The Chronicles of Alice

The Chronicles of Alice book series is many things. It is an acid trip, a nightmare, a battle cry against sex trafficking, a powerful saga about battling trauma and mental illness, a brilliant parody of Lewis Caroll, a fantasy-horror epic. In all of its forms, however, it is absolutely magnificent. Christina Henry pens the tale of Alice, a young woman trying to survive in a world that is both alien and chillingly familiar. With the aid of magic and her faithful madman, Hatcher, Alice cuts her way through a host of terrifying villains who reflect the darkest underbelly of the human psyche. Henry treads a razor’s edge between grim adventure and lush fantasy: the rapist has big furry ears, the fairy’s wings are sewn to her back, the magic palace has severed heads in the basement. Her Chronicles yank you down the rabbit hole and don’t let go until long after the final page.