen’s tentacles. Pillars were made of bones. In The Madness Returns, the buildings are stone held together by the Queen’s tentacles. There are 5 sections in Queensland, in italics below.
Read a book that takes place in the capital city of any country OR read a book with a castle on the cove OR read a book that is very graphic in gross details OR read a book with bones on the cover.

a. Royal Rage~ The place where the battle between the gryphon and the jabberwocky took place. Has a battle ground layout- raised ground for battle with a moat surrounding the ground. Above is a “fire consumed” sky.
Read a book where a battle takes place OR read a book with a moat on the cover OR read a book with two or more figures fighting or locked in battle on the cover OR read a book with a red sky.

b. Battle Royal~ It’s a long route filled with enemies and lava, with many pathways between the Royal Rage and Ascension. There are rocky cliffs and its under an orange sky.
Read a book with a path on the cover OR read a book with a journey filled with enemies that the MC has to complete OR read a book with a cliff on the cover OR read a book with an orange cover

c. Ascension~ This is a grotesque area that leads to the Queen of Hearts lair and one of the more gothic areas in the Wonderland. It is surrounded by platforms, lava and a small bridge. There are also stained glass doors and windows.
Read a book where the villain has a “lair” OR read a gothic novel or with a book marked “gothic” on its main GR page OR read a book with one of the following on the cover: Lava, Volcano, Bridge or Stained Glass window

d. Castle Keep~ This is the top of the Queen of hearts castle and is heavily guarded with card guards. It has many large rooms and is very grand in appearance. It is one of the places that is not covered with the Queen’s flesh or guts. Lava flows through the main room and there were three portraits on the room of the Jabberwock, the Mad Hatter and Tweedledee. One area of the keep is surrounded by nothing and lit with one light.
Read a book with a grand hall, castle or room on the cover OR read a book with a portrait on the cover OR read a book with nothing but the title and author’s name on the cover OR read a book with one source of light on the cover (one light bulb, One candle, one lightswitch)

e. Heart Palace/Dark of Heartness/Heart of Darkness~ The palace had a foyer with gargoyle statues found there as well as a heart shaped door that led into the castle. Some of the rooms were decorated as a chessboard. Within the heart palace is the Darkness of Heartness/Heart of Darkness which is the main residence of the Queen of Hearts. It’s made up of the Queen’s flesh and housed her organs.
Read a book with gargoyles in it OR with a MC or love interest who is a gargoyle OR read a book with a door on the cover OR read a book with a chessboard or chess pieces on the cover OR read a book where chess or another board game is important to the plot

5. London~ The capital of England where Alice lives. Alice grew up in Oxford until the fire and then went to London to the asylum. The part of London where Alice lives is basically a slum with dirty men and women, beggars and prostitutes. It has 6 areas in the game.
Read a book take takes place in London or Oxford OR read a book where the MC lives in a slum OR read a book with a character who is a prostitute or forced into prostitution

a. Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth~ A shelter or orphanage in London’s East End. It’s a 2 story brick house attached to similar buildings on both sides. It is surrounded by a tall iron fence. The inside of the orphanage is spacious with big rooms that are messy and is disrepair. There are girl dorms and boy dorms where the children sleep. There are eight beds (mostly bunk beds) in each room as well as toys, books and clothes strewn on the floor.
Read a book set in London’s East End OR a book with a brick house on the cover OR a book with a messy MC OR a book that has boy and girl dorms OR a book with a bed or bunk bed on the cover

b.Moorgate Station~ This is a new train station that in the game is located in London’s East End (in reality it’s in Central London). It is a big brick building with an arch way to enter it, with tracks and trains.
Read a book by a new to you author OR read a book with a train or train station on the cover OR read a book with tracks on the cover

c. Radcliff’s Home~ Radcliff is the Liddell’s lawyer. The house is located on Threadneedle street. The area the house is in is surrounded by Asian immigrants. The house is a 3 story building decorated with samurai swords, Ming vases and Japanese paintings.
Read a book set in an Asian country OR a book with an Asian MC OR a book with a samurai in it OR a book with a sword, painting or vase on the cover OR a book with an MC who is a lawyer.

d. Mangled Mermaid~ This is a pub and known whorehouse located by the river Thames and owned by Alice’s former nanny. It’s a two story black and white building that faces the docks and has a courtyard in the back. Above the front door is a swinging sign with the bar’s name and a statue of a corpse-like mermaid. Drinking, gambling, fights and prostitution occurred inside. The second story had bedrooms for the prostitutes to spend time with their customers. It was burned down in a fire.
Read a book that takes place in a pub/bar or with a MC whose a bartender OR read a book with a black and white cover OR a book with a sign on the cover OR a book with a corpse on the cover OR a book with a MC who drinks, gambles or fights.

e. Gaol~ A typical British jail from the Victorian Era. It is 3 stories high, with the second floor for prisoners and the bottom floor for visitors. The policeman of the gaol are very muscular with a navy blue uniform, black boots and a top hat.
Read a book with a hat on the cover OR a book with a navy blue cover OR with a jail or a prison on the cover OR a book where the MC is a criminal or has spent time in a jail like setting (jail, prison, juvie)

f. Hyde Park~ A park in London, that in the game, is covered in very thick fog. Alice briefly visited the park before she was transferred to the Dollhouse in Wonderland.
Read a book with a park on the cover OR a book set, at least partly, in a park OR read a book with a foggy scene on the cover OR a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Hyde.

6. Cardbridge~ The bridge is located above the mainland of Wonderland. Playing cards fly around creating castles, walkways and bridges with their bodies. It’s a very peaceful palace under a blue sky. The card built and dismantled structures when Alice walked to or from them.
Read a book with a walkway on the cover OR a book that leaves your with a peaceful feeling OR a book where the MC is trying for peace during a war OR a book with an unstable structure on the cover

7. Queen of Hearts Land~ This is the Queen of Hearts domain before Queensland was built. It was the area around the Queen’s castle and was like the gardens of the grounds. The gardens’ were maze like and was well maintained with bushes and brick paths. Under the gardens were tunnels, pathways and water - based rooms. The Queen of Hearts land has 6 areas in it.
Read a book with a garden on the cover OR a book with bushes on the cover OR a book with a tunnel or an underground room that is important to the plot OR read a book that is 6th in a series

a. Airborne Terror~ This area is in a number of rooms, with rotting stone bricks. The area also has metal pipes, wooden platforms, thin planks, severed bridges, and steam vents that Alice had to use to travel around the area. There were also metal contraptions made of cogs and whirring wheels that Alice used at a platform. A window bathed the area in a “murky dead red”.
Read a book that terrifies you for any reason OR a book with an airborne virus in it OR a book with a metal contraption on the cover OR a book with wheels on the cover OR a dark red cover.

b. Majestic Maze~ This is a very long a difficult maze filled with beautiful architecture and well maintained plants, in the Alice game. It has iron fences, gates and stone pathways. The maze was lit with small heart shaped lights. There were also club, spades and diamond shapes scattered throughout the maze. In The Madness Returns game the Maze has fallen into disrepair with crumbling pillars, boulders, dead branches and holes in the ground.
Read a book with a beautiful cover OR read a book that was difficult for you to read for some reason OR a book where the MC lets something they have that is beautiful fall into disrepair (a house, their room, land they owned) OR read a book with a stone structure on the cover.

c. Mystifying Madness~ This is part of the Majestic Maze but this area is more of the “ground below the gardens”. It’s in similar structure to the Majestic Maze but it is underground instead of on the surface. There are a series of underwater tunnels made of rock or metal and walls of green.
Read a book where water plays an important role in the book OR a book where tunnels play an important role OR a book with a green cover OR a book that is similar to another book that you’ve read before.

d. Water Logged ~ This section of the Queen of Hearts land that required Alice to perform water based movements and swim a lot . It is series of underwater rooms with water levels that change when Alice steps on certain platforms, water tubes, bubbles that help Alice to breathe and pools.
Read a book with a pool scene or a pool on the cover OR read a book with a character that loves to swim OR read a book where a flood occurs OR a book with bubbles on the cover.

e. Labyrinthine Revenge~ The Labyrinth has many rooms filled with gears, lava, wheels, a steam pool, a whirlpool room, slow gears room, a Between the teeth room (where Alice has to jump between the teeth of gears), the garden maze and the gear catwalk.
Read a book with a labyrinth on the cover, in the title or in the book (must play important part in storyline) OR read a book with gears on the cover OR read a book with the word “Teeth” in the title OR read a book with a catwalk on the cover OR with an MC who is a model OR a book with an MC or villain who is out for revenge

f. Machinations~ This area is filled with Clockwork rooms and heavy machinery. The floors of the room are painted as a checkerboard.
Read a book with a checkered item on the cover (can be clothes, art work, etc) OR read a book with the word “Clockwork” in the title or series name OR a book with a clockwork item on the cover OR a book with heavy machinery on the cover.

8. The Liddell House in Oxford~ Alice’s childhood home that burned down in a fire killing her entire family. It was a large two story building with an attic, a large white wooden door, a porch and a dark brown roof with spikes on several edges.
Read a book set in England OR a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover OR a book where an attic plays an important part in the story OR a book with something spiky or spikes on the cover

Locations Cont.

9. Looking Glass Land~ An area of Wonderland that was previously ruled by the White King and White Queen. The area was based on chess; the red side and the white sides were at eternal war with each other. From the floor to the sky this area of Wonderland was in a checkered pattern with in red and white or in white and black. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book where a war occurs OR a book that is red and white OR a book that is white and black OR a book with a mirror on the cover

a. Pale Realm~ The pale realm is devoid of color except for Alice and the red chess pieces. The buildings were traditional Victorian buildings covered by a dim black sky.
Read a book with the word “Pale” or “Realm” in the title OR read a book with a MC whose skin is described as pale OR read a book with a Victorian looking building on the cover OR a book where the sky is black on the cover

b. Castling~ Castling is similar in structure to the Pale Realm with more focus on the White Castle. Many of the rooms in the castle were large and contained fountains. This is where Alice saw the White Queen being taken by the red chess pieces to their side of the realm.
Read a book where the MC is a hostage or the MC takes a hostage OR read a book with a fountain on the cover OR read a book with a white castle on the cover

c. Checkmate in Red~ This area is exactly the same as the pale realm but the black color was changed to bloody red. There were many enemies in this area as well as some floating platforms.
Read a book with something/one floating of just hovering there on the cover OR read a book with a blood red cover OR read a book where the MC has to go into enemy territory

d. Mirror Image~ The area is steampunk in design, with a lot of looking glasses and green tiled walls and floors. There were a lot of white padded cells, broken and fixed clocks, and black and grey tiling. There were rusted machines and a furnace.
Read a book with a heater or furnace on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a cell on the cover (any kinds: prison, jail, psychiatric) OR a book with a gray cover

10. Behind the Looking Glass~ This area reflected an asylum and had a good amount of padded cells. On the floors alchemical symbols glowed red and floating pocket watches. On the walls were several blood stains messages as well as messages carved into the walls. This area is considered to essentially be the Hatter’s Domain. It has 2 sections.
Read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with a pocket watch on the cover OR a book where there are messages left in blood for the MC OR a book where words/a message is carved into something on the cover.

a. Crazed Clockwork~ This area has a front porch and a foyer. While it doesn’t say in the description I assume it’s a building or a house based on the rooms it has. It also has a switch room with many switches on each side that Alice has to pull. There is a sinking clock room that is full with deadly Mercury. There is also a lab there where the mad hatter conducts his experiments. Since this is also the mad Hatter’s lair, of course there is a tea table and a clock tower.
Read a book with a lab on the cover or with an MC who works in a lab OR a book that takes place on the planet Mercury OR a book with a tower on the cover OR a book where the MC finds themselves in a deadly situation

b. About Face~ This is an arena like area where Alice fights the Mad Hatter. There is a huge grandfather clock on one side of the area. The area is on a high platform suspended in the air with railings on the side to keep from falling off.
Read a book where the MC of a series finally meets and fights the main villain of the series OR read a book with a grandfather clock on the cover OR read a book where the MC has to fight or survive in an arena.

11. The Hatter’s Domain~ This area does have a description of its own even though it says that The Hatter’s Domain and Behind The Looking Glass are basically the same thing. This area is more like an insane asylum. It has a mirror maze, the Hatters Automatons that he created and an asylum of insane children guarded by nightmare spiders. In The Madness Returns game this area had been turned into a factory. This area is the home of the Mad Hatter, The March Hare and The Doormouse. It has 1 section.
Read a book that was a nightmare to read for any reason OR read a book with a spider on the cover OR a book that features or the MC is a robot OR a book with a MC who works in a factory

a. The Crockery~ It’s a desolate wasteland near the Hatter’s domain with broken teapots and mercury. It has cliffs, canyon rock, sand and dirt. The area was tinted in orange that fades in and out.
Read a book where the MC has to survive in a desolate wasteland (apocalyptic and dystopian are good for this) OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book with a teapot on the cover.

12. Fortress of Doors~ This is a large area full of doors and moving platforms. Many structures were built from stone. It appeared to be floating in a massive portal that swished blue and purple colors. In the center of the area was the skool. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book with the word “Fortress” or “School” in the title OR a book with a stone statue on the cover OR a book with a blue or purple cover OR a book with portals to other areas in it

a. Fortress of Doors~ Sub-level~ This area is described as a dull place with a black sky with bits of gray in it. There were broken platforms everywhere with card-guards all over. Some of the platforms were made of stone, other of decayed wood. Alice was accompanied by Mayor Elder to this area of the fortress of doors. It has one section within it.
Read a book you thought was dull OR a book that is first in a series OR a book with a character who is a mayor OR a book where the group of authority is called “Elders” or “Elder”

i. Skool ~ This is an area that Alice had to pass to follow the white rabbit. Like a school it has a gym, a library, a theater, classrooms, and desks. Gaping holes appeared out of nowhere along with insane children. The skool was also always rocking back and forth. It’s a wooden structure that is decaying very badly and in a pitch black area. In the theater Insane children performed to a empty audience. There is also a chemistry lab that Alice used to create a potion.
Read a book with a school on the cover OR a book that takes place mostly in a school OR a book with a MC who is an actor OR a book with a MC whose a scientist, chemist or witch

b. Beyond the Wall~ The floor of this area was checkered in black and white. The blue brick was glistening with lights and a gold pattern rim. There were various objects in the wind and there were several large wooden doors that were bolted. There were vivid green lights and tones /shapes that are described as “psychedelic”.
Read a book with a gold cover OR a book with just one object on the cover and nothing else OR a book where a locked door plays an important part of the story OR a book set in the 1970’s.

c. Skool Daze~ This is the beginning of the skool. The skool originally was a grand building with red pattern carpets, tall brick walls and it was decorated with wood carvings and wallpaper. Greens, Reds, dark tone browns and golds colored the area. In the main foyer is a fireplace. In this section of the game, Alice visits the Observatory that has telescopes and a globe.
Read a book with a fire place on the cover OR a book where astronomy is important OR a book with a telescope, globe or the earth on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover

d. Skool’s Out~ This area has several rooms. One is the spiral atrium, the dice room, the gym, the second gryad classroom, third gryad classroom and a greenhouse.
Read a book with a greenhouse on the cover OR a book with a MC who has a green thumb OR a book with an elementary classroom on the cover OR a book where the MC is sporty.

