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I had the deliciously sweet opportunity to join Krazy Book Lady's Splintered Tour... an honor, indeed, b/c Krazy sent her very own signed ARC out to all of us to read -n- review!! *rubs hands gleefully* It was a delight to touch it. It smelled amazing. *deep breath* Ah... the scent of ARCs!! There's nothin' like 'em!
This giveaway is not for an ARC. Sorry. It's still a really great book, though... and I'm happy to share...
Splintered
by AG Howard
Hardcover, 384 pages
Published January 1st 2013 by Amulet Books
Premise:
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.
Praise for Splintered:
"Attention to costume and setting render this a visually rich read..."--Kirkus Reviews
"It’s a deft, complex metamorphosis of this children’s fantasy made more enticing by competing romantic interests, a psychedelic setting, and more mad violence than its original."--Booklist
My Review:
It's comin'.... hang in there... worth the wait...
Want to read chapter one? Hm? Call it a sneak peak thanks to Sugarscape
About the Author:
A.G. Howard is most at home when weaving the melancholy and macabre into settings and scenes, twisting the expected into the unexpected. She was inspired to write SPLINTERED while working at a school library. She always wondered what would’ve happened had the subtle creepiness of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland taken center stage, and she hopes her darker and funkier tribute to Carroll will inspire readers to seek out the stories that won her heart as a child. A.G.’s 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.
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