I KISSED ALICE

In this audiobook narrated by Lori Prince and Jesse Vilinsky, two teen girls find their artistic voices and learn to question toxic relationships. Art conservatory students Rhodes and Iliana are bitter rivals, driven by ignorant assumptions and jealousy over their mutual best friend, Sarah. Yet on the internet, they enjoy a passionate, pseudonymous collaboration on an Alice-in-Wonderland webcomic. It's not until they both enter a high-pressure scholarship competition that their online dynamic becomes contentious, too. Prince sounds relentlessly sardonic as outspoken working-class Iliana, while Vilinsky brings tremulous anxiety and hard-edged control to upper-class Rhodes. Though some listeners may find the story and narration too intense, others will relate to the challenges the characters face. R.A.H. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2020]