Review: Not quite as quirky as I'd expected
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 29, 2012
I adore Monty Python and spoofs in general, but did not encounter the laugh-out-loud quality in this book that other reviewers touted. For the first half,  I found myself frustrated with the set up of some situations that might be better suited to slapstick.While suspending belief is fine with this type of fiction, Nigel was an  improbable character who lost any charm early on...Alice became a surprisingly endearing character with all her human foibles.I did enjoy the Lewis Carroll references and happily remember the specifics from the books. Author Silkstone is definitely a funny lady with a humorous idea for the book---I loved her clever wordplay.The typos were mildly irritating ["knew how to make due" for " do"; "taxing" to the gate; "discrete" signage for "discreet"; turned "dogs of hell 'lose' on Nigel" for "loose." There were also inconsistencies in spelling starting with the always incorrect variations of Sacre Coeur (Sacre has no accent; misspellings included Cour and Coure) and Sunglasses once referred to as Sunglass.]The second half of the book pulled together better for me---my favorite aspects being the courtroom/legal scenes and the ever popular themes of retribution and revenge as I cheered Alice on."Down the rabbit hole" is spot on...but then again...it could have been the British accent...