13. The Land of Fire and Brimstone~ This is where Alice meets the Jabberwock. This area is filled with rock, ash and lava bursting from everywhere and the sky is orange. In the middle of this section is the Liddell house whose exterior looks fine. However the doors to the house are open and there is a portal in the center of it with the surrounding area inside the house still lit with the flames that killed Alice’s family. There are 2 sections in the Land of Fire and Brimstone.
Read a book with ash, fire or lava on the cover or in the title OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book where the main character(s) travel through a portal OR a book where a fire occurs.

a. Burning Curosity~ This area has canyons and a lava pool with rocks that can sink if you land on them. There are also fire caves, a fire ravine and the Liddell house. In this section Alice also meets the oracle again who turns out to be the caterpillar.
Read a book with an oracle in it or where the main character is an oracle OR read a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a pool on the cover

b. Jabberwock’s Lair~ This area is where Alice has her first battle with the Jabberwock. It takes place within the Wonderland’s version of the Liddell house.
Read a book where the main character had to go into battle of some kind OR read a book with a monster in it OR a book with a weapon on the cover

14. Oriental Grove~ Also known as the Mysterious East. It is a mountainous isle with running water forming a pool around the bottom of it. There were many oriental style objects and decoration around.
Read a book set in an oriental country (for this challenge these countries are: China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam) OR a book with a mysterious character OR a book whose main character or author is from an oriental country

15. Vale of Doom~ In the Madness Returns, this area is what was known as the Vale of Tears. It’s a burned incarnation of the Vale of Tears. It floats on the opium smoke that the Caterpillar blows when he is smoking. It was covered with slime and sat under a burning sky.
Read a book with something burning on the cover OR a book with the word “Burn” or “Burning” In the title OR read a book where a place is a reincarnation of another place OR a book where opium or drug abuse play a role OR a book with someone smoking on the cover

21. Looking Glass Railway~ It was a railway system that the citizens of Wonderland used before the Dollmaker arrived. The railroad carriages that used to run on the railway have been scattered across Wonderland, destroyed or rusted. There is a station on one of the railways that can be entered. The station has 2 floors, a piano, and gingerbread man wall.
Read a book with a piano on the cover OR read a book where music is important to the plot OR read a book with cookies on the cover OR a book with a character who bakes.

16. Tundraful~ The icy province of Wonderland that is above the Deluded Depths. The water had many shipwreck sharks. The moon in this area looked like it was smoking and the sun looked frozen and distressed. When walking around, Alice found the frozen corpses of the Owl, Lory, Mouse, Duck and Pelican who ran in a race the Dodo arranged. She also found a ship in a bottle.
Read a book set in very cold weather OR a book with sharks in it OR a book with a owl, mouse, Lory (parrot), duck or pelican on the cover or in the book OR with a main character who is a runner or participates in a race OR a book with a ship on the cover or set, at least partly, on a ship.

Locations Cont.

17. Deluded Depths~ This is an underwater part of Wonderland underneath the Tundraful. This area is the home of the carpenter, the oysters, walrus, octopus, music fish, colored jellyfish and deadly clams.
Read a book set underwater (the MC has to be a mermaid or a sea animal) OR read a book with a character who is a carpenter OR a book with a sea animal on the cover.

a. Barrelbottom~ This is the town in the center of the Deluded Depths. The houses were made of barrels, flotsam (floating wreckage of a ship or cargo) and jetsam (part of ship, cargo or equipment that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in emergencies). In the town center was a statue of the carpenter.
Read a book with a statue on the cover OR a book where a statue plays an important part OR read a book set in a town with a town center where at least one scene happens in the center OR a book with something from a ship that can be washed ashore on the cover

b. Dreary Lane Theatre~ This is a playhouse on the edge of town where the carpenter put on shows for the town occupants. There was a large stage and many doors for exits and dressing rooms. The entire place was a bloody horrific mess of live, dead and parts of fish and sea animals.
Read a book with a main character who is an actor OR a book with a main character who is in a play (can be a school play) OR a book with a place where something horrific happens and there is blood and mess everywhere

18. Wonderland Woods~ This area is damp and foggy with streams of water. Mushroom and fungi were rampant in this area. In this area Alice continues to be in her shrunken size. It has 7 sections
Read a book with mushrooms on the cover OR a book with fog on the cover OR a book where a stream plays an important role (need to get water from there, traveling along it, etc) OR read a book where the main character is short OR read a book that is #7 in a series

a. Dry Landing~ The first section of Wonderland Woods. It’s a bleak area that lacked color and was covered in dirt and rocks. Most of the area was surrounded by deep smog-filled caverns. Alice had to fight many enemies in this area.
Read a book where the main character has to fight many enemies (ex-soldiers of an army who are protecting the big bad guy) OR read a book with a cover that you consider “bleak” OR a book with a cavern on the cover or where a cavern is important to the story

b. Herbaceous Border~ The second section of Wonderland Woods. It is filled with oversized plant life. Here Alice saw one of her friends get crushed to death. Alice also gets trapped in a hole.
Read a book with a large plant on the cover OR read a book where one of the main character’s friends or group members die OR read a book with a hole on the cover OR read a book that takes place outside.

c. Rolling Stones~ The third section of Wonderland Woods. Everything in this section takes place underground. The area is very rocky and dirty with a spiral tunnel, which changed into platforms. Near the end of the of this section there is a skeleton of an extinct beast that Alice runs down.
Read a book that takes place underground (a bunker, place like District 13, in the Hunger Games, ect) OR read a book with a tunnel on the cover or where a tunnel plays an important part (need to go through a tunnel to escape something, etc) OR a book with a skeleton on the cover (could be animal or human)

d. Icy Reception~ Fourth section of Wonderland Woods, which is a cavern/cave. The cave was covered in blue ice, stalactites and stalagmites. It had many slippery pathways and ledges. There is also a deep chasm that leads to nothingness.
Read a book with a cave on the cover OR a book that has a blue cover OR a book with ICE on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a chasm on the cover or in the story

e. Fungiferous Flora~ The fifth section of Wonderland Woods. It is a short section with an unusually large amount of enemies. This area takes place at nighttime in the game. Among other things, this area has a turquoise cave that house many enemies.
Read a short book (100-200 pgs) OR read a book with a main character who has a lot of enemies or people who just don’t like them OR read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover OR a book where most of the plot takes place at night OR a book with a turquoise cover

f. Centipede’s Sanctum~ Sixth section of Wonderland Woods. This is where Alice defeats the centipede. It is a barren wasteland with rocks, darkness and surrounded by cliffs. The only weird thing about it was the nutcracker by the entrance to this section.
Read a book with a nutcracker on the cover OR a book whose title includes the word “Darkness” OR a book with insects on the cover OR a book with cliffs on the cover OR with a main character who goes rock climbing (on cliffs, not the indoor kind)

g.Caterpillar’s Plot~ The last section of Wonderland Woods. It is very rocky and coated in lava. There are mountainous ledges that could not be climbed and some metal fences. This area led Alice to the Looking Glass Land and when getting closer to the boarder, the caterpillar’s plot looked more chess-like.
Read a book with lava and/or a volcano on the cover OR a book with a red or orange cover OR a book with a mountain on the cover OR a book where the main character goes mountain climbing OR a book with a wrought iron fence on the cover

20. Village of the Doomed~ This area is an underground mining village. The village floated on wooden stilts to hold it above the rock and water. Many of the houses were blues, reds, yellows and greens colors. Some of the houses were broken and twisted as well. The area is full of shops, homes and station (some have been destroyed). The water has turned acidic and poisonous. This area has 2 sections and each section has sub-sections.
Read a book that takes place in a small village OR read a book with a blue, red, yellow or green cover OR read a book with a dilapidated house on the cover OR read a book where poison is important to the plot.

a. Dementia~ This area was an underground mining city with buildings made from wood, rocks and stone. There were very few residents there and most of them were male. This is where Alice finds the Vorpal Blade. This section has 3 sub sections.
Read a book with a city on the cover OR a book that is set in a city that was destroyed for some reason OR read a book by a male author OR read a book with a male main character

a. Drole Vel’s Gas Extraction ~ The chimneys on this building were on the sides and a big red sign was at the front door. While there Alice speaks to torch gnomes about what happened to the city and is warned not to cause trouble.
Read a book with a chimney on the cover OR a book whose cover is red OR a book with gnomes in it OR a book where the main character is warned about something

b. Mayor Elder’s House ~ The house was larger than others in the village and made of concrete. The windows were odd shapes and the door was small, mainly for the gnome’s height. There was also a sign that said it was the mayor’s house.
Read a book with a main character who is in a position of authority (mayor, governor, president, king, queen, czar, etc) OR a book with a building made of concrete on the cover OR a book with a door on the cover

c. Rana Mushroom Shop ~ The shop was round in shape and had a large pointed top that made it look like a mushroom. There are also similar shops around it which looks to be connected to the main shop. It had wide stairs leading to a small door.
Read a book with a mushroom on the cover or in the title OR read a book where a shop of some kind plays an important role (the mc could work there or own it, etc) OR a book with a shop on the cover OR a book with something round on the cover OR a book with a circle or triangle on the cover or in the title.

b. Pandemonium~ This section was green, blue and gray, like Dementia. This area had fewer houses and more mining equipment and tunnels. The area was also teeming with acid. To navigate the platforms, Alice had to use rope. This section has 1 sub-section.
Read a book with a gray cover OR a book where acid is important to the story OR a book with rope on the cover OR a book with any kind of tools on the cover

a. Yur Mine ~ This is a mining area where Alice met Mayor Elder here who would help her for a price. The price for Alice was finding a key for the mayor
Read a book where the main character has to pay a price for someone’s help/assistance OR a book with a mine on the cover OR a book where the main character is a miner OR a book with a key on the cover OR a book where a locked door (and possibly finding the key) is important to the story

21. Infernal Train~ This was a huge, fiery and terrible locomotive that was owned and driven by the Dollmaker. The train is the source of Alice’s continued insanity which caused the ruin of Wonderland. Both the interior and exterior of the train was intricate and dark. The outside however was engulfed in flames. The train cars were large cathedrals lined together on the track. It was black, had smoke coming from it and stained glass windows that leaked the colors of scarlet and crimson. On the outside there were lots of curves, spikes, turrets and windows. The inside had pews for seats as well as carpets, clean curtains, a black and white checkered pathway and candles for lighting. The train was used to destroy the rest of Wonderland and hunt down the insane children.
Read a book with any one of these items on the cover: train, cathedral(s), stained glass window, spikes, turrets, curtain or candles OR read a book whose cover color is: scarlet, crimson, white or black OR read a book where something is used to destroy a place or person OR a book whose main character is hunted by or hunts someone.

22. Littlemore Infirmary~ This is the small hospital where Alice was taken after the fire that killed her family on November 5, 1863. She was treated there for her burns which were so severe that it was questionable as to whether she would live. After she was healed she was transferred to Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book set in a hospital OR a book published in November of any year OR a book where a main character gets burned (physically) OR a book where a main character is hurt so bad that they may not live

Locations Cont.

23. Dollhouse~ This area was a colorful town made from life size doll houses. When the Dollmaker came the town changed to a dark wasteland. This becomes the new center of Wonderland. The houses of the town were detachable and had vibrant interiors. Inside the houses can be found pictures, plushies and wooden blocks. But not everything was child-like. The furniture in the houses had messages written on them and they were decorated in blood. In the town there were doll parts everywhere. There were also whole dolls who either helped or hurt Alice. The dolls that were on the swings were the bad ones and they had protruding nails coming from their bodies. This area has 2 sections.
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR a book with a child’s toy on the cover (blocks, teddy bear, etc) OR a book with blood on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a colorful cover

a. Dolltown~ This section in the underground/underworld. This area was the opposite of the colorful town. There was lack of color and child toys/furniture. Dolltown was more of a prison area. Lying around were morbid depictions of dolls, glass cages with horrific things, wax figures, knives, meat, nails, piles of junk, piles of broken baby dolls and damaged skeletons. There are also objects Alice can break and inside them are porcelain baby doll heads.
Read a book set in the underworld OR read a book set in a prison OR a book with a character who is a criminal (has to be main character or someone close to the main character. Can’t just be someone mentioned once and never seen again) OR a book with a cage, knives, meat, nails or piles of junk on the cover or in the title

b. Fort Resistance ~ This is the base and last stronghold of the Insane Children who are against the Dollmaker. The fort was made up of parts of a house and toys, mostly blocks. There were three towers; two had no roofs and an eye on the front of the tower. The third tower had a crayon tipped roof. On top of the fort were three spikes with a baby doll’s head speared on one of the spikes. The front of the fort had many eye drawings. Among other things the fort had a barricade made of doors and pencils as well as a doll clock and clown head for decoration.
Read a book set in the main character’s last stronghold against someone OR read a book with a tower on the cover or title OR read a book with an prominent eye on the cover OR a book with a clock or clown on the cover.

24. Londerland~ This is Wonderland and London combined and blurred in Alice’s mind after the events of The Madness Returns game. Londerland is the border between Alice’s sanity/reality and delusion. Parts of London, such as the cobblestone roads and buildings are mixed in with the large fungi, plants and toys of Wonderland. Londerland has a blue sky with white clouds but in those white clouds are floating islands. The trees of Londerland grow higher than any building and can be seen next to Big Ben.
Read a book where two worlds mix to create a new world OR read a book with a main character who is on the edge of sanity and delusion OR read a book with a cobblestone road on the cover OR a book set on an island OR with an island on the cover

Spell It Out~ OPI Nail Polish

OPI nail polish had a Alice in Wonderland Collection. Pick one or more of the nail polish names and spell it out using the title of a book, the author's first or last name, the main character's first name or the name of the book series

Alice in Wonderland Collection – Spring
Absolutely Alice
A
B
S
O
L
U
T
E
L
Y

A
L
I
C
E

Mad as a Hatter
M
A
D

A
S

A

H
A
T
T
E
R

Off With Her Red!
O
F
F

W
I
T
H

H
E
R

R
E
D

Thanks So Muchness!
T
H
A
N
K
S

S
O

M
U
C
H
N
E
S
S

I'm going to join this one too!

The Madness Returns

Duration: 1 April 2015 - ???

