Título em Português: -- Série: -- Autor(a): David D. Hammons Editora: Curiosity Quills Press Páginas: 283 Data de Publicação: 28 Setembro 2015
Sinopse:
After ten years of being told she can't tell the difference between real life and a fairy tale, Alice finally stops believing in Wonderland. So when the White Rabbit shows up at her house, Alice thinks she's going crazy.
Only when the White Rabbit kicks her down the rabbit hole does Alice realize that the magical land she visited as a child is real.
But all is not well in Wonderland.
The Ace of Spades has taken over Wonderland and is systematically dismantling all that makes it wonderful. Plain is replacing wondrous, logical is replacing magical, and reason is destroying madness. Alice decides she must help the Mad Hatter and all those fighting to keep Wonderland wonderful.
But how can she face such danger when she is just a girl?
Alice must journey across the stars to unite an army. She discovers that fairy tales are real in the magical world beyond the rabbit hole. But they are not the fairy tales she knows.
Fairy tales have dangers and adventures of their own, and Alice must overcome the trials of these old stories if she wants to unite the lands against Ace.
With the help of Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Snow White and heroes old and new, Alice may have the strength to take back Wonderland.
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Opinião:
Antes de mais nada quero agradecer à Curiosity Quills por me ter cedido Alice Takes Back Wonderland para leitura. Qualquer coisa relacionada com Wonderland e eu estou pronta para agarrar com unhas e dentes.
Muito sinceramente não sei o que estava à espera deste livro. O início foi algo enfadonho e, confesso, continuei a ler porque era um eARC do qual teria que escrever uma crítica. Mas ainda bem que o fiz porque melhora substancialmente. Não fazia ideia que Alice Takes Bacl Wonderland seria uma mistura de tantos contos de fadas (só para referir alguns: Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Branca de Neve… entre muitos outros, mas também mitologias como a Grega e Viking.) e acho que essa foi uma das partes que mais gostei do livro. Há crossovers entre os vários contos, havendo mesmo sobreposição de personagens – que não vou revelar para não deixar passar nenhum spoiler.
Apesar de o livro melhorar mais ou menos a meio, o livro soube-me a pouco. Não senti aquele nonsense e maravilhoso de Wonderland. Fiquei um tanto ao quanto desiludida, ainda que tenha sido uma leitura minimamente decente, pois não tiro o mérito ao autor, uma vez que é, de facto, um livro bem escrito. Só que para mim falta qualquer coisa que para um livro relacionado com Wonderland tem que ser.
Title: Alice Takes Back Wonderland Serie: -- Author: David D. Hammons Publisher: TEXTO Pages: 283 Publication Date: Semptember 28th, 2015
Synopsis:
After ten years of being told she can't tell the difference between real life and a fairy tale, Alice finally stops believing in Wonderland. So when the White Rabbit shows up at her house, Alice thinks she's going crazy.
Only when the White Rabbit kicks her down the rabbit hole does Alice realize that the magical land she visited as a child is real.
But all is not well in Wonderland.
The Ace of Spades has taken over Wonderland and is systematically dismantling all that makes it wonderful. Plain is replacing wondrous, logical is replacing magical, and reason is destroying madness. Alice decides she must help the Mad Hatter and all those fighting to keep Wonderland wonderful.
But how can she face such danger when she is just a girl?
Alice must journey across the stars to unite an army. She discovers that fairy tales are real in the magical world beyond the rabbit hole. But they are not the fairy tales she knows.
Fairy tales have dangers and adventures of their own, and Alice must overcome the trials of these old stories if she wants to unite the lands against Ace.
With the help of Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Snow White and heroes old and new, Alice may have the strength to take back Wonderland.
~ This digital arc was sent by Curiosity Quills in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ~
Review:
First of all, I want to thank to Curiosity Quills for sending me Alice Takes Back Wonderland so I could read it. I’m always ready to read anything related to Wonderland.
