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    War of the Cards
    War of the Cards
    War of the Cards
    Audiobook7 hours

    War of the Cards

    Written by Colleen Oakes

    Narrated by Moira Quirk

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    Colleen Oakes’s twisted reimagining of the Queen of Hearts origin story comes to a thrilling conclusion in War of the Cards.

    Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely.

    Now a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life. Fury is blooming inside Dinah, poisoning her soul and twisting her mind. All she has left is Wonderland and her crown, and her obsession to fight for both. But the war rages on and Dinah could inherit a blood-stained throne. Can a leader filled with love and rage ever be the ruler her kingdom needs? Or will her all-consuming wrath bring Wonderland to its knees?

    This is not a story of happily ever after.

    This is the story of the Queen of Hearts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateNov 7, 2017
    ISBN9780062689603
    Author

    Colleen Oakes

    Colleen Oakes is the bestselling author of books for both teens and adults, including the Queen of Hearts trilogy and the Wendy Darling saga. She lives in North Denver with her husband and son and surrounds herself with the most lovely family and friends imaginable. When not penning new books, Colleen can be found swimming, traveling, reading, or advocating for adoption and literacy. Visit her at www.colleenoakes.com.

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    • 4/5
      Slow start but half way through it picks up and gets really good. I love how they make Dinah an unwilling villain. She doesn't want to be the villain she is but she accepts that she will have to actively fight against that part of her to be the person she WANTS to be. The twists were really good and I can honestly say I didn't see the vittiore twist coming. I just assumed this book was gonna be a strictly queen of hearts villain orgin story.
    • 3/5
      I really didn’t like the turn that this took at the end. It felt rushed and chaotic, not like the way the story felt like it was going. This book is my least favourite of the series, and the way it ended makes me glad that it is over.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this retelling. I think if they put all the books together, it’ll be better
    • 5/5
      Very enjoyable! A great new twist on wonderland history and stories.
    • 4/5
      This trilogy was the best retelling of Alice in Wonderland I have ever read!