Read: 0/183

Part 1: General Info

1. The games are based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Read both classic books by Lewis Carroll
1.
2.

2. Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

3. In the video games Alice is in her late teens.
Read a YA book OR a book with a teen main character

4. In the game American McGee's Alice, Alice is insane and is in Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book with an insane/crazy MC OR read a book that takes place in an insane asylum OR read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with the GR main genre as "Mental Illness" or "Psychological Thriller".

3. After she came back from Wonderland, all of Alice's family were killed in a house fire which causes her to have survivors guilt.
Read a book with a fire word in the title (Blaze, Inferno, Fire, Smoke, burning, etc) OR read a book with a fire on the cover OR read a book with a MC who is the only one who survived an attack or event that wiped out their entire family.

4. Most of the game takes place in Wonderland
Read a book that takes place in an imaginary place/country/area/dimension/world

5. In the games, Wonderland becomes twisted because of Alice's insanity
Read a twisted retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Wonderland is all messed up or violent or filled with nasty creatures.

6. The game Alice: The Madness Returns, take place a year after the first game in 1875.
Read a book with the number 1, 5, 7, or 8 in the total page number OR the original publication date

7. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice has been released from the asylum and is now in an orphanage.
Read a book with an MC who is an orphan or who has spent time in an orphanage OR read a book that takes place, at least partly, in an orphanage OR read a book where the MC is adopted

8. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Alice believes she is not mad anymore but she still has hallucinations of Wonderland.
Read a book with a MC who experiences hallucinations of any kind OR read a book with a MC who is schizophrenic

9. In Alice: The Madness Returns, Wonderland is still twisted but this time its not because of Alice's mind. This time its twisted by the Infernal Train and the force The Ruin which are a species of creatures.
Read a book with a train on the cover OR a book with "Train" in the title OR read a book that has creatures or monsters in it (I'm not talking about vampires or werewolves but some kind of ugly terrifying monster)

10. In this game Alice switches settings between Wonderland and London.
Read a book set in London OR a book set anywhere in England.

11. Alice remembers that she had a sister named Elizabeth.
Read a book whose MC or author is named Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, or Beth

12. In the game, Alice kills someone in the real world who was supposed to take care of her but instead is trying to hurt her and cover up a crime.
Read a book where the MC kills a person OR read a book where a crime happens

13. The games are very bloody and include fights were Alice uses various weapons to defeat creatures.
Read a book with blood on the cover OR the word:Blood, Bled, Bleeding or Bloody in the title OR read a book with a MC who fights a lot for some reason OR a book whose GR genre is "horror"

14. In Alice: The madness returns, Alice goes into Hysteria mode where she turns all white and bleeds from her mouth, eyes and hands. In this mode Alice has superhuman strength and is temporarily invincible.
Read a book with an invincible or indestructible MC (vampires, gods or goddesses, immortals, etc) OR read a book where the MC has superhuman strength for some reason OR a book where a character has a hysterical episode

15. Alice uses many different weapons in the game but her signature and primary weapon is the Vorpal Blade. In Lewis Carroll's Alice books, The Vorpal Blade is used to kill the Jabberwock
Read a book with a knife or blade of some kind on the cover OR read a book where the MC uses some kind of weapon OR read a book where a certain item/weapon is the only thing that can defeat something (like a monster, a person, a spell, etc)

Part 2: The Characters

The characters described are how they are portrayed in the Games ONLY

1. Alice Liddell~ Read a book whose MC is named Alice OR read a book where the MC goes on some kind of mission or adventure Or a book with a kick ass heroine

2. Cheshire Cat~ In the games the Cheshire Cat is skeletal, gray and has an earring and tattoos. He still has his signature smile. He is also Alice's main ally in the games and helps her, although his help is in the form of riddles. He is also her guide through wonderland
Read a book with a person who has tattoos on the cover OR read a book with a person smiling on the cover OR read a book with a character who is the MC's main ally or sidekick OR read a book with a character who acts as the MC's guide through a strange world/land/place/dimension

3. The Queen Of Hearts~ She is describes as having tentacles and her hands are bare ripped flesh. In the second game she takes on the appearance as Alice as a young child. She is the cruel dictator who rules Wonderland in the first game
Read a book with a MC who is royalty OR read a book with a red cover OR a book with a heart on the cover OR read a book where the MC lives in a realm/kingdom ruled by a cruel king/queen

4. The White Rabbit~ He looks like a dead rabbit in the game and he is the one responsible for leading Alice into Wonderland. He dies in the game
Read a book where one of the main characters die Or read a book with a white cover OR a book with a rabbit on the cover OR a book where someone leads the mc somewhere

5. Dr. Angus Bumby~ Alice's psychiatrist and the person who runs the orphanage.
Read a book whose MC is some kind of doctor OR read a book with a character who is a psychiatrist or with a MC who goes to a psychiatrist OR read a book with a main GR genre: "abuse"

6. Dollmaker~ Main villain in Alice:The Madness Returns game in Wonderland. He takes the Insane children and makes them into murderous mindless dolls who do his bidding.
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR read a book where a doll plays an important part of the plot OR read a book with a dollhouse on the cover OR read a book with a character who has minions.

7. The Mad Hatter~ In the games the mad hatter is a psychopath and is obsessed with time and clockwork things. He also does experiments by fusing machinery with living begins. His companions, The March Hare and The Doormouse were experimented on to make them part machine. He also invents mechanical devices.
Read a book with a MC who is a psychopath or a sociopath OR read a book under the genre "Steampunk" OR read a book with a clock on the cover OR read a book with gears or some kind of machinery on the cover.

8. Tweedledee and Tweedledum~ Twins who work for the mad hatter and run his asylum where he does his experiments. In the games they are cannibales.
Read a book with twins in it OR read a book with a main character who is a twin OR read a book where the POV's switch between the twin MC's OR read a book with a cannibal character

9. Caterpillar~ He guides and advises Alice through the games. He is said to be the Oracle in the Oracle's Grove of Wonderland Woods in the games
Read a book with a caterpillar or butterfly on the cover OR read a book with a GR genre of "mythology" on its book page OR read a book where the MC is an oracle OR read a book with a wise character OR a book where an oracle is important to the plot.

10. Jabberwock (Jabberwocky)~ In the games he was left mutilated by the hero who killed him with the vorpal blade (from the poem Alice reads in the "Looking Glass" classic). The mad hatter had given the Jabberwock new mechanical body parts to replace his old ones. Alice encounters the Jabberwock in the game who verbally torments Alice that it was her fault her family died in the fire.
Read a book with a title that starts with the letter J OR read a book with a creature with wings on the cover OR read a book with a character who torments the main character.

11. Card Guards~ The Queen of Hearts' guards. In American McGee's Alice game the card guards are humanized cards with arms, legs and a head. In Alice: The Madness Returns, the card guards have been resurrected and are little more than mindless zombies with skeletal faces and holes where their deck suit used to be.
Read a book with zombies in it OR read a book where the MC is a zombie OR read a book with a deck of cards on the cover OR where poker or any card game is important to the plot OR read a book with soldiers in it

12. The Insane Children and the Insane Children Leader~ Read a book with a child as its Main Character OR read a book with a Main Character who has a child OR read a book with a main character who is a leader of some sort OR read a book where something tragic happens to the main character

13. The March Hare~ Read a book with a character who was good but then turned evil/bad OR read a book with a character who has suffered in some way OR read a book with a hare/rabbit on the cover

14. The Doormouse~ Read a steampunk book OR a book with robots OR a book where the main character is always sleepy

15. Mock Turtle~ Read a book with a depressed or sullen character OR read a book with a character who was laid off or fired from their job OR read a book where a character is captain of a ship.

16. The Carpenter~ Read a book with a main character who has red hair OR read a book where a character sacrifices themselves for another character OR read a book where the male lead or MC has tattoos.

17. Gryphon~ Read a book with a magical/mythological creature in it (like a Unicorn or Gryphon. No vampires, zombies or anything paranormal) OR read a book with a wise character OR read a book where a character gets taken prisoner or held hostage.

18. Bill McGill~ Read a book with a character who likes to drink (alcohol) OR read a book where a character is forced from/loses their house or their home (where they live) OR read a book with a scaredy cat character.

19. The Octopus~ Read a book with a main character who is a writer OR a book with a grouchy or disgruntled character OR read a book where a character goes on a rant

20. Mayor Elder~ Read a book with an elderly main character (60+ years old) OR read a book with a character who is a skilled driver OR read a book with a character who knows their way around a place or land and helps the main character through it (think fantasy worlds and its guides)

Weapons

These are the other weapons besides the Vorpal Blade that Alice uses in both games

American McGee's Alice

1. In this game the weapons are called toys.
Read a book with a toy of any kind on the cover OR read a book marked "Children/Children's/Middle Grade" on its GR page OR read a book with anything of weapon on the cover or in the title

2. Croquet Mallet~ Weapon can be swung as a hammer and has an electric aftershock when it connects with an enemy. It can also be used to hit electric croquet balls at an enemy
Read a book with lightening on the cover OR read a book with a croquet mallet or golf clubs on the cover OR read a book with a hammer or any hardware tools on the cover OR read a book with an "electric" romance

3. Playing Cards~ These cards are thrown at an enemy. Alice can throw them in rapid fire succession at a locked-in enemy or throw a handful for them in a disorderly fashion at an enemy. The back of the cards have a printed A on them for Alice.
Read a book whose title starts with A (disregard A and An. It has to be a A word) OR read a book with a rapid moving plot OR read a book with a club, spade, heart or diamond on the cover OR read a book with a character who is known for throwing things

4. Jackbomb~ The jackbomb is essentially a jack in the box weapon. It is a square with a handle on it that Alice can throw. It can be used 2 ways. One way is for Alice use it as a bomb where she throws it and upon impact it explodes. The second way is for Alice to throw it so it can open and the jack joker toy spits out fire as it spins its head around and then it explodes
Read a book with a few explosions OR read a book with a square or a cube on it (can also be things like a present or a block) OR read a book with a clown on the cover OR read a book with an explosive ending

5. Ice Wand~ The Ice wand is an ice crystal in blue-green color with swirling smoke around it. It has 2 uses. It can be used to shoot an icy mist to freeze the enemy. It can also be used to create a wall of ice to protect Alice from attack
Read a book with a word from the following list in the title- "Ice, Icy, Mist, Freeze, Frozen or Wand OR read a book with ice on the cover (can be in any form: ice cube, igloo, ice mountain) OR read a book with a character who is very protective of the MC or with an MC who is very protective of someone OR a book with smoke on the cover or in the title

6. Jacks~ Alice's jacks have 2 sides which are sharpened to deal more damaged. They can be used in 2 ways. Alice throw the jack in front of her and it bounces against the enemies, cutting them or Alice can forcefully throw them directly at her enemies to slice and cut them.
Read a book with a MC or author whose name is Jack OR read a book with something sharp on the cover OR read a book with an MC who fights with some kind of cutting weapon OR read a book with a ball on the cover

7. Demon Dice~ Set of 3 dice that are charged with demonic energy. When thrown, the dice summon a demon from hell. The demon summoned is random but the more dice Alice has the more powerful the demon summoned is. 3 kinds of demons can be summoned: Lightening spewing lesser demon; tail whipping fire lobbing serpent demon; and the gigantic ice spewing demon lord
Read a book with dice on the cover OR read a book with demons in it or with a MC who is a demon OR read a random book that you picked up OR read a gigantic book (400+ pages) OR read a book with a tail on the cover

8. Jabberwock’s Eye Staff ~ The staff is crooked and made of wood with a hook on one end to hold the eye from the Jabberwock. The staff can be used 2 ways. First it shoots a laserbeam at the enemy and when released the laserbeam ends and an explosive fireball is shot. The second way to use it is to blast rocket like orbs into the air that crash down and explode in a purple mist.
Read a book with a purple cover OR a book with lasers or laserbeams on the cover OR read a book with a hook on the cover OR read a book with an eye on the cover (one eye only on the entire cover) OR read a book with a rocket on the cover

9. Blunderbuss~ This is a secret weapon. This is a huge gun with a barrel that fans out to a huge size. It unleashes a powerful blast at her enemies that causes a lot of damage.
Read a book with a gun on the cover OR a book where a gun is important to the plot OR read a book with a MC who has a secret OR read a book with a powerful villain.

Alice: The Madness Return

1. The Pepper Grinder~ The pepper grinder can be upgraded four times to become more powerful and to be made out of different materials: wood is first, then dark wood with black metal, then red and gold metal and finally black and silver metal. The gun-like weapon is shaped like a classic pepper grinder with pig details carved into it. The pig’s snout is the end of the grinder. It’s used as a long range weapon and shoots black peppercorns at enemies
Read a book with some kind of metal on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a pig on the cover OR read a book where the MC is a chef OR read a book whose cover is red, gold, tan, silver or black

2. Hobby Horse~ Its used as a large hammer and neighs when it’s used. It can also be upgraded four times: first one is made of wood; second red metal; third black metal; and fourth is a silver unicorn. There is also a weapon called the Knightmare which is like the last level of the upgrade except it’s made from a spinal column and a skull with a unicorn horn and antlers. When used it has a lot of power often causing damage to other enemies nearby when it hits an enemy. It can be used in combo with the vorpal blade. It is very heavy causing Alice to take slow swings with it leaving her wide open to attack.
Read a book with a horse on the cover OR read a book where unicorns are important to the plot OR read a book that you thought was “powerful” OR read a book where the MC gets attacked.