To be honest, I don’t know what I was expecting from this book. The beginning was boring, and I must confess, I only continued with my reading because it was an eARC sent to me so I could review it. But I’m glad I did it, because it got a lot better. I didn’t know Alice Takes Back Wonderland was suppose to mix so many different fairy tales (just to name a few: Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Snow White… and so many others, but also mythologies as Greek and Viking), and I think it was the best part of the book, in my opinion. There are crossovers between fairy tales, and some characters even overlap – I will not reveal any of them, so I avoid spill spoilers.
Although this book gets better halfway through it, it's a bit unsatisfactory. I didn’t feel the nonsense and wonder usually associated to Wonderland. I felt disappointed, even though it was a half decent reading. It was actually well written, the author did a good job. But for me, there is missing something really important for a book related to Wonderland.
Título em Português: -- Série: -- Autor(a): David D. Hammons Editora: Curiosity Quills Press Páginas: 265 Data de Publicação: 10 de Janeiro 2017
Sinopse:
Monsters, ghosts, dead, undead, and Frankensteins still unsure if they’re depressed because they’re abominations against existence or if it’s just been forever since they’ve been laid, all can find love with Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service!
Eli Kowalski has seen his share of freaks as a Certifier for Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service. It’s his job to weed out the real monsters from the weirdos with too much black lipstick. While on a routine certification, he comes across the Tablet of Nicaea. A powerful witch and self-proclaimed “Men’s Rights Activist” wants to steal the tablet and use it to kill all supernatural creatures so that “nice guys” like him can have a better chance with women. Eli must unite with the supernatural policing agency, the witch’s ex-girlfriend, and the constantly-naked Rasputin to save supernatural creatures in the name of love. He’ll probably excuse himself from Rasputin’s victory orgy, though.
Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service casts a humorous, silly light on romance in the paranormal community. Fans of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens and Christopher Moore’s A Dirty Job will find similarities in the book’s comedic treatment of the supernatural.
~ Este livro foi cedido pela Curiosity Quills Press. Obrigada! ~
Opinião:
Confesso que o que me chamou a atenção neste livro foi mesmo o título. Digam lá que Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service não é apelativo? A questão é que não li a sinopse quando pedi este livro à Curiosity Quills, e fiquei surpreendida com o enredo, uma vez que estava à espera de algo diferente. O quê exactamente, não sei.
Apesar da surpresa, o livro tornou-se numa leitura bastante agradável. Março não foi um mês favorável para mim, mas esta leitura tornou-o bem mais divertido e interessante. Em Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service temos como personagem principal Eli Kowalski, um samoano que trabalha como certificador para Rasputin, um velho místico russo cujo principal objectivo é espalhar o amor por todas as criaturas, monstros e seres mágicos. O que Eli faz é certificar os monstros, fantasmas, não-vivos, etc e evitar que humanos passados da cabeça entrem no website RSDS e ponham em perigo estes seres. Numa destas certificações é lhe entregue a Tábua de Nicaea por um vampiro. Esta Tábua é capaz de matar todos os seres supernaturais; e é aqui que a trama se adensa e Eli conhece Meri, uma bruxa que o ajuda a identificar a Tábua.
Este livro é extremamente divertido, começando pelo próprio Rasputin que, para ele, a vida é resolvida com amor e sexo, daí ter criado este dating service. Surge, então, um bruxo frustrado que quer a Tábua de Nicaea para destruir todos os seres sobrenaturais, pois acha que assim as raparigas/mulheres começarão a dar mais atenção a “tipos como ele”, ou seja, os tipos porreiros que as mulheres deixam sempre pelo bad boy. Resumidamente, Maxwell é daqueles que fica lixado com o não de uma mulher; daqueles que acham que só porque são simpáticos para uma mulher, ela tem que ficar com ele e não aceitam ser amigos, ou seja, a temível friendzone, que só é má para os homens, pois nunca vi nenhuma mulher a queixar-se da friendzone. Meri e Maxwell foram um casal por breves instantes e ele nunca superou essa situação e achou que a culpa era dos seres sobrenaturais e, por essa razão, a forma de ele arranjar namorada (e, desculpem-me a expressão, uma queca) era destruindo os sobrenaturais.
