Who doesn’t love the unhinged and slightly strange, yet adored character The Mad Hatter? And let’s face it, we’re all a bit mad sometimes! And there’s no better way to channel his energy than reading a Mad Hatter book adaptation. So, we are going to honor the Mad Hatter by reading one of these books, grabbing a box of Eat Me Cookies, and indulging during tea time!
Hatter by Daniel Coleman
Hatta is a lively and colorful artisan who loves to travel. On the other hand, Chism is a stern boy who is determined to be the perfect soldier. Although the two boys are very different, they must work together to save their mystical world. Chism always seeks to achieve justice, even if it means using violence. However, Hatta is completely against his violent acts, which leads Hatta to go on a journey full of magic and riddles. On the quest to rescue their home, they face their pasts, pacify encounters, and form relationships along the way. But what exactly causes Hatta to become so mad?
Hatter M, Volume 1: The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier
After a violent attempt was made to seize the palace, Queen Genevieve knows what she must do. She asks Hatter Madigan, a royal bodyguard, to protect Princess Alyss by leaving Wonderland. They escape through a portal that connects Wonderland to our world. However, the force separates them, and Alyss is lost. They find themselves in two completely different years and countries. As Alyss is lost in London, England, she befriends a writer named Lewis Carrol. She tells him her life story in hopes that Hatter will receive word and locate her. But Carrol inaccurately turns it into a strange children’s book. Unfortunately, Hatter is left to search for Alyss across the globe.
Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall
Alice owns and runs a bakery named The Mad Hatter’s Cupcakery and Tea Shoppe. She was living a regular life in a normal world until a fairy godmother visited her bakery. Danika invites Alice to go on an adventure to a world full of bizarre magic and she quickly accepts. However, Danika has different intentions for Alice and hides her spicy fate with the Mad Hatter. When Alice arrives in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter is immediately drawn to her as much as she is drawn to him. He has never committed to one lover, but Alice and the fairy godmother are determined to change that.
Mad About the Hatter by Dakota Chase
Henry was sick and tired of his older sister, Alice, making up bizarre stories of a magical world. However, he realizes she was telling the truth when he unexpectedly finds himself stuck in Wonderland. In hopes of escaping, he becomes allies with the Mad Hatter. The strange man is always on the run to avoid being executed. Although the two find each other intolerable, they must work together to survive. They start their journey as enemies, but their connection slowly develops. Henry and Hatter start to become friends and then can’t resist the undeniable attraction. But how will they manage to survive the dangers that Wonderland has threatened them with?
The Mad King by Jovee Winters
All magic in Wonderland has disappeared, and the strange world is in a major crisis. The absence of magic completely destroys every couple’s love stories. Their past, present, and future are ripped apart forever. However, a group of fairy godmothers and gods come together to try and mend the iconic relationships of Wonderland. One of the couples that they must reconnect with is Alice and Hatter. They had the strongest and truest love, but it was taken from them. One of the fairy godmothers dies, and another one’s fate is quickly approaching. Will they mend Alice and Hatter’s love story before it is too late?
Death of the Mad Hatter by Sarah J. Pepper
Ryley Edward Edgar is obsessed with the new girl at his high school. And Alice Mae Liddell has a major crush on him, too. But since he’s the popular guy and she’s quite eccentric, Ryley refuses to show his true feelings. However, he still tries to figure out if he can trust Alice through her secretive behavior and words full of riddles. Ryley and Alice quickly develop a love-hate relationship that goes through insane mood swings. As the two bond, the Queen of Hearts works to fight a prophecy that will end her reign. She must ensure that a boy with a girl’s name does not threaten her throne.
Trigger Warning: The mention of drugs and abuse may be triggering for some readers. Please exercise personal care when reading.
Escaping Wonderland by Tiffany Roberts
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Alice is wrongfully committed to the Liddell psychiatric hospital by her own family. She inherited her father’s estate, but her relatives were quick to swoop in. The Liddell Psychiatric Hospital is highly corrupt and drugs its patients. Alice is stuck in a simulation where the Red King rules and the Hatter prances around. However, as she tries to get out of this bizarre world, she meets Shadow. Although Shadow is crazed, he is Alice’s only hope to escape. The two begin to form a passionate bond as they try to leave this chaotic world behind. He protects her with everything in his being as they both fall in love.
Now that you have these 7 slightly strange and spicy books, you’ll need a lot of tea. You surely can’t miss out on the bizarre stories that the Mad Hatter has to offer. So make sure to channel your Mad Hatter energy by grabbing one of these books, which will go perfectly with a warm cup of tea!
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