Seeing Redd part 2

I am on page 214 in the book Seeing Redd. A lot has happened in the last 100 or so pages. Molly, Alyss's loyal bodyguard has been kidnapped by the king of Boarderland and it appears that he is trying to use Molly to bring Alyss down in some way. The mystery keeps the book suspenseful because it is unclear in what exact way the king, Arch, is going to use Molly to try and destroy Alyss. The reader also finds out that Hatter Madigan is actually Molly's father. Apparently, Hatter Madigan and this woman named Weaver were in love and when Redd came into power and Hatter fled, Weaver had been pregnant and gave birth while Hatter was away. After giving birth Weaver apparently left and no one knew what happened to her. When Hatter returned he found Weaver's diary and learned about his daughter. While that was happening, Arch sent an army into Wonderland, under the disguise that it was Redd who sent them. Alyss and her army defeated them and then Hatter returned, only to find that his daughter had been kidnapped and he went off to Boarderland to get her back. While that was happening in Wonderland, Redd and her assassin, the Cat, arrived an Earth and started gathering forces to later use against Alyss.

I think Frank Beddor's style of writing is very interesting. It is in third person, but occasionally the reader learns of the thoughts of some of the characters. This allows the reader to learn more about the characters and understand them better than when, as with McCarthy's writing, the reader can only understand the characters through their actions and the reader doesn't know their thoughts. I also like Beddor's descriptions I think they allow the reader to understand the scenery, but it is not overboard and it doesn't distract from the story. Although, I think that Beddor could explain some things better, for example the Milleny, I believe that they are a race of people who are trained fighters, but I am not exactly sure. I think Beddor could have described them better because it is not until the second book, long after the Milleny are first mentioned, that I was able to understand a bit of what they are.