3. Teapot Cannon~ A gun-like weapon created by the Mad Hatter. It fires out tea infuser clock like balls that explode into steaming hot tea. A clock is inserted into the face of the tea pot. It can be charged for more powerful shots but needs to be cooled down after 4 or 5 shots. It can also be upgraded 4 times.
Read a book with a teapot or teacup on the cover OR read a book with a clock on the cover (can be a watch, alarm clock, wall clock, etc) OR read a book that is fourth in a series

4. Clockwork Bomb~ The clock is shaped like a toy bunny. The bomb has a timer on it which Alice can control with a remote or hit a button on the bomb manually. When the bomb explodes it can break down enemy guards and blocks as well as damage the enemies themselves. The bomb cannot hurt Alice even if she is standing next to it. It can be used outside of battle as a weight when Alice encounters puzzles she needs to solve.
Read a book with a bunny on the cover OR read a book where the MC is given a time limit to do something (ex- 3 days to do something or someone they love will die or 1 day to say goodbye to family, etc) OR read a book where a puzzle needs to be solved (mystery genre works) OR read a book where someone is defending their home (defending a castle or their land or whatever)

5. Umbrella~ This is a defensive shield like weapon. It can block projectiles and incoming fire. Alice can twirl the umbrella to deflect attacks back to the enemy.
Read a book with an umbrella or parasol on the cover OR read a book set in Victorian Times (1837-1901) OR read a book where someone is blocking something on the cover (blocking an attack, etc) OR read a book where the MC has to defend themselves (can be verbally, physically, magically, etc)

Locations

1. Rutledge Asylum~ Asylum Alice was kept at after the fire that killed her family in London. While there Alice was subjected to treatments such as leeching, electroshock therapy and tredpanning. During her stay she would be catatonic and unresponsive with fits of violence, screaming and attacking nurses.
Read a book with a character who is violent OR read a book with banshee’s in it OR read a non-fiction book about medicine and procedures in the 1800’s

2. Wonderland~ Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in Wonderland

3. Vale of Tears~ A valley with a river running through it which could be the remaining tears Alice cried the first time she went to Wonderland. In the Alice game, it is foggy with a gray sky; very bland and dark with a crying statue of Alice by the river. In The Madness Returns game the vale, a large lush forest grew with colorful flowers, waterfalls and crying statues that secreted blood. There were game pieces, the duchess’ house, a slow globe monument and a train platform. There are 4 sections in the Vale (below in italics).
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: river, valley, rain scene, forest, flowers, blood, dominos, marbles, jacks, dice, snow globe OR read a book with a MC who is a duchess OR read a book with a gloomy character

a. Hollow Hideaway ~ Rocky green moss and grass growing. It had pools of water and mist surrounding it.
Read a book with rocks on the cover OR read a book whose cover is the color green OR read a book with the word “hollow” or “hide” in the title

b. Pool of Tears~ Rocky and spacious area with large plant life and foggy. There were many bug creatures that wanted to kill Alice.
Read a book with a plant(s) on the cover- no flowers OR read a book with some kind of insect on the cover OR read a book with the word “pool” or “tears” in the title OR read a book with someone crying on the cover.

c. Just Desserts~ Home of Bill McGill. The house is made of decayed , bent wood with dirty walls, crooked stairs, green walls, a muddy and rocky floor and a stone fireplace. It’s a one room house with a bookshelf and a gate on the doorway.
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: a dilapidated house, stairs, fireplace or gates OR read a book where the MC lives in a one room apartment (studio) or a one room house OR read a book with a MC or author named Bill (only Bill, no other variations)

d. Wholly Moral Ground~ This area is underwater with seaweed, fish, rocks, ruins, a soft sand seabed, clams and snarks. It has a rock ceiling with no light shining through. After swimming through this area, Alice was given a turtle shell that enables her to breath underwater.
Read a book with an underwater scene on the cover OR a book that takes place underwater OR a book with a MC or love interest who is a mermaid OR a book with any kind of ruins on the cover.

e. Duchess’ Home~ This home is only in The Madness Returns game. The duchess was a cannibal in the first Alice games. In the second one Alice meets her at her home and she has declared that she has changed her ways and only eats pig meat. Her house is in a hollow tree stump. It only has walls and a kitchen.
Read a book where the main character spends a lot of time in the kitchen OR a book where a main character changes their ways for the better OR a book with a kitchen, tree or tree stump on the cover.

Locations Cont.

4. Queensland~ Main domain of the Queen of Hearts and heavily guarded by card guards. It can be considered the capital of Wonderland and had a large castle and grounds. In the Alice game Queensland was ridden with oozing appendages that “leaked” from the Queen’s body. The buildings were covered with intestines or flesh and the Queen’s tentacles. Pillars were made of bones. In The Madness Returns, the buildings are stone held together by the Queen’s tentacles. There are 5 sections in Queensland, in italics below.
Read a book that takes place in the capital city of any country OR read a book with a castle on the cove OR read a book that is very graphic in gross details OR read a book with bones on the cover.

a. Royal Rage~ The place where the battle between the gryphon and the jabberwocky took place. Has a battle ground layout- raised ground for battle with a moat surrounding the ground. Above is a “fire consumed” sky.
Read a book where a battle takes place OR read a book with a moat on the cover OR read a book with two or more figures fighting or locked in battle on the cover OR read a book with a red sky.

b. Battle Royal~ It’s a long route filled with enemies and lava, with many pathways between the Royal Rage and Ascension. There are rocky cliffs and its under an orange sky.
Read a book with a path on the cover OR read a book with a journey filled with enemies that the MC has to complete OR read a book with a cliff on the cover OR read a book with an orange cover

c. Ascension~ This is a grotesque area that leads to the Queen of Hearts lair and one of the more gothic areas in the Wonderland. It is surrounded by platforms, lava and a small bridge. There are also stained glass doors and windows.
Read a book where the villain has a “lair” OR read a gothic novel or with a book marked “gothic” on its main GR page OR read a book with one of the following on the cover: Lava, Volcano, Bridge or Stained Glass window

d. Castle Keep~ This is the top of the Queen of hearts castle and is heavily guarded with card guards. It has many large rooms and is very grand in appearance. It is one of the places that is not covered with the Queen’s flesh or guts. Lava flows through the main room and there were three portraits on the room of the Jabberwock, the Mad Hatter and Tweedledee. One area of the keep is surrounded by nothing and lit with one light.
Read a book with a grand hall, castle or room on the cover OR read a book with a portrait on the cover OR read a book with nothing but the title and author’s name on the cover OR read a book with one source of light on the cover (one light bulb, One candle, one lightswitch)

e. Heart Palace/Dark of Heartness/Heart of Darkness~ The palace had a foyer with gargoyle statues found there as well as a heart shaped door that led into the castle. Some of the rooms were decorated as a chessboard. Within the heart palace is the Darkness of Heartness/Heart of Darkness which is the main residence of the Queen of Hearts. It’s made up of the Queen’s flesh and housed her organs.
Read a book with gargoyles in it OR with a MC or love interest who is a gargoyle OR read a book with a door on the cover OR read a book with a chessboard or chess pieces on the cover OR read a book where chess or another board game is important to the plot

5. London~ The capital of England where Alice lives. Alice grew up in Oxford until the fire and then went to London to the asylum. The part of London where Alice lives is basically a slum with dirty men and women, beggars and prostitutes. It has 6 areas in the game.
Read a book take takes place in London or Oxford OR read a book where the MC lives in a slum OR read a book with a character who is a prostitute or forced into prostitution

a. Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth~ A shelter or orphanage in London’s East End. It’s a 2 story brick house attached to similar buildings on both sides. It is surrounded by a tall iron fence. The inside of the orphanage is spacious with big rooms that are messy and is disrepair. There are girl dorms and boy dorms where the children sleep. There are eight beds (mostly bunk beds) in each room as well as toys, books and clothes strewn on the floor.
Read a book set in London’s East End OR a book with a brick house on the cover OR a book with a messy MC OR a book that has boy and girl dorms OR a book with a bed or bunk bed on the cover

b.Moorgate Station~ This is a new train station that in the game is located in London’s East End (in reality it’s in Central London). It is a big brick building with an arch way to enter it, with tracks and trains.
Read a book by a new to you author OR read a book with a train or train station on the cover OR read a book with tracks on the cover

c. Radcliff’s Home~ Radcliff is the Liddell’s lawyer. The house is located on Threadneedle street. The area the house is in is surrounded by Asian immigrants. The house is a 3 story building decorated with samurai swords, Ming vases and Japanese paintings.
Read a book set in an Asian country OR a book with an Asian MC OR a book with a samurai in it OR a book with a sword, painting or vase on the cover OR a book with an MC who is a lawyer.

d. Mangled Mermaid~ This is a pub and known whorehouse located by the river Thames and owned by Alice’s former nanny. It’s a two story black and white building that faces the docks and has a courtyard in the back. Above the front door is a swinging sign with the bar’s name and a statue of a corpse-like mermaid. Drinking, gambling, fights and prostitution occurred inside. The second story had bedrooms for the prostitutes to spend time with their customers. It was burned down in a fire.
Read a book that takes place in a pub/bar or with a MC whose a bartender OR read a book with a black and white cover OR a book with a sign on the cover OR a book with a corpse on the cover OR a book with a MC who drinks, gambles or fights.

e. Gaol~ A typical British jail from the Victorian Era. It is 3 stories high, with the second floor for prisoners and the bottom floor for visitors. The policeman of the gaol are very muscular with a navy blue uniform, black boots and a top hat.
Read a book with a hat on the cover OR a book with a navy blue cover OR with a jail or a prison on the cover OR a book where the MC is a criminal or has spent time in a jail like setting (jail, prison, juvie)

f. Hyde Park~ A park in London, that in the game, is covered in very thick fog. Alice briefly visited the park before she was transferred to the Dollhouse in Wonderland.
Read a book with a park on the cover OR a book set, at least partly, in a park OR read a book with a foggy scene on the cover OR a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Hyde.

6. Cardbridge~ The bridge is located above the mainland of Wonderland. Playing cards fly around creating castles, walkways and bridges with their bodies. It’s a very peaceful palace under a blue sky. The card built and dismantled structures when Alice walked to or from them.
Read a book with a walkway on the cover OR a book that leaves your with a peaceful feeling OR a book where the MC is trying for peace during a war OR a book with an unstable structure on the cover

7. Queen of Hearts Land~ This is the Queen of Hearts domain before Queensland was built. It was the area around the Queen’s castle and was like the gardens of the grounds. The gardens’ were maze like and was well maintained with bushes and brick paths. Under the gardens were tunnels, pathways and water - based rooms. The Queen of Hearts land has 6 areas in it.
Read a book with a garden on the cover OR a book with bushes on the cover OR a book with a tunnel or an underground room that is important to the plot OR read a book that is 6th in a series

a. Airborne Terror~ This area is in a number of rooms, with rotting stone bricks. The area also has metal pipes, wooden platforms, thin planks, severed bridges, and steam vents that Alice had to use to travel around the area. There were also metal contraptions made of cogs and whirring wheels that Alice used at a platform. A window bathed the area in a “murky dead red”.
Read a book that terrifies you for any reason OR a book with an airborne virus in it OR a book with a metal contraption on the cover OR a book with wheels on the cover OR a dark red cover.

b. Majestic Maze~ This is a very long a difficult maze filled with beautiful architecture and well maintained plants, in the Alice game. It has iron fences, gates and stone pathways. The maze was lit with small heart shaped lights. There were also club, spades and diamond shapes scattered throughout the maze. In The Madness Returns game the Maze has fallen into disrepair with crumbling pillars, boulders, dead branches and holes in the ground.
Read a book with a beautiful cover OR read a book that was difficult for you to read for some reason OR a book where the MC lets something they have that is beautiful fall into disrepair (a house, their room, land they owned) OR read a book with a stone structure on the cover.

c. Mystifying Madness~ This is part of the Majestic Maze but this area is more of the “ground below the gardens”. It’s in similar structure to the Majestic Maze but it is underground instead of on the surface. There are a series of underwater tunnels made of rock or metal and walls of green.
Read a book where water plays an important role in the book OR a book where tunnels play an important role OR a book with a green cover OR a book that is similar to another book that you’ve read before.

d. Water Logged ~ This section of the Queen of Hearts land that required Alice to perform water based movements and swim a lot . It is series of underwater rooms with water levels that change when Alice steps on certain platforms, water tubes, bubbles that help Alice to breathe and pools.
Read a book with a pool scene or a pool on the cover OR read a book with a character that loves to swim OR read a book where a flood occurs OR a book with bubbles on the cover.

e. Labyrinthine Revenge~ The Labyrinth has many rooms filled with gears, lava, wheels, a steam pool, a whirlpool room, slow gears room, a Between the teeth room (where Alice has to jump between the teeth of gears), the garden maze and the gear catwalk.
Read a book with a labyrinth on the cover, in the title or in the book (must play important part in storyline) OR read a book with gears on the cover OR read a book with the word “Teeth” in the title OR read a book with a catwalk on the cover OR with an MC who is a model OR a book with an MC or villain who is out for revenge

f. Machinations~ This area is filled with Clockwork rooms and heavy machinery. The floors of the room are painted as a checkerboard.
Read a book with a checkered item on the cover (can be clothes, art work, etc) OR read a book with the word “Clockwork” in the title or series name OR a book with a clockwork item on the cover OR a book with heavy machinery on the cover.

8. The Liddell House in Oxford~ Alice’s childhood home that burned down in a fire killing her entire family. It was a large two story building with an attic, a large white wooden door, a porch and a dark brown roof with spikes on several edges.
Read a book set in England OR a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover OR a book where an attic plays an important part in the story OR a book with something spiky or spikes on the cover

Locations Cont.

9. Looking Glass Land~ An area of Wonderland that was previously ruled by the White King and White Queen. The area was based on chess; the red side and the white sides were at eternal war with each other. From the floor to the sky this area of Wonderland was in a checkered pattern with in red and white or in white and black. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book where a war occurs OR a book that is red and white OR a book that is white and black OR a book with a mirror on the cover

a. Pale Realm~ The pale realm is devoid of color except for Alice and the red chess pieces. The buildings were traditional Victorian buildings covered by a dim black sky.
Read a book with the word “Pale” or “Realm” in the title OR read a book with a MC whose skin is described as pale OR read a book with a Victorian looking building on the cover OR a book where the sky is black on the cover

b. Castling~ Castling is similar in structure to the Pale Realm with more focus on the White Castle. Many of the rooms in the castle were large and contained fountains. This is where Alice saw the White Queen being taken by the red chess pieces to their side of the realm.
Read a book where the MC is a hostage or the MC takes a hostage OR read a book with a fountain on the cover OR read a book with a white castle on the cover

c. Checkmate in Red~ This area is exactly the same as the pale realm but the black color was changed to bloody red. There were many enemies in this area as well as some floating platforms.
Read a book with something/one floating of just hovering there on the cover OR read a book with a blood red cover OR read a book where the MC has to go into enemy territory

d. Mirror Image~ The area is steampunk in design, with a lot of looking glasses and green tiled walls and floors. There were a lot of white padded cells, broken and fixed clocks, and black and grey tiling. There were rusted machines and a furnace.
Read a book with a heater or furnace on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a cell on the cover (any kinds: prison, jail, psychiatric) OR a book with a gray cover

10. Behind the Looking Glass~ This area reflected an asylum and had a good amount of padded cells. On the floors alchemical symbols glowed red and floating pocket watches. On the walls were several blood stains messages as well as messages carved into the walls. This area is considered to essentially be the Hatter’s Domain. It has 2 sections.
Read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with a pocket watch on the cover OR a book where there are messages left in blood for the MC OR a book where words/a message is carved into something on the cover.

a. Crazed Clockwork~ This area has a front porch and a foyer. While it doesn’t say in the description I assume it’s a building or a house based on the rooms it has. It also has a switch room with many switches on each side that Alice has to pull. There is a sinking clock room that is full with deadly Mercury. There is also a lab there where the mad hatter conducts his experiments. Since this is also the mad Hatter’s lair, of course there is a tea table and a clock tower.
Read a book with a lab on the cover or with an MC who works in a lab OR a book that takes place on the planet Mercury OR a book with a tower on the cover OR a book where the MC finds themselves in a deadly situation

b. About Face~ This is an arena like area where Alice fights the Mad Hatter. There is a huge grandfather clock on one side of the area. The area is on a high platform suspended in the air with railings on the side to keep from falling off.
Read a book where the MC of a series finally meets and fights the main villain of the series OR read a book with a grandfather clock on the cover OR read a book where the MC has to fight or survive in an arena.

