Splintered (Splintered, #1) by A.G. Howard

››› Get audio book. ‹‹‹ Original Title: Splintered (Splintered, #1) ISBN: 1419709704 ISBN13: 9781419709708 Autor: A.G. Howard (Goodreads Author) Rating: 4.7 of 5 stars (664) counts Original Format: Paperback, 371 pages Download Format: PDF, FB2, MOBI, MP3. Published: February 18th 2014 / by Harry N. Abrams / (first published January 1st 2013) Language: English

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Description: This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl's pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers-precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. When her mother's mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice's tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice's mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.

About Author:

A.G. Howard is the International and NYT bestselling author of the Splintered Series, with a slew of other classical spinoffs and original stories in the works that she hopes will one day find a place on the shelves.

She was inspired to write her tribute to Carroll's Wonderland while working at a school library. Her pastimes are reading, rollerblading, gardening, and family vacations which often include impromptu side trips to 18th century graveyards or condemned schoolhouses to appease her overactive muse. SPLINTERED, UNHINGED, ENSNARED, and UNTAMED, the first four books in her urbanized /gothic Alice in Wonderland series, are now available from Amulet Books. Also soon to be available from Amulet is her Phantom of the Opera spinoff, ROSEBLOOD -- slated to launch January 2017. THE ARCHITECT OF SONG, the first book in her New Adult historical literary romance saga, will be available in August 2016. How A.G. Howard rates books on GoodReads: "I only rate books I enjoyed reading, and won't give any rating below 4 stars. Please don't consider every high rating I give a book a personal endorsement / recommendation from me. My ratings here are subjective to me as an individual. Even as a writer, I still have a reader's side that responds in a personal way to stories. Also, because I'm a writer, I'm more lenient about things like style and prose. I don't view books under a microscope to decide whether I deem the style sophisticated or literary enough to be a time-worthy read. That's not my call. Every writer's voice is individual and unique (I've come to respect this truth during my own personal journey), and I'll never give a book a low rating just because the style doesn't jive with me. As long as a story takes me to another place and is well edited, I'm going to give it a good rating. And if, for some reason, a book doesn't entertain me or I can't get into it and don't finish it, I won't leave a rating at all. That's my personal choice. If you're considering a book I've reviewed/rated, be sure to read other reviews/ratings alongside mine to help you decide if it's a read you might enjoy personally. Don't rely solely upon my opinion simply because you like the books I write. What I write rarely parallels what I read. Happy book hunting!" (Author photo by pamlaryphotography.com)

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Rewiews:

Aug 05, 2015 Emily May Rated it: did not like it Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, coverly-love, 2015 This book literally made my jaw drop. I'm still reeling from some of the offensive, annoying and downright incorrect things that made it past editors, proofreaders and buyers. I could point out the way mental illness is sensationalized for a bit of drama and Alyssa's mother is just put in a straitjacket and wheeled off to a padded cell, even though straitjackets and padded cells haven't been used much since the introduction of psychotropic drugs in the 1950s and especially not for someone in her This book literally made my jaw drop. I'm still reeling from some of the offensive, annoying and downright incorrect things that made it past editors, proofreaders and buyers. I could point out the way mental illness is sensationalized for a bit of drama and Alyssa's mother is just put in a straitjacket and wheeled off to a padded cell, even though straitjackets and padded cells haven't been used much since the introduction of psychotropic drugs in the 1950s and especially not for someone in her condition.

Or I could talk about the ridiculous YA tropes this book is drowning in. Mary Sue emo girl with plaid tights and dreadlocks lusts after a beautiful control-freak boy who has a girlfriend who is a stunning model, characterized by her short clothing and sexuality and - you guessed it - is a total bitch to the MC for no good reason. Probably because the author needs you to think the evil bitch deserves it when Mary Sue wins the guy. And lets talk about Jeb and Alyssa, shall we? And the fact that this is an actual conversation that takes place in the book: “Al.” His Adam’s apple moves as he swallows. “I want you to put a stop to this Hitch thing. Whatever’s going on, it’s not worth…” He pauses. “Losing an important part of you.” Unbelievable. He thinks I’m such a prude, he won’t even say the word. “You mean my virginity?” His neck flashes red. “You deserve better than some one-night thing. You’re the kind of girl who should have a commitment from a guy who actually cares. Okay?” OH MY GOD. Is this real? Not only does this macho asshole think he can tell Alyssa to stop her relationship, but virginity is "an important part of you"? What freaking century am I in? If it wasn't for the iPods, I actually would have thought I'd picked up some historical fiction. I honestly thought we were starting to move on from the days when we gave our teen girls pro-virginity, womanshaming propaganda. Guess not. Jeb is constantly aggressive and condescending towards Alyssa and it only gets worse when they land themselves in Wonderland. He talks to her like she's five years old and literally pushes her around: “No.” Jeb crosses my arms over my chest, then lifts me against one of the curtains on the wall so my feet dangle, pinning me like a butterfly to a cork board. “We’re not going anywhere.” And people like this guy! He's supposed to be one of the love interests but he made me furious. Despite the fact that Jeb is an abusive piece of shit, Alyssa still crushes on him throughout the book (blushing as she does it, of course, so you don't mistake her for one of those evil slutty girls). She also has no positive relationships with any other female character, except her coworker who she talks to, like, once. As for the Alice in Wonderland retelling aspect, the book reintroduces many things seen before talking flowers, drinks/cake making you smaller/bigger, a sort of white rabbit, etc. - and really the only interesting new thing is love interest #2 - Morpheus. Who is, by far, the most interesting thing about this book. In fact, he's the only remotely interesting thing in the book. But even Morpheus isn't enough to convince me to force myself through the second book. Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Youtube | Pinterest 515 likes 75 comments

Haley Katharina Wolf wrote: "hey! s while i do agree with somethings you say, dont forget that the book

was written during the authors time,19th century or Katharina Wolf wrote: "hey! s while i do agree with somethings you say, dont forget that the book was written during the authors time,19th century or so. things like virginty and such were valued(ik stupid) the author pr..." ...these books were written in the 21st century and are set in the same. they're based on books written in the 19th century, but the original books don't touch on sexuality or virginity at ALL, mainly because they're about a seven-year-old girl.

Jan 22, 2017 11:22PM

Ruby oml I couldn't have said it better myself. I was so excited to read this until I realized 1. Theres a love triangle. I hate love triangles. 2. how cli oml I couldn't have said it better myself. I was so excited to read this until I realized 1. Theres a love triangle. I hate love triangles. 2. how cliche the love story is. And 3. Basically both of the love interests are douchebags and jeb is the worst

Jan 25, 2017 07:40AM