By Kelly Bridgewater

About the Book

Book: Madness in Wonderland

Author: Tabitha Bouldin

Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Christian

Release date: March 8, 2022

Wonderland is in trouble.

Under the rule of the Red Queen, Wonderland is under constant threat. In fear for her throne, children are taken into the queen’s army and only the strongest survive.

Alice is nothing but a pirate, but with the help of Hatter, they hatch a plan to sneak into the Red Queen’s palace to free Hatter’s sister. After all, Alice has always wanted to fly an airship.

Dr. Frank N. Stein has created an army of automatons to serve their queen. Of particular note: a prototype soldier. Part man. Part machine. The best of both worlds.

Doc’s monster is a threat to everything they know, but Alice sees something in the man that begs she look beyond what he’s done and search out the heart of the beast for the better of the realm.

He’s their only hope of survival, but how can a monster learn to love when all he’s known is hate?

My Thoughts:

Madness in Wonderland by Tabitha Bouldin is a mixture of steampunk, Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A lot of madness just like the title suggests. The familiar characters from Alice in Wonderland are present, but in a different situation. Bouldin does a wonderful job at crafting phrases and sentences that pay homage to this wonderful Lewis’ classic. The depth of the individual characters really captured my attention. I really felt invested in all of their lives, and I wanted nothing bad to happen to them. Another twist was the steampunk ships and clothing. It was a unique, yet tastefully done aspect of the plot. Speaking of the plot, it was definitely something that was different, yet in a good way. I had a really hard time putting the novel down. Betrayal, death, and romance sprinkled the plot, allowing for the ability to lose oneself in the pages of the story. Madness in Wonderland is the first book in a series, and I am looking forward to any other books that are in this series.

I received a complimentary copy Madness in Wonderland by Tabitha Bouldin from Vellum Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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About the Author

Tabitha Bouldin has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing/English from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and has been writing since 2015. When she’s not homeschooling her kids, you’ll find her curled up with a book. Tabitha’s genre of choice is Contemporary Christian Romance which she describes as: Adventure with heart.

More from Tabitha

Madness in Wonderland is a story of found family, good versus evil, rambunctious heroines and strong heroes who are not afraid to leap across airships for their people.

Trust me when I say I’ve tested their loyalty.

I put the Wonder’s crew through so much I started feeling sorry for them. Then I had another airship shoot at them with their cannons. That’s when I knew this story was not only a source of entertainment for me, but it was also challenging me. Madness forced me to become a better writer. Each page demanded my full attention if I wanted to have any hope of catching the true vibes of the story and bringing them to the page.

When I first started writing Madness, I had a rough idea of what I wanted. Evil Queen. Check. Alice as a tough but loving heroine. Check. Frankenstein’s monster. Check. (What’s Wonderland without a little havoc?)

Then the characters took over the story.

Frankenstein’s monster didn’t want to be a monster.

Hatter wanted to be more than a mad side character.

Alice wanted everyone to get along without losing another crew member.

Meeting their demands was a challenge and the story shifted from a whimsical fairy tale to something more. It dove deeper than I planned and showed me that I can do hard things too.