11. The Hatter’s Domain~ This area does have a description of its own even though it says that The Hatter’s Domain and Behind The Looking Glass are basically the same thing. This area is more like an insane asylum. It has a mirror maze, the Hatters Automatons that he created and an asylum of insane children guarded by nightmare spiders. In The Madness Returns game this area had been turned into a factory. This area is the home of the Mad Hatter, The March Hare and The Doormouse. It has 1 section.
Read a book that was a nightmare to read for any reason OR read a book with a spider on the cover OR a book that features or the MC is a robot OR a book with a MC who works in a factory

a. The Crockery~ It’s a desolate wasteland near the Hatter’s domain with broken teapots and mercury. It has cliffs, canyon rock, sand and dirt. The area was tinted in orange that fades in and out.
Read a book where the MC has to survive in a desolate wasteland (apocalyptic and dystopian are good for this) OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book with a teapot on the cover.

12. Fortress of Doors~ This is a large area full of doors and moving platforms. Many structures were built from stone. It appeared to be floating in a massive portal that swished blue and purple colors. In the center of the area was the skool. This area has 4 sections.
Read a book with the word “Fortress” or “School” in the title OR a book with a stone statue on the cover OR a book with a blue or purple cover OR a book with portals to other areas in it

a. Fortress of Doors~ Sub-level~ This area is described as a dull place with a black sky with bits of gray in it. There were broken platforms everywhere with card-guards all over. Some of the platforms were made of stone, other of decayed wood. Alice was accompanied by Mayor Elder to this area of the fortress of doors. It has one section within it.
Read a book you thought was dull OR a book that is first in a series OR a book with a character who is a mayor OR a book where the group of authority is called “Elders” or “Elder”

i. Skool ~ This is an area that Alice had to pass to follow the white rabbit. Like a school it has a gym, a library, a theater, classrooms, and desks. Gaping holes appeared out of nowhere along with insane children. The skool was also always rocking back and forth. It’s a wooden structure that is decaying very badly and in a pitch black area. In the theater Insane children performed to a empty audience. There is also a chemistry lab that Alice used to create a potion.
Read a book with a school on the cover OR a book that takes place mostly in a school OR a book with a MC who is an actor OR a book with a MC whose a scientist, chemist or witch

b. Beyond the Wall~ The floor of this area was checkered in black and white. The blue brick was glistening with lights and a gold pattern rim. There were various objects in the wind and there were several large wooden doors that were bolted. There were vivid green lights and tones /shapes that are described as “psychedelic”.
Read a book with a gold cover OR a book with just one object on the cover and nothing else OR a book where a locked door plays an important part of the story OR a book set in the 1970’s.

c. Skool Daze~ This is the beginning of the skool. The skool originally was a grand building with red pattern carpets, tall brick walls and it was decorated with wood carvings and wallpaper. Greens, Reds, dark tone browns and golds colored the area. In the main foyer is a fireplace. In this section of the game, Alice visits the Observatory that has telescopes and a globe.
Read a book with a fire place on the cover OR a book where astronomy is important OR a book with a telescope, globe or the earth on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover

d. Skool’s Out~ This area has several rooms. One is the spiral atrium, the dice room, the gym, the second gryad classroom, third gryad classroom and a greenhouse.
Read a book with a greenhouse on the cover OR a book with a MC who has a green thumb OR a book with an elementary classroom on the cover OR a book where the MC is sporty.

13. The Land of Fire and Brimstone~ This is where Alice meets the Jabberwock. This area is filled with rock, ash and lava bursting from everywhere and the sky is orange. In the middle of this section is the Liddell house whose exterior looks fine. However the doors to the house are open and there is a portal in the center of it with the surrounding area inside the house still lit with the flames that killed Alice’s family. There are 2 sections in the Land of Fire and Brimstone.
Read a book with ash, fire or lava on the cover or in the title OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book where the main character(s) travel through a portal OR a book where a fire occurs.

a. Burning Curosity~ This area has canyons and a lava pool with rocks that can sink if you land on them. There are also fire caves, a fire ravine and the Liddell house. In this section Alice also meets the oracle again who turns out to be the caterpillar.
Read a book with an oracle in it or where the main character is an oracle OR read a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a pool on the cover

b. Jabberwock’s Lair~ This area is where Alice has her first battle with the Jabberwock. It takes place within the Wonderland’s version of the Liddell house.
Read a book where the main character had to go into battle of some kind OR read a book with a monster in it OR a book with a weapon on the cover

14. Oriental Grove~ Also known as the Mysterious East. It is a mountainous isle with running water forming a pool around the bottom of it. There were many oriental style objects and decoration around.
Read a book set in an oriental country (for this challenge these countries are: China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam) OR a book with a mysterious character OR a book whose main character or author is from an oriental country

15. Vale of Doom~ In the Madness Returns, this area is what was known as the Vale of Tears. It’s a burned incarnation of the Vale of Tears. It floats on the opium smoke that the Caterpillar blows when he is smoking. It was covered with slime and sat under a burning sky.
Read a book with something burning on the cover OR a book with the word “Burn” or “Burning” In the title OR read a book where a place is a reincarnation of another place OR a book where opium or drug abuse play a role OR a book with someone smoking on the cover

21. Looking Glass Railway~ It was a railway system that the citizens of Wonderland used before the Dollmaker arrived. The railroad carriages that used to run on the railway have been scattered across Wonderland, destroyed or rusted. There is a station on one of the railways that can be entered. The station has 2 floors, a piano, and gingerbread man wall.
Read a book with a piano on the cover OR read a book where music is important to the plot OR read a book with cookies on the cover OR a book with a character who bakes.

16. Tundraful~ The icy province of Wonderland that is above the Deluded Depths. The water had many shipwreck sharks. The moon in this area looked like it was smoking and the sun looked frozen and distressed. When walking around, Alice found the frozen corpses of the Owl, Lory, Mouse, Duck and Pelican who ran in a race the Dodo arranged. She also found a ship in a bottle.
Read a book set in very cold weather OR a book with sharks in it OR a book with a owl, mouse, Lory (parrot), duck or pelican on the cover or in the book OR with a main character who is a runner or participates in a race OR a book with a ship on the cover or set, at least partly, on a ship.

Locations Cont.

17. Deluded Depths~ This is an underwater part of Wonderland underneath the Tundraful. This area is the home of the carpenter, the oysters, walrus, octopus, music fish, colored jellyfish and deadly clams.
Read a book set underwater (the MC has to be a mermaid or a sea animal) OR read a book with a character who is a carpenter OR a book with a sea animal on the cover.

a. Barrelbottom~ This is the town in the center of the Deluded Depths. The houses were made of barrels, flotsam (floating wreckage of a ship or cargo) and jetsam (part of ship, cargo or equipment that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in emergencies). In the town center was a statue of the carpenter.
Read a book with a statue on the cover OR a book where a statue plays an important part OR read a book set in a town with a town center where at least one scene happens in the center OR a book with something from a ship that can be washed ashore on the cover

b. Dreary Lane Theatre~ This is a playhouse on the edge of town where the carpenter put on shows for the town occupants. There was a large stage and many doors for exits and dressing rooms. The entire place was a bloody horrific mess of live, dead and parts of fish and sea animals.
Read a book with a main character who is an actor OR a book with a main character who is in a play (can be a school play) OR a book with a place where something horrific happens and there is blood and mess everywhere

18. Wonderland Woods~ This area is damp and foggy with streams of water. Mushroom and fungi were rampant in this area. In this area Alice continues to be in her shrunken size. It has 7 sections
Read a book with mushrooms on the cover OR a book with fog on the cover OR a book where a stream plays an important role (need to get water from there, traveling along it, etc) OR read a book where the main character is short OR read a book that is #7 in a series

a. Dry Landing~ The first section of Wonderland Woods. It’s a bleak area that lacked color and was covered in dirt and rocks. Most of the area was surrounded by deep smog-filled caverns. Alice had to fight many enemies in this area.
Read a book where the main character has to fight many enemies (ex-soldiers of an army who are protecting the big bad guy) OR read a book with a cover that you consider “bleak” OR a book with a cavern on the cover or where a cavern is important to the story

b. Herbaceous Border~ The second section of Wonderland Woods. It is filled with oversized plant life. Here Alice saw one of her friends get crushed to death. Alice also gets trapped in a hole.
Read a book with a large plant on the cover OR read a book where one of the main character’s friends or group members die OR read a book with a hole on the cover OR read a book that takes place outside.

c. Rolling Stones~ The third section of Wonderland Woods. Everything in this section takes place underground. The area is very rocky and dirty with a spiral tunnel, which changed into platforms. Near the end of the of this section there is a skeleton of an extinct beast that Alice runs down.
Read a book that takes place underground (a bunker, place like District 13, in the Hunger Games, ect) OR read a book with a tunnel on the cover or where a tunnel plays an important part (need to go through a tunnel to escape something, etc) OR a book with a skeleton on the cover (could be animal or human)

d. Icy Reception~ Fourth section of Wonderland Woods, which is a cavern/cave. The cave was covered in blue ice, stalactites and stalagmites. It had many slippery pathways and ledges. There is also a deep chasm that leads to nothingness.
Read a book with a cave on the cover OR a book that has a blue cover OR a book with ICE on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a chasm on the cover or in the story

e. Fungiferous Flora~ The fifth section of Wonderland Woods. It is a short section with an unusually large amount of enemies. This area takes place at nighttime in the game. Among other things, this area has a turquoise cave that house many enemies.
Read a short book (100-200 pgs) OR read a book with a main character who has a lot of enemies or people who just don’t like them OR read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover OR a book where most of the plot takes place at night OR a book with a turquoise cover

f. Centipede’s Sanctum~ Sixth section of Wonderland Woods. This is where Alice defeats the centipede. It is a barren wasteland with rocks, darkness and surrounded by cliffs. The only weird thing about it was the nutcracker by the entrance to this section.
Read a book with a nutcracker on the cover OR a book whose title includes the word “Darkness” OR a book with insects on the cover OR a book with cliffs on the cover OR with a main character who goes rock climbing (on cliffs, not the indoor kind)

g.Caterpillar’s Plot~ The last section of Wonderland Woods. It is very rocky and coated in lava. There are mountainous ledges that could not be climbed and some metal fences. This area led Alice to the Looking Glass Land and when getting closer to the boarder, the caterpillar’s plot looked more chess-like.
Read a book with lava and/or a volcano on the cover OR a book with a red or orange cover OR a book with a mountain on the cover OR a book where the main character goes mountain climbing OR a book with a wrought iron fence on the cover

20. Village of the Doomed~ This area is an underground mining village. The village floated on wooden stilts to hold it above the rock and water. Many of the houses were blues, reds, yellows and greens colors. Some of the houses were broken and twisted as well. The area is full of shops, homes and station (some have been destroyed). The water has turned acidic and poisonous. This area has 2 sections and each section has sub-sections.
Read a book that takes place in a small village OR read a book with a blue, red, yellow or green cover OR read a book with a dilapidated house on the cover OR read a book where poison is important to the plot.

a. Dementia~ This area was an underground mining city with buildings made from wood, rocks and stone. There were very few residents there and most of them were male. This is where Alice finds the Vorpal Blade. This section has 3 sub sections.
Read a book with a city on the cover OR a book that is set in a city that was destroyed for some reason OR read a book by a male author OR read a book with a male main character

a. Drole Vel’s Gas Extraction ~ The chimneys on this building were on the sides and a big red sign was at the front door. While there Alice speaks to torch gnomes about what happened to the city and is warned not to cause trouble.
Read a book with a chimney on the cover OR a book whose cover is red OR a book with gnomes in it OR a book where the main character is warned about something

b. Mayor Elder’s House ~ The house was larger than others in the village and made of concrete. The windows were odd shapes and the door was small, mainly for the gnome’s height. There was also a sign that said it was the mayor’s house.
Read a book with a main character who is in a position of authority (mayor, governor, president, king, queen, czar, etc) OR a book with a building made of concrete on the cover OR a book with a door on the cover

c. Rana Mushroom Shop ~ The shop was round in shape and had a large pointed top that made it look like a mushroom. There are also similar shops around it which looks to be connected to the main shop. It had wide stairs leading to a small door.
Read a book with a mushroom on the cover or in the title OR read a book where a shop of some kind plays an important role (the mc could work there or own it, etc) OR a book with a shop on the cover OR a book with something round on the cover OR a book with a circle or triangle on the cover or in the title.

b. Pandemonium~ This section was green, blue and gray, like Dementia. This area had fewer houses and more mining equipment and tunnels. The area was also teeming with acid. To navigate the platforms, Alice had to use rope. This section has 1 sub-section.
Read a book with a gray cover OR a book where acid is important to the story OR a book with rope on the cover OR a book with any kind of tools on the cover

a. Yur Mine ~ This is a mining area where Alice met Mayor Elder here who would help her for a price. The price for Alice was finding a key for the mayor
Read a book where the main character has to pay a price for someone’s help/assistance OR a book with a mine on the cover OR a book where the main character is a miner OR a book with a key on the cover OR a book where a locked door (and possibly finding the key) is important to the story

21. Infernal Train~ This was a huge, fiery and terrible locomotive that was owned and driven by the Dollmaker. The train is the source of Alice’s continued insanity which caused the ruin of Wonderland. Both the interior and exterior of the train was intricate and dark. The outside however was engulfed in flames. The train cars were large cathedrals lined together on the track. It was black, had smoke coming from it and stained glass windows that leaked the colors of scarlet and crimson. On the outside there were lots of curves, spikes, turrets and windows. The inside had pews for seats as well as carpets, clean curtains, a black and white checkered pathway and candles for lighting. The train was used to destroy the rest of Wonderland and hunt down the insane children.
Read a book with any one of these items on the cover: train, cathedral(s), stained glass window, spikes, turrets, curtain or candles OR read a book whose cover color is: scarlet, crimson, white or black OR read a book where something is used to destroy a place or person OR a book whose main character is hunted by or hunts someone.

22. Littlemore Infirmary~ This is the small hospital where Alice was taken after the fire that killed her family on November 5, 1863. She was treated there for her burns which were so severe that it was questionable as to whether she would live. After she was healed she was transferred to Rutledge Asylum.
Read a book set in a hospital OR a book published in November of any year OR a book where a main character gets burned (physically) OR a book where a main character is hurt so bad that they may not live

Locations Cont.

