Author: A.G. Howard
# of Pages: 377 (paperback)
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Synopsis: 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.
Review: This book took a really, really long time to read.
I was very disappointed. The cover looks so pretty, and the story line sounded interesting. But it seemed all over the place. My first thoughts were than it needed more detail. The "wonderland" could have been more in-depth. The love triangle was very cheesy...
The one aspect of the book that I did like, other than the cover, was the ending. It was sweet (and I was happy that I finally finished the book).
Overall, Splintered was very uninteresting - it didn't capture my attention at all! Not recommended.
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