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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