23. Dollhouse~ This area was a colorful town made from life size doll houses. When the Dollmaker came the town changed to a dark wasteland. This becomes the new center of Wonderland. The houses of the town were detachable and had vibrant interiors. Inside the houses can be found pictures, plushies and wooden blocks. But not everything was child-like. The furniture in the houses had messages written on them and they were decorated in blood. In the town there were doll parts everywhere. There were also whole dolls who either helped or hurt Alice. The dolls that were on the swings were the bad ones and they had protruding nails coming from their bodies. This area has 2 sections.
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR a book with a child’s toy on the cover (blocks, teddy bear, etc) OR a book with blood on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a colorful cover

a. Dolltown~ This section in the underground/underworld. This area was the opposite of the colorful town. There was lack of color and child toys/furniture. Dolltown was more of a prison area. Lying around were morbid depictions of dolls, glass cages with horrific things, wax figures, knives, meat, nails, piles of junk, piles of broken baby dolls and damaged skeletons. There are also objects Alice can break and inside them are porcelain baby doll heads.
Read a book set in the underworld OR read a book set in a prison OR a book with a character who is a criminal (has to be main character or someone close to the main character. Can’t just be someone mentioned once and never seen again) OR a book with a cage, knives, meat, nails or piles of junk on the cover or in the title

b. Fort Resistance ~ This is the base and last stronghold of the Insane Children who are against the Dollmaker. The fort was made up of parts of a house and toys, mostly blocks. There were three towers; two had no roofs and an eye on the front of the tower. The third tower had a crayon tipped roof. On top of the fort were three spikes with a baby doll’s head speared on one of the spikes. The front of the fort had many eye drawings. Among other things the fort had a barricade made of doors and pencils as well as a doll clock and clown head for decoration.
Read a book set in the main character’s last stronghold against someone OR read a book with a tower on the cover or title OR read a book with an prominent eye on the cover OR a book with a clock or clown on the cover.

24. Londerland~ This is Wonderland and London combined and blurred in Alice’s mind after the events of The Madness Returns game. Londerland is the border between Alice’s sanity/reality and delusion. Parts of London, such as the cobblestone roads and buildings are mixed in with the large fungi, plants and toys of Wonderland. Londerland has a blue sky with white clouds but in those white clouds are floating islands. The trees of Londerland grow higher than any building and can be seen next to Big Ben.
Read a book where two worlds mix to create a new world OR read a book with a main character who is on the edge of sanity and delusion OR read a book with a cobblestone road on the cover OR a book set on an island OR with an island on the cover

OPI nail polish had a Alice in Wonderland Collection. Pick one or more of the nail polish names and spell it out using the title of a book, the author's first or last name, the main character's first name or the name of the book series

Alice in Wonderland Collection – Spring
Absolutely Alice
A
B
S
O
L
U
T
E
L
Y

A
L
I
C
E

Mad as a Hatter
M
A
D

A
S

A

H
A
T
T
E
R

Off With Her Red!
O
F
F

W
I
T
H

H
E
R

R
E
D

Thanks So Muchness!
T
H
A
N
K
S

S
O

M
U
C
H
N
E
S
S

4/23/15-whenever
Part I: General Info
1.
Read both classic books by Lewis Carroll
2.
Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.
3. Time Between Us 7-19-15
4. Dead To Me 5-30-15
5. The Tension of Opposites 7-23-15
6. Rot &Ruin 7-17-15
7.
Read a twisted retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Wonderland is all messed up or violent or filled with nasty creatures.
8. Loving Our Dogs 8-14-15
9.
Read a book with an MC who is an orphan or who has spent time in an orphanage OR read a book that takes place, at least partly, in an orphanage OR read a book where the MC is adopted
10. Fig 6-5-15
11.
Read a book with a train on the cover OR a book with "Train" in the title OR read a book that has creatures or monsters in it (I'm not talking about vampires or werewolves but some kind of ugly terrifying monster)
12. Charlie, Presumed Dead 7-30-15
13.
Read a book whose MC or author is named Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, or Beth
14. Serafina and the Black Cloak 7-26-15
15.
Read a book with blood on the cover OR the word:Blood, Bled, Bleeding or Bloody in the title OR read a book with a MC who fights a lot for some reason OR a book whose GR genre is "horror"
16. Unearthly 8-7-15
17.
Read a book with a knife or blade of some kind on the cover OR read a book where the MC uses some kind of weapon OR read a book where a certain item/weapon is the only thing that can defeat something (like a monster, a person, a spell, etc)

Part 2: The Characters

1. Alice Liddell~
Read a book whose MC is named Alice OR read a book where the MC goes on some kind of mission or adventure Or a book with a kick ass heroine
2. Cheshire Cat~
Read a book with a person who has tattoos on the cover OR read a book with a person smiling on the cover OR read a book with a character who is the MC's main ally or sidekick OR read a book with a character who acts as the MC's guide through a strange world/land/place/dimension
3. The Queen Of Hearts~
Read a book with a MC who is royalty OR read a book with a red cover OR a book with a heart on the cover OR read a book where the MC lives in a realm/kingdom ruled by a cruel king/queen
4. The Distance Between Lost and Found 5-3-15
5. Dr. Angus Bumby~
Read a book whose MC is some kind of doctor OR read a book with a character who is a psychiatrist or with a MC who goes to a psychiatrist OR read a book with a main GR genre: "abuse"
6. Dollmaker~
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR read a book where a doll plays an important part of the plot OR read a book with a dollhouse on the cover OR read a book with a character who has minions.
7. The Mad Hatter~
Read a book with a MC who is a psychopath or a sociopath OR read a book under the genre "Steampunk" OR read a book with a clock on the cover OR read a book with gears or some kind of machinery on the cover.
8. Tweedledee and Tweedledum~
Read a book with twins in it OR read a book with a main character who is a twin OR read a book where the POV's switch between the twin MC's OR read a book with a cannibal character
9. Caterpillar~
Read a book with a caterpillar or butterfly on the cover OR read a book with a GR genre of "mythology" on its book page OR read a book where the MC is an oracle OR read a book with a wise character OR a book where an oracle is important to the plot.
10. Jabberwock (Jabberwocky)~Ruby on the Outside 8-7-15
11. Card Guards~
Read a book with zombies in it OR read a book where the MC is a zombie OR read a book with a deck of cards on the cover OR where poker or any card game is important to the plot OR read a book with soldiers in it
12. The Insane Children and the Insane Children Leader~Proof of Forever 7-28-15
13. The March Hare~
Read a book with a character who was good but then turned evil/bad OR read a book with a character who has suffered in some way OR read a book with a hare/rabbit on the cover
14. The Doormouse~
Read a steampunk book OR a book with robots OR a book where the main character is always sleepy
15. Mock Turtle~
Read a book with a depressed or sullen character OR read a book with a character who was laid off or fired from their job OR read a book where a character is captain of a ship.
16. The Carpenter~
Read a book with a main character who has red hair OR read a book where a character sacrifices themselves for another character OR read a book where the male lead or MC has tattoos.
17. Gryphon~
Read a book with a magical/mythological creature in it (like a Unicorn or Gryphon. No vampires, zombies or anything paranormal) OR read a book with a wise character OR read a book where a character gets taken prisoner or held hostage.
18. Bill McGill~
Read a book with a character who likes to drink (alcohol) OR read a book where a character is forced from/loses their house or their home (where they live) OR read a book with a scaredy cat character.
19. The Octopus~
Read a book with a main character who is a writer OR a book with a grouchy or disgruntled character OR read a book where a character goes on a rant
20. Mayor Elder~
Read a book with an elderly main character (60+ years old) OR read a book with a character who is a skilled driver OR read a book with a character who knows their way around a place or land and helps the main character through it (think fantasy worlds and its guides)

Weapons

American McGee's Alice
1.
Read a book with a toy of any kind on the cover OR read a book marked "Children/Children's/Middle Grade" on its GR page OR read a book with anything of weapon on the cover or in the title
2. Croquet Mallet~ The Night We Said Yes 7-3-15
read a book with an "electric" romance
3. Playing Cards~Emmy & Oliver 7-21-15
4. Jackbomb~ The Dogs of Christmas 5-26-15
5. Ice Wand~ Emorys Gift 4-30-15
6. Jacks~
Read a book with a MC or author whose name is Jack OR read a book with something sharp on the cover OR read a book with an MC who fights with some kind of cutting weapon OR read a book
with a ball on the cover
7. Demon Dice~ The Cost of All Things 6-28-15
8. Jabberwock’s Eye Staff ~ When Reason Breaks 6-26-15
9. Blunderbuss~
Read a book with a gun on the cover OR a book where a gun is important to the plot OR read a book with a MC who has a secret OR read a book with a powerful villain.

Alice: The Madness Return

1. The Pepper Grinder~Born Free 6-5-15
2. Hobby Horse~ Wherever You Go 5-21-15
3. Teapot Cannon~
Read a book with a teapot or teacup on the cover OR read a book with a clock on the cover (can be a watch, alarm clock, wall clock, etc) OR read a book that is fourth in a series
4. Clockwork Bomb~
Read a book with a bunny on the cover OR read a book where the MC is given a time limit to do something (ex- 3 days to do something or someone they love will die or 1 day to say goodbye to family, etc) OR read a book where a puzzle needs to be solved (mystery genre works) OR read a book where someone is defending their home (defending a castle or their land or whatever)
5. Umbrella~
Read a book with an umbrella or parasol on the cover OR read a book set in Victorian Times (1837-1901) OR read a book where someone is blocking something on the cover (blocking an attack, etc) OR read a book where the MC has to defend themselves (can be verbally, physically, magically, etc)

Locations

1. Rutledge Asylum~ Down From The Mountain 4-27-15
2. Wonderland~
Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in Wonderland
3. Vale of Tears~
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: river, valley, rain scene, forest, flowers, blood, dominos, marbles, jacks, dice, snow globe OR read a book with a MC who is a duchess OR read a book with a gloomy character
a. Hollow Hideaway ~
Read a book with rocks on the cover OR read a book whose cover is the color green OR read a book with the word “hollow” or “hide” in the title
b. Pool of Tears~
Read a book with a plant(s) on the cover- no flowers OR read a book with some kind of insect on the cover OR read a book with the word “pool” or “tears” in the title OR read a book with someone crying on the cover.
c. Just Desserts~
Read a book with one of the following on the cover: a dilapidated house, stairs, fireplace or gates OR read a book where the MC lives in a one room apartment (studio) or a one room house OR read a book with a MC or author named Bill (only Bill, no other variations)
d> Wholly Moral Ground~
Read a book with an underwater scene on the cover OR a book that takes place underwater OR a book with a MC or love interest who is a mermaid OR a book with any kind of ruins on the cover.
e. Duchess’ Home~
Read a book where the main character spends a lot of time in the kitchen OR a book where a main character changes their ways for the better OR a book with a kitchen, tree or tree stump on the cover.
4. Queensland~
Read a book that takes place in the capital city of any country OR read a book with a castle on the cove OR read a book that is very graphic in gross details OR read a book with bones on the cover.
a. Royal Rage~
Read a book where a battle takes place OR read a book with a moat on the cover OR read a book with two or more figures fighting or locked in battle on the cover OR read a book with a red sky.
b. Battle Royal~
Read a book with a path on the cover OR read a book with a journey filled with enemies that the MC has to complete OR read a book with a cliff on the cover OR read a book with an orange cover
c. Ascension~
Read a book where the villain has a “lair” OR read a gothic novel or with a book marked “gothic” on its main GR page OR read a book with one of the following on the cover: Lava, Volcano, Bridge or Stained Glass window
d. Castle Keep~
Read a book with a grand hall, castle or room on the cover OR read a book with a portrait on the cover OR read a book with nothing but the title and author’s name on the cover OR read a book with one source of light on the cover (one light bulb, One candle, one lightswitch)
e. Heart Palace/Dark of Heartness/Heart of Darkness~
Read a book with gargoyles in it OR with a MC or love interest who is a gargoyle OR read a book with a door on the cover OR read a book with a chessboard or chess pieces on the cover OR read a book where chess or another board game is important to the plot
5. London~
Read a book take takes place in London or Oxford OR read a book where the MC lives in a slum OR read a book with a character who is a prostitute or forced into prostitution
a. Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth~
Read a book set in London’s East End OR a book with a brick house on the cover OR a book with a messy MC OR a book that has boy and girl dorms OR a book with a bed or bunk bed on the cover
b. Kissing In America 8-11-15
c. Radcliff’s Home~
Read a book set in an Asian country OR a book with an Asian MC OR a book with a samurai in it OR a book with a sword, painting or vase on the cover OR a book with an MC who is a lawyer.
d. Mangled Mermaid~
Read a book that takes place in a pub/bar or with a MC whose a bartender OR read a book with a black and white cover OR a book with a sign on the cover OR a book with a corpse on the cover OR a book with a MC who drinks, gambles or fights.
e. Gaol~
Read a book with a hat on the cover OR a book with a navy blue cover OR with a jail or a prison on the cover OR a book where the MC is a criminal or has spent time in a jail like setting (jail, prison, juvie)
f. Hyde Park~
Read a book with a park on the cover OR a book set, at least partly, in a park OR read a book with a foggy scene on the cover OR a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Hyde.
6. Cardbridge~
Read a book with a walkway on the cover OR a book that leaves your with a peaceful feeling OR a book where the MC is trying for peace during a war OR a book with an unstable structure on the cover
7. Queen of Hearts Land~
Read a book with a garden on the cover OR a book with bushes on the cover OR a book with a tunnel or an underground room that is important to the plot OR read a book that is 6th in a series
a. Airborne Terror~
Read a book that terrifies you for any reason OR a book with an airborne virus in it OR a book with a metal contraption on the cover OR a book with wheels on the cover OR a dark red cover.
b. Majestic Maze~
Read a book with a beautiful cover OR read a book that was difficult for you to read for some reason OR a book where the MC lets something they have that is beautiful fall into disrepair (a house, their room, land they owned) OR read a book with a stone structure on the cover.
c. Mystifying Madness~
Read a book where water plays an important role in the book OR a book where tunnels play an important role OR a book with a green cover OR a book that is similar to another book that you’ve read before.
d. Water Logged ~
Read a book with a pool scene or a pool on the cover OR read a book with a character that loves to swim OR read a book where a flood occurs OR a book with bubbles on the cover.
e. Labyrinthine Revenge~
Read a book with a labyrinth on the cover, in the title or in the book (must play important part in storyline) OR read a book with gears on the cover OR read a book with the word “Teeth” in the title OR read a book with a catwalk on the cover OR with an MC who is a model OR a book with an MC or villain who is out for revenge
f. Machinations~
Read a book with a checkered item on the cover (can be clothes, art work, etc) OR read a book with the word “Clockwork” in the title or series name OR a book with a clockwork item on the cover OR a book with heavy machinery on the cover.
8. The Liddell House in Oxford~
Read a book set in England OR a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover OR a book where an attic plays an important part in the story OR a book with something spiky or spikes on the cover

Locations Cont.

