Review:
This novel is a re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, set in Atlanta, Georgia, with a black female protagonist. It is marketed as Alice in Wonderland meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is completely accurate, as well as tying in real-world experiences of the BIPOC community. This is an amazing book, tying modern conflicts with the fantastical ideas of Lewis Carroll.
Book review by Kat
SERIES / STANDALONE: Book 1 of The Nightmare - Verse
GENRE: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Retelling
AGE RANGE: 14+
Praise for A Blade So Black:
"Retold fairy tales have been a popular trend... but you’ve never read one quite like A Blade So Black."
- Nerdist
"With memorable characters and page-turning thrills, A Blade So Black is the fantasy book I've been waiting for my whole life. Alice is Black Girl Magic personified."
- Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give