The Collector’s Society (The Collector’s Society #1)
Summary:
After years in Wonderland, Alice has returned to England as an adult, desperate to reclaim sanity and control over her life. An enigmatic gentleman with an intriguing job offer too tempting to resist changes her plans for a calm existence, though. Soon, she’s whisked to New York and initiated into the Collectors’ Society, a secret organization whose members confirm that famous stories are anything but straightforward and that what she knows about the world is only a fraction of the truth.
It’s there she discovers villains are afoot—ones who want to shelve the lives of countless beings. Assigned to work with the mysterious and alluring Finn, Alice and the rest of the Collectors’ Society race against a doomsday clock in order to prevent further destruction . . . but will they make it before all their endings are erased? (Summary and cover courtesy of goodreads.com)
Review:
This is a book that I expected to enjoy a lot more, so I will admit part of my rating may be due to expectations. I did finish the book, but mostly because I decided it was necessary rather than need. I liked that Alice was written as a strong independent character and resisted the assumptions that were made about her. But the combination of Alice reading like a naïve, innocent character and then switching gears into going to a club and acting like a modern human was a jarring change for me. What I didn’t like was the insta-love and the way that Alice and Finn got together.
The premise is unique and interesting and had almost unlimited opportunities, which could set up for some interesting sequels. I think I could have liked the book had I read it at a different point in life, but it just didn’t work for me where I am now.
Warning: Contains some violence and sexual content.
Rating: 2 stars!
Who should read it? Folks who want to revisit the classics in a new and light way.
Want to read the whole series?
The Hidden Library (The Collector’s Society #1)
The Forgotten Library (The Collector’s Society #2)
The Lost Codex (The Collector’s Society #3)
The Collector’s Society Encyclopedia