Trapped in Wonderland (Wonderland Chronicles Book 1)

Trapped in Wonderland (Wonderland Chronicles Book 1)

by Dani Hoots

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Amazon:★★★★4.2(57)
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Added on March 12, 2026

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Never did Meredith “Alice” Hughes expect to stumble upon a portal to another world in some boy’s locker, and that portal leading to Wonderland. After something shoves her through, she runs into her classmates and discovers that they are characters from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. They make her forget everything she saw, but that doesn’t mean she is out of trouble yet. The White Rabbit has other plans for her as he sneaks into her hometown of Salem, Oregon and tries to kill her before she can stop the evil taking over Wonderland.

But just before he succeeds, the Cheshire Cat saves her and takes her back to Wonderland.

Except now she is stuck in the fantasy world and has to fight the Cirque de Rêves, a group led by Morpheus that is trying to take over Wonderland. However, it’s not just Wonderland that is in trouble, but also the people in her world as each citizen in Wonderland represents a human’s dream. Can Alice overcome her fears and insecurities to defeat Morpheus? Or will he be able to lock her away in darkness forever?

"Fantastic Worldbuilding Wondrous Characterization Eccentric Plot Fragments of charming romance Refreshing YA fairytale!" - Amazon Review "I loved the premise of the story: something is wrong in Wonderland, but the original Alice isn’t there to save it this time. A new Alice is pulled into Wonderland to defeat the latest evil, finding that pieces of Lewis Carroll’s original story were based in truth and now she must step into the shoes of a legendary hero. Details from the original Alice in Wonderland are brilliantly woven into the novel, and usually with a twist that makes it fresh." - Amazon Review "I found myself becoming completely immersed into Wonderland and this particular story. I liked the various nods to the original story, while keeping true to this retelling. I have read a few Alice in Wonderland retellings, and Trapped in Wonderland is probably my favorite." - Goodreads Review

Reader Reviews

★★Carrie

Meredith Hughes had never liked her first name and prefers to go by her middle name, Alice. One day at school Alice follows some fellow students into a locker and finds herself falling into the land in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. But the others give Alice a potion to make her forget her brief journey and return her home. With everything back to normal for Alice things seem to be going fine until the White Rabbit shows up in her world and tries to kill her and Alice finds

Miranda

I hate it when you are really excited for a book and then it just falls flat. I am so disappointed that that was the case with this book. I want to clarify that I don't think this author is a bad author by any means. I think with some fine tuning, this book could become a really entertaining novel! I thought the premise of this book sounded extremely interesting. I loved the idea of a re-imagined Wonderland that was being taken over by an evil circus. This just SCREAMED something I would love. I

★★Justkeepreading

Thank you to Netgalley, victory publishing and Dani Hoots. For the opportunity to read this book for an honest review. You can find my review on both Goodreads and Amazon from publication date. On Goodreads under Karen Whittard and on Amazon under. K.e.whittard. I am sad to say that I was left feeling disappointed after reading this book. Which was a massive shame because I was so looking forward to reading it as I love everything to do with Alice in Wonderland. I must point out that I think Dan

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