9. Portraits of Celina 5-25-15
a.
Read a book with the word “Pale” or “Realm” in the title OR read a book with a MC whose skin is described as pale OR read a book with a Victorian looking building on the cover OR a book where the sky is black on the cover
b.All The Truth Thats In Me 6-12-15
c. Utopia, Iowa 4-28-15
d.
Read a book with a heater or furnace on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a cell on the cover (any kinds: prison, jail, psychiatric) OR a book with a gray cover
10. Behind the Looking Glass~An Ember in the Ashes 7-2-15
a.
Read a book with a lab on the cover or with an MC who works in a lab OR a book that takes place on the planet Mercury OR a book with a tower on the cover OR a book where the MC finds themselves in a deadly situation
b.
Read a book where the MC of a series finally meets and fights the main villain of the series OR read a book with a grandfather clock on the cover OR read a book where the MC has to fight or survive in an arena.
11.
Read a book that was a nightmare to read for any reason OR read a book with a spider on the cover OR a book that features or the MC is a robot OR a book with a MC who works in a factory
a.
Read a book where the MC has to survive in a desolate wasteland (apocalyptic and dystopian are good for this) OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book with a teapot on the cover.
12.
Read a book with a blue or purple cover
a. Night Gardener 7-14-15
i. Citizens Creek 7-15-15
Read a book with a school on the cover OR a book that takes place mostly in a school OR a book with a MC who is an actor OR a book with a MC whose a scientist, chemist or witch
b.
Read a book with a gold cover OR a book with just one object on the cover and nothing else OR a book where a locked door plays an important part of the story OR a book set in the 1970’s.
c.
Read a book with a fire place on the cover OR a book where astronomy is important OR a book with a telescope, globe or the earth on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover
d.
Read a book with a greenhouse on the cover OR a book with a MC who has a green thumb OR a book with an elementary classroom on the cover OR a book where the MC is sporty.
13.
Read a book with ash, fire or lava on the cover or in the title OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book where the main character(s) travel through a portal OR a book where a fire occurs.
a.
Read a book with an oracle in it or where the main character is an oracle OR read a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a pool on the cover
b.
Read a book where the main character had to go into battle of some kind OR read a book with a monster in it OR a book with a weapon on the cover
14.
Read a book set in an oriental country (for this challenge these countries are: China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam) OR a book with a mysterious character OR a book whose main character or author is from an oriental country
15.
Read a book with something burning on the cover OR a book with the word “Burn” or “Burning” In the title OR read a book where a place is a reincarnation of another place OR a book where opium or drug abuse play a role OR a book with someone smoking on the cover
21.
Read a book with a piano on the cover OR read a book where music is important to the plot OR read a book with cookies on the cover OR a book with a character who bakes.
16.
Read a book set in very cold weather OR a book with sharks in it OR a book with a owl, mouse, Lory (parrot), duck or pelican on the cover or in the book OR with a main character who is a runner or participates in a race OR a book with a ship on the cover or set, at least partly, on a ship
17. Deluded Depths~
Read a book set underwater (the MC has to be a mermaid or a sea animal) OR read a book with a character who is a carpenter OR a book with a sea animal on the cover.
a.
Read a book with a statue on the cover OR a book where a statue plays an important part OR read a book set in a town with a town center where at least one scene happens in the center OR a book with something from a ship that can be washed ashore on the cover
b.
Read a book with a main character who is an actor OR a book with a main character who is in a play (can be a school play) OR a book with a place where something horrific happens and there is blood and mess everywhere
18.
Read a book with mushrooms on the cover OR a book with fog on the cover OR a book where a stream plays an important role (need to get water from there, traveling along it, etc) OR read a book where the main character is short OR read a book that is #7 in a series
a.
Read a book where the main character has to fight many enemies (ex-soldiers of an army who are protecting the big bad guy) OR read a book with a cover that you consider “bleak” OR a book with a cavern on the cover or where a cavern is important to the story
b. Herbaceous Border~
Read a book with a large plant on the cover OR read a book where one of the main character’s friends or group members die OR read a book with a hole on the cover OR read a book that takes place outside.
c.
Read a book that takes place underground (a bunker, place like District 13, in the Hunger Games, ect) OR read a book with a tunnel on the cover or where a tunnel plays an important part (need to go through a tunnel to escape something, etc) OR a book with a skeleton on the cover (could be animal or human)
d.
Read a book with a cave on the cover OR a book that has a blue cover OR a book with ICE on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a chasm on the cover or in the story
e.
Read a short book (100-200 pgs) OR read a book with a main character who has a lot of enemies or people who just don’t like them OR read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover OR a book where most of the plot takes place at night OR a book with a turquoise cover
f. Centipede’s Sanctum~
Read a book with a nutcracker on the cover OR a book whose title includes the word “Darkness” OR a book with insects on the cover OR a book with cliffs on the cover OR with a main character who goes rock climbing (on cliffs, not the indoor kind)
g.
Read a book with lava and/or a volcano on the cover OR a book with a red or orange cover OR a book with a mountain on the cover OR a book where the main character goes mountain climbing OR a book with a wrought iron fence on the cover
20.
Read a book that takes place in a small village OR read a book with a blue, red, yellow or green cover OR read a book with a dilapidated house on the cover OR read a book where poison is important to the plot.
a.
Read a book with a city on the cover OR a book that is set in a city that was destroyed for some reason OR read a book by a male author OR read a book with a male main character
a.
Read a book with a chimney on the cover OR a book whose cover is red OR a book with gnomes in it OR a book where the main character is warned about something
b.
Read a book with a main character who is in a position of authority (mayor, governor, president, king, queen, czar, etc) OR a book with a building made of concrete on the cover OR a book with a door on the cover
c.
Read a book with a mushroom on the cover or in the title OR read a book where a shop of some kind plays an important role (the mc could work there or own it, etc) OR a book with a shop on the cover OR a book with something round on the cover OR a book with a circle or triangle on the cover or in the title.
b.
Read a book with a gray cover OR a book where acid is important to the story OR a book with rope on the cover OR a book with any kind of tools on the cover
a.Made You Up 6-18-15
Read a book where the main character has to pay a price for someone’s help/assistance
21.
Read a book with any one of these items on the cover: train, cathedral(s), stained glass window, spikes, turrets, curtain or candles OR read a book whose cover color is: scarlet, crimson, white or black OR read a book where something is used to destroy a place or person OR a book whose main character is hunted by or hunts someone.
22.
Read a book set in a hospital OR a book published in November of any year OR a book where a main character gets burned (physically) OR a book where a main character is hurt so bad that they may not live
23.
Read a book with a doll on the cover OR a book with a child’s toy on the cover (blocks, teddy bear, etc) OR a book with blood on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a colorful cover
a.
Read a book set in the underworld OR read a book set in a prison OR a book with a character who is a criminal (has to be main character or someone close to the main character. Can’t just be someone mentioned once and never seen again) OR a book with a cage, knives, meat, nails or piles of junk on the cover or in the title
b.
Read a book set in the main character’s last stronghold against someone OR read a book with a tower on the cover or title OR read a book with an prominent eye on the cover OR a book with a clock or clown on the cover.
24.
Read a book where two worlds mix to create a new world OR read a book with a main character who is on the edge of sanity and delusion OR read a book with a cobblestone road on the cover OR a book set on an island OR with an island on the cover
A As the World Dies Vol 3 6-5-15
B Breaking Free 5-18-15
S
O Oakes-The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly 7-24-15
L A Little Princess 7-5-15
U Under a Painted Sky 4-26-15
T This Is Not A Test 5-23-15
E Every Last Word 7-4-15
L The Last Time We Say Goodbye 6-8-15
Y
A As the World Dies Vol 1 5-7-15
L The Last Good Day of the Year 6-16-15
I Immaculate 6-24-15
C The Compound 5-14-15
E Echo 6-1-15
O Ophelia 6-20-15
F First There Was Forever 6-2-15
F Friend, Natasha-My Life in Black and White 6-10-15
W When My Heart Was Wicked 5-11-15
I
T The Tenderness of Thieves 6-14-15
H Halls-Girl Meets Boy 4-29-15
H The Haunting of Sunshine Girl 5-2-15
E Ellie's Story 5-5-15
R Ruth Minsky Sender-The Cage 5-19-15
H Heres to You Rachel Robinson 7-20-15
E Esther Ehrlich-Nest 5-12-15
A Ann Stampler-Where It Began 6-4-15
D Dragonfly 5-9-15

Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "This challenge is based on two Alice in Wonderland video games: American McGee's Alice and Alice: The Madness Returns. I personally never have played these games but I love when a fairy tale or sto..."

The first group of questions has 17 not 15. The numbers 3 and 4 are repeated?????

Part I: General Info

1. The games are based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Read both classic books by Lewis Carroll

2. Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

✔ 3. Read a YA book - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Jun 06, 2015)

✔ 4. Read a book that takes place in an insane asylum - Existence Sep 13, 2015

✔ 5. Read a book with a fire word in the title (Blaze, Inferno, Fire, Smoke, burning, etc) - The Darkest Fire Aug 27, 2015

✔ 6. Read a book that takes place in an imaginary place/country/area/dimension/world - Dragon Actually (Jun 30, 2015)

7. Read a twisted retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Wonderland is all messed up or violent or filled with nasty creatures.

✔ 8. Read a book with the number 7 in the total page number - The Merchant of Venice (May 31, 2015)

✔ 9. Read a book with an MC who is an orphan - Pabucumun Ajanı (Mar 31, 2015)

✔ 10. Read a book with a MC who experiences hallucinations of any kind Quintessentially Q Sep 20, 2015

11. Read a book with a train on the cover OR a book with "Train" in the title OR read a book that has creatures or monsters in it (I'm not talking about vampires or werewolves but some kind of ugly terrifying monster)

✔ 12. Read a book set anywhere in England. - Tempt Me at Twilight (May 05, 2015)

✔ 13. Read a book whose MC or author is named Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, or Beth - Truce Sep 04, 2015

✔ 14. Read a book where the MC kills a person - Hamlet (May 17, 2015)

✔ 15. Read a book with a MC who fights a lot for some reason - Mine to Possess Aug 02, 2015

✔ 16. Read a book with an invincible or indestructible MC (vampires, gods or goddesses, immortals, etc) - Archangel's Consort Jul 21, 2015

✔ 17. Read a book where a certain item/weapon is the only thing that can defeat something - Kiss of a Demon King Aug 08, 2015

Part 2: The Characters

✔ 1. Alice Liddell ~ Read a book with a kick ass heroine - River's Run Aug 25, 2015

✔ 2. Cheshire Cat ~ Read a book with a person who has tattoos on the cover - Touch the Dark (Apr 22, 2015)

✔ 3. The Queen Of Hearts ~ Read a book with a MC who is royalty - The Prince with Amnesia Jul 11, 2015

✔ 4. The White Rabbit ~ Read a book where one of the main characters die - Romeo and Juliet (Apr 30, 2015)

✔ 5. Dr. Angus Bumby ~ Read a book with a MC who goes to a psychiatrist- Bared to You (Apr 15, 2015)

6. Dollmaker ~ Read a book with a doll on the cover OR read a book where a doll plays an important part of the plot OR read a book with a dollhouse on the cover OR read a book with a character who has minions.

7. The Mad Hatter ~ Read a book with a MC who is a psychopath or a sociopath OR read a book under the genre "Steampunk" OR read a book with a clock on the cover OR read a book with gears or some kind of machinery on the cover.

8. Tweedledee and Tweedledum ~ Read a book with twins in it - Double Dare

✔ 9. Caterpillar ~ Read a book with a GR genre of "mythology" on its book page - The Staff of Serapis (Apr 29, 2015)

✔ 10. Jabberwock (Jabberwocky) ~ Read a book with a creature with wings on the cover - Archangel's Kiss (Apr 07, 2015)

✔ 11. Card Guards ~ Read a book where poker or any card game is important to the plot - Night After Night Aug 18, 2015

✔ 12. The Insane Children and the Insane Children Leader ~ Read a book with a child as its Main Character - The Darkest Minds (Jun 22, 2015)

✔ 13. The March Hare ~ Read a book with a character who has suffered in some way - Archangel's Blade Jul 24, 2015

✔ 14. The Doormouse ~ Read a book with robots - Star's Storm Aug 27, 2015

✔ 15. Mock Turtle ~ Read a book with a character who was fired from their job - Perfection (Jun 10, 2015)

✔ 16. The Carpenter ~ Read a book with a main character who has red hair - Visions of Heat (Jun 27, 2015)

✔ 17. Gryphon ~ Read a book with a magical/mythological creature in it (like a Unicorn or Gryphon. No vampires, zombies or anything paranormal) - Dragon Bound Sep 24, 2015

✔ 18. Bill McGill ~ Read a book with a character who likes to drink (alcohol) - Sweet Evil (Jun 28, 2015)

19. The Octopus ~ Read a book with a main character who is a writer OR a book with a grouchy or disgruntled character OR read a book where a character goes on a rant

20. Mayor Elder ~ Read a book with an elderly main character (60+ years old) OR read a book with a character who is a skilled driver OR read a book with a character who knows their way around a place or land and helps the main character through it (think fantasy worlds and its guides)

Weapons
13/14

American McGee's Alice
✔ 1. Read a book marked "Children/Children's/Middle Grade" on its GR page - The Little Prince Jul 31, 2015

2. Croquet Mallet ~ Read a book with lightening on the cover OR read a book with a croquet mallet or golf clubs on the cover OR read a book with a hammer or any hardware tools on the cover OR read a book with an "electric" romance

✔ 3. Playing Cards ~ Read a book whose title starts with A - Assumption Aug 30, 2015

✔ 4. Jackbomb~ Read a book with a few explosions - Legacy Lost Aug 09, 2015

✔ 5. Ice Wand ~ Read a book with an MC who is very protective of someone - Playing for Keeps (Jun 07, 2015)

✔ 6. Jacks ~ Read a book with something sharp on the cover - Caressed by Ice (Jul 05, 2015)

✔ 7. Demon Dice~ Read a book with demons in it or read a gigantic book (400+ pages) - Demons at Deadnight (Jul 09, 2015)

✔ 8. Jabberwock’s Eye Staff ~ Read a book with a purple cover - The Highlander's Touch Sep 02, 2015

✔ 9. Blunderbuss~ Read a book with a MC who has a secret - Drop Dead Demons (Jul 10, 2015)