A forma como o enredo se vai desenvolvendo, as peripécias por que passam Eli e Meri atrás deste bruxo maluco é o que torna o livro tão engraçado. Não é um livro extraordinário, com um enredo super originial, mas é giro e divertido. E este é o grande objectivo, e ponto positivo, do livro. Maxwell irritou-me desde o primeiro momento em que surgiu, e parte de mim queria espetar-lhe dois tabefes nas trombas, mas Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service foi dos livros ligeiros mais divertidos que li recentemente.
Title: Rasputin's Supernatural Dating Service Serie: -- Author: David D. Hammons Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press Pages: 265 Publication Date: January 10th 2017
Synopsis:
Monsters, ghosts, dead, undead, and Frankensteins still unsure if they’re depressed because they’re abominations against existence or if it’s just been forever since they’ve been laid, all can find love with Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service!
Eli Kowalski has seen his share of freaks as a Certifier for Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service. It’s his job to weed out the real monsters from the weirdos with too much black lipstick. While on a routine certification, he comes across the Tablet of Nicaea. A powerful witch and self-proclaimed “Men’s Rights Activist” wants to steal the tablet and use it to kill all supernatural creatures so that “nice guys” like him can have a better chance with women. Eli must unite with the supernatural policing agency, the witch’s ex-girlfriend, and the constantly-naked Rasputin to save supernatural creatures in the name of love. He’ll probably excuse himself from Rasputin’s victory orgy, though.
Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service casts a humorous, silly light on romance in the paranormal community. Fans of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens and Christopher Moore’s A Dirty Job will find similarities in the book’s comedic treatment of the supernatural.
~ This digital arc was sent by Curiosity Quills Press in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ~
Review:
I must confess that it was the title of this book that caught my attention. Please, tell me if Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service is not appealing? The thing is I asked Curiosity Quills for this book without reading the synopsis, and I was really surprised by its plot, since I was expecting something different. What exactly, I don’t know.
Despite the surprise, this book turned out to be a really enjoyable reading. March was not a good month for me, but this book made it more interesting and fun. We have Eli Kowalski as main character of Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service. He’s a Samoan who works as certifier for Rasputin, an old Russian mystic whose main goal in life is to spread love to all magical creatures, monsters, undead, etc. What Eli does is certify these creatures, and keeps crazy humans at bay from the RSDS website, to avoid putting these supernatural creatures in danger. In one of these certifications, a vampire gives to Eli the Tablet of Nicaea. This tablet has the power to kill every supernatural creature on the planet. That’s when the plot thickens, and Eli meets Meri, a witch who helps him identify the Tablet.
This book is extremely funny, beginning with Rasputin himself, to whom life can be solved only with love and sex, which is the reason why he created this dating service. And then a frustrated male witch shows up and wants the Tablet to destroy all the supernatural creatures. He thinks this way girls/women will pay attention to guys like him, as in “the nice guys” who are left behind by the women who always go for the bad boy. Summing up, Maxwell is one of those frustrated men who believe that since they were nice to a woman, she must love him immediately; he doesn’t know how to take a no from a woman. Friendzone, this terrible thing that only bothers men – since I never heard of a woman complaining about being friendzoned –, is the worst thing that could ever happen to him. Meri and Maxwell were briefly a couple, but he can’t get over it, and thought it was the supernatural creature’s fault. The only way we could get a girlfriend (and pardon me for using this expression – get laid) was to kill all the supernatural beings.
The way the plot develops, and what Eli and Meri go through while chasing this crazy witch is what makes this book so funny. It’s not an extraordinary book with a super original plot, but it’s a fun read. Which is the main goal of this book, and its major positive aspect. Maxwell annoyed me since the first time he showed up, and I wanted to slap him in the face, but Rasputin’s Supernatural Dating Service was one of the funniest light book I’ve read recently.
