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Saturday 16 August 2014

Book Review: Splintered by A.G. Howard

Summary: Alyssa is the great-great-great granddaughter of Alice Liddle (you know that Alice - the Wonderland Alice). Even if her classmates didn't know her history, Alyssa would never be able to escape it anyway. See, Alyssa hears things. Bugs and plants talk to her. It happened to her mother, who is currently residing in an asylum, and it is exactly where Alyssa will end up if she can't ignore the whispers.  Someone visits her in her dreams, connecting her to a childhood that wasn't what it seems. Now, Alyssa must journey down the rabbit hole, fix what her ancestor broke, and try not to go crazy herself. 


The Good: This book is based in one of my favourite worlds. Wonderland. It's pretty much the only reason I picked this book up. I have serious obsession with Wonderland.  Books, movies, TV, video games, you name it, I probably love it.     I also liked the main character. While I may not have agreed with all her choices, I still thought she was spunky, funny, and had a pretty good head on her shoulders.  The book cover is gorgeous!  I love the bright colors and the whole one eye thing is still popular. 


The Bad: There were moments when I really liked Jeb, but that's because I was seeing him through Alyssa's eyes. In all honesty, I didn't care for his character at all.  If I pick up the next one (on a whim like this one was), then I hope to see some growth in his character. 


The Ugly:  The love triangle. Don't get me wrong, I love a good love triangle. I just wonder if this one was really necessary. The adaptations of Alice in Wonderful love to have a romance between Alice and the Mad Hatter character. Not all, but a few.  I really enjoyed the Mad Hatter character, but not in the way the main character enjoyed him (haha). I loved how twisted and confused his story line was and how you're never really sure what his motives are and what he really wants. That being said, I still disliked the love triangle. It really put me off from this book, but I'm glad I finished it. 

Rating: 3.4 out of 5
Reasoning: While I enjoyed the book and appreciated the world, I could have used more... Everything.