Alice: The Madness Return
✔ 1. The Pepper Grinder~ Read a book whose cover is red, gold, tan, silver or black - Bitten Aug 23, 2015

✔ 2. Hobby Horse ~ Read a book where the MC gets attacked. - Rock Hard (Jul 15, 2015)

✔ 3. Teapot Cannon ~ Read a book that is fourth in a series - Guarding His Heart Jul 17, 2015

✔ 4. Clockwork Bomb~ Read a book where the MC is given a time limit to do something - Slave to Sensation (Jun 24, 2015)

✔ 5. Umbrella~ Read a book where the MC has to defend themselves (can be verbally, physically, magically, etc) - Of Triton Jul 27, 2015

Locations

0/53
1. Rutledge Asylum ~ Read a book with a character who is violent OR read a book with banshee’s in it OR read a non-fiction book about medicine and procedures in the 1800’s

2. Wonderland~ Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in Wonderland

3. Vale of Tears~ Read a book with one of the following on the cover: river, valley, rain scene, forest, flowers, blood, dominos, marbles, jacks, dice, snow globe OR read a book with a MC who is a duchess OR read a book with a gloomy character

a. Hollow Hideaway ~ Read a book with rocks on the cover OR read a book whose cover is the color green OR read a book with the word “hollow” or “hide” in the title

✔ b. Pool of Tears~ Read a book with the word “pool” or “tears” in the title - Tears of Tess (Jul 13, 2015)

c. Just Desserts~ Read a book with one of the following on the cover: a dilapidated house, stairs, fireplace or gates OR read a book where the MC lives in a one room apartment (studio) or a one room house OR read a book with a MC or author named Bill (only Bill, no other variations)

✔ d. Wholly Moral Ground~ Read a book with an underwater scene on the cover - Of Poseidon Jul 27, 2015

✔ e. Duchess’ Home~ Read a book where the main character spends a lot of time in the kitchen - The Game Plan Sep 29, 2015

✔ 4. Queensland~ Read a book that takes place in the capital city of any country Accidentally in Love with...a God? Sep 25, 2015

✔ a. Royal Rage~ Read a book where a battle takes place - Jo's Journey Sep 03, 2015

b. Battle Royal~ Read a book with a path on the cover OR read a book with a journey filled with enemies that the MC has to complete OR read a book with a cliff on the cover OR read a book with an orange cover

c. Ascension~ Read a book where the villain has a “lair” OR read a gothic novel or with a book marked “gothic” on its main GR page OR read a book with one of the following on the cover: Lava, Volcano, Bridge or Stained Glass window

d. Castle Keep~ Read a book with a grand hall, castle or room on the cover OR read a book with a portrait on the cover OR read a book with nothing but the title and author’s name on the cover OR read a book with one source of light on the cover (one light bulb, One candle, one lightswitch)

e. Heart Palace/Dark of Heartness/Heart of Darkness~ Read a book with gargoyles in it OR with a MC or love interest who is a gargoyle OR read a book with a door on the cover OR read a book with a chessboard or chess pieces on the cover OR read a book where chess or another board game is important to the plot

5. London~ Read a book take takes place in London or Oxford OR read a book where the MC lives in a slum OR read a book with a character who is a prostitute or forced into prostitution

a. Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth~ Read a book set in London’s East End OR a book with a brick house on the cover OR a book with a messy MC OR a book that has boy and girl dorms OR a book with a bed or bunk bed on the cover

✔ b.Moorgate Station~ Read a book by a new to you author - Vicious Cycle Jul 31, 2015

✔ c. Radcliff’s Home~ Read a book with an MC who is a lawyer. - Just the Sexiest Man Alive Aug 07, 2015

d. Mangled Mermaid~ Read a book that takes place in a pub/bar or with a MC whose a bartender OR read a book with a black and white cover OR a book with a sign on the cover OR a book with a corpse on the cover OR a book with a MC who drinks, gambles or fights.

✔ e. Gaol~ Read a book with a navy blue cover - Beyond the Highland Mist Aug 10, 2015

f. Hyde Park~ Read a book with a park on the cover OR a book set, at least partly, in a park OR read a book with a foggy scene on the cover OR a book with a character or author whose first or last name is Hyde.

✔ 6. Cardbridge ~ Read a book where the MC is trying for peace during a war - Gracie's Touch Sep 22, 2015

7. Queen of Hearts Land~ Read a book with a garden on the cover OR a book with bushes on the cover OR a book with a tunnel or an underground room that is important to the plot OR read a book that is 6th in a series

a. Airborne Terror~ Read a book that terrifies you for any reason OR a book with an airborne virus in it OR a book with a metal contraption on the cover OR a book with wheels on the cover OR a dark red cover.

b. Majestic Maze~ Read a book with a beautiful cover OR read a book that was difficult for you to read for some reason OR a book where the MC lets something they have that is beautiful fall into disrepair (a house, their room, land they owned) OR read a book with a stone structure on the cover.

c. Mystifying Madness~ Read a book where water plays an important role in the book OR a book where tunnels play an important role OR a book with a green cover OR a book that is similar to another book that you’ve read before.

✔ d. Water Logged ~ Read a book with a pool scene - Honeymoon from Hell, Part I Aug 20, 2015

e. Labyrinthine Revenge~ Read a book with a labyrinth on the cover, in the title or in the book (must play important part in storyline) OR read a book with gears on the cover OR read a book with the word “Teeth” in the title OR read a book with a catwalk on the cover OR with an MC who is a model OR a book with an MC or villain who is out for revenge

f. Machinations~ Read a book with a checkered item on the cover (can be clothes, art work, etc) OR read a book with the word “Clockwork” in the title or series name OR a book with a clockwork item on the cover OR a book with heavy machinery on the cover.

8. The Liddell House in Oxford~ Read a book set in England OR a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover OR a book where an attic plays an important part in the story OR a book with something spiky or spikes on the cover

9. Looking Glass Land~ Read a book where a war occurs OR a book that is red and white OR a book that is white and black OR a book with a mirror on the cover

a. Pale Realm~ Read a book with the word “Pale” or “Realm” in the title OR read a book with a MC whose skin is described as pale OR read a book with a Victorian looking building on the cover OR a book where the sky is black on the cover

b. Castling~ Read a book where the MC is a hostage or the MC takes a hostage OR read a book with a fountain on the cover OR read a book with a white castle on the cover

c. Checkmate in Red~ Read a book with something/one floating of just hovering there on the cover OR read a book with a blood red cover OR read a book where the MC has to go into enemy territory

d. Mirror Image~ Read a book with a heater or furnace on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a cell on the cover (any kinds: prison, jail, psychiatric) OR a book with a gray cover

10. Behind the Looking Glass~ Read a book with an asylum on the cover OR a book with a pocket watch on the cover OR a book where there are messages left in blood for the MC OR a book where words/a message is carved into something on the cover.

✔ a. Crazed Clockwork~ Read a book with an MC who works in a lab - Hostage to Pleasure Sep 06, 2015

b. About Face~ Read a book where the MC of a series finally meets and fights the main villain of the series OR read a book with a grandfather clock on the cover OR read a book where the MC has to fight or survive in an arena.

11. The Hatter’s Domain~ Read a book that was a nightmare to read for any reason OR read a book with a spider on the cover OR a book that features or the MC is a robot OR a book with a MC who works in a factory

a. The Crockery~ Read a book where the MC has to survive in a desolate wasteland (apocalyptic and dystopian are good for this) OR read a book with an orange cover OR read a book with a teapot on the cover.

12. Fortress of Doors~ Read a book with the word “Fortress” or “School” in the title OR a book with a stone statue on the cover OR a book with a blue or purple cover OR a book with portals to other areas in it

✔ a. Fortress of Doors~ Sub-level~ Read a book that is first in a series - Justified Sep 26, 2015

i. Skool ~ Read a book with a school on the cover OR a book that takes place mostly in a school OR a book with a MC who is an actor OR a book with a MC whose a scientist, chemist or witch

b. Beyond the Wall~ Read a book with a gold cover OR a book with just one object on the cover and nothing else OR a book where a locked door plays an important part of the story OR a book set in the 1970’s.

c. Skool Daze~ Read a book with a fire place on the cover OR a book where astronomy is important OR a book with a telescope, globe or the earth on the cover OR a book with a dark brown cover

d. Skool’s Out~ Read a book with a greenhouse on the cover OR a book with a MC who has a green thumb OR a book with an elementary classroom on the cover OR a book where the MC is sporty.

✔ 13. The Land of Fire and Brimstone ~ Read a book where the main character(s) travel through a portal - Bound by Blood Sep 11, 2015

a. Burning Curosity~ Read a book with an oracle in it or where the main character is an oracle OR read a book with a house on the cover OR a book with a pool on the cover

b. Jabberwock’s Lair~ Read a book where the main character had to go into battle of some kind OR read a book with a monster in it OR a book with a weapon on the cover

14. Oriental Grove~ Read a book set in an oriental country (for this challenge these countries are: China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam) OR a book with a mysterious character OR a book whose main character or author is from an oriental country

✔ 15. Vale of Doom~ Read a book where opium or drug abuse play a role - Sweet as Sin Sep 26, 2015

21. Looking Glass Railway~ Read a book with a piano on the cover OR read a book where music is important to the plot OR read a book with cookies on the cover OR a book with a character who bakes.

✔ 16. Tundraful~ Read a book with a ship on the cover or set, at least partly, on a ship. - Don't Bite the Bridesmaid Jul 01, 2015

0/64


17. Deluded Depths~ Read a book set underwater (the MC has to be a mermaid or a sea animal) OR read a book with a character who is a carpenter OR a book with a sea animal on the cover.

a. Barrelbottom~ Read a book with a statue on the cover OR a book where a statue plays an important part OR read a book set in a town with a town center where at least one scene happens in the center OR a book with something from a ship that can be washed ashore on the cover

b. Dreary Lane Theatre~ Read a book with a main character who is an actor OR a book with a main character who is in a play (can be a school play) OR a book with a place where something horrific happens and there is blood and mess everywhere

18. Wonderland Woods~ Read a book with mushrooms on the cover OR a book with fog on the cover OR a book where a stream plays an important role (need to get water from there, traveling along it, etc) OR read a book where the main character is short OR read a book that is #7 in a series

✔ a. Dry Landing~ Read a book where the main character has to fight many enemies - Branded by Fire Sep 11, 2015

b. Herbaceous Border~ Read a book with a large plant on the cover OR read a book where one of the main character’s friends or group members die OR read a book with a hole on the cover OR read a book that takes place outside.

c. Rolling Stones~ Read a book that takes place underground (a bunker, place like District 13, in the Hunger Games, ect) OR read a book with a tunnel on the cover or where a tunnel plays an important part (need to go through a tunnel to escape something, etc) OR a book with a skeleton on the cover (could be animal or human)

d. Icy Reception~ Read a book with a cave on the cover OR a book that has a blue cover OR a book with ICE on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a chasm on the cover or in the story

✔ e. Fungiferous Flora~ Read a short book (100-200 pgs) - Her Dragon To Slay Sep 15, 2015

f. Centipede’s Sanctum~ Read a book with a nutcracker on the cover OR a book whose title includes the word “Darkness” OR a book with insects on the cover OR a book with cliffs on the cover OR with a main character who goes rock climbing (on cliffs, not the indoor kind)

g.Caterpillar’s Plot~ Read a book with lava and/or a volcano on the cover OR a book with a red or orange cover OR a book with a mountain on the cover OR a book where the main character goes mountain climbing OR a book with a wrought iron fence on the cover

✔ 20. Village of the Doomed~ Read a book that takes place in a small village - Checkmate Jun 14, 2015

a. Dementia~ Read a book with a city on the cover OR a book that is set in a city that was destroyed for some reason OR read a book by a male author OR read a book with a male main character

a. Drole Vel’s Gas Extraction ~ Read a book with a chimney on the cover OR a book whose cover is red OR a book with gnomes in it OR a book where the main character is warned about something

✔ b. Mayor Elder’s House ~ Read a book with a main character who is in a position of authority Abducting Abby Sep 07, 2015

c. Rana Mushroom Shop ~ Read a book with a mushroom on the cover or in the title OR read a book where a shop of some kind plays an important role (the mc could work there or own it, etc) OR a book with a shop on the cover OR a book with something round on the cover OR a book with a circle or triangle on the cover or in the title.

b. Pandemonium~ Read a book with a gray cover OR a book where acid is important to the story OR a book with rope on the cover OR a book with any kind of tools on the cover

a. Yur Mine ~ Read a book where the main character has to pay a price for someone’s help/assistance OR a book with a mine on the cover OR a book where the main character is a miner OR a book with a key on the cover OR a book where a locked door (and possibly finding the key) is important to the story

21. Infernal Train~ Read a book with any one of these items on the cover: train, cathedral(s), stained glass window, spikes, turrets, curtain or candles OR read a book whose cover color is: scarlet, crimson, white or black OR read a book where something is used to destroy a place or person OR a book whose main character is hunted by or hunts someone.

22. Littlemore Infirmary~ Read a book set in a hospital OR a book published in November of any year OR a book where a main character gets burned (physically) OR a book where a main character is hurt so bad that they may not live

23. Dollhouse~ Read a book with a doll on the cover OR a book with a child’s toy on the cover (blocks, teddy bear, etc) OR a book with blood on the cover or in the title OR read a book with a colorful cover

a. Dolltown~ Read a book set in the underworld OR read a book set in a prison OR a book with a character who is a criminal (has to be main character or someone close to the main character. Can’t just be someone mentioned once and never seen again) OR a book with a cage, knives, meat, nails or piles of junk on the cover or in the title

b. Fort Resistance ~ Read a book set in the main character’s last stronghold against someone OR read a book with a tower on the cover or title OR read a book with an prominent eye on the cover OR a book with a clock or clown on the cover.

24. Londerland~ Read a book where two worlds mix to create a new world OR read a book with a main character who is on the edge of sanity and delusion OR read a book with a cobblestone road on the cover OR a book set on an island OR with an island on the cover

Spell It Out~ OPI Nail Polish

OPI nail polish had a Alice in Wonderland Collection. Pick one or more of the nail polish names and spell it out using the title of a book, the author's first or last name, the main character's first name or the name of the book series

Absolutely Alice
A
B
S
O
L
U
T
E
L
Y

A
L
I
C
E

Mad as a Hatter
M.Pixie's Passion by Mina Carter
A
D

A
S

A

H.Hitting on the Hooker
A
T
T
E
R.Rescuing Mattie

Off With Her Red!
O
F.Fighting Dirty for His Girl
F

W.Wish List
I
T
H

H
E
R

R
E
D

Lisa wrote: "Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "This challenge is based on two Alice in Wonderland video games: American McGee's Alice and Alice: The Madness Returns. I personally never have played these g..."

oops ok I'll fix it. Thanks