Review: Fairy tale 'bad' boys need love too
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2012
Having lost hope of ever finding the 'right' Alice, the Mad Hatter is tottering on the brink of sanity and should the Hatter succumb to madness, Wonderland will fall. And even though 'the' Alice will be his salvation, the Hatter is unwilling to face disappointment brought about by pinning his hopes on another 'wrong' Alice -  but even though he's not willing to risk the pain of yet another Alice who doesn't 'fit', his fairy godmother refuses to give up and steps in, sure that she's finally found the right Alice to save the Hatter and Wonderland too.I liked this, but I could have probably lived without out the smexy parts - even though I generally do like a little bit of steam with my romance. It's just that the story was all angsty and anguished and sort of sweet without the hot stuff (which is really just a couple of scenes more towards the end.)  I loved this tormented Hatter, with his bouts of sanity, and his vulnerability to the new Alice - who feels so right to him, but who he can't quite trust since he's been burned before. And Alice, who is a little crazy herself with a life long love of all things Wonderland, is very appealing as well.So HER MAD HATTER was a fun little fairy tale inspired romance with a fairy tale bad boy in the lead, and a dose of steam to go with the requisite HEA.  I enjoyed the story enough that I am glad that I managed to nab book two, Gerard's Beauty (with its 'Gaston'ish bad boy lead) while it was free and I will be sure to keep an eye out for more from Marie Hall's Kingdom series - the one with the Big Bad Wolf (which is hopefully in the works) in the lead has my interest piqued.