Splintered by A.G Howard: A Review

Splintered by A.G Howard

Splintered #1

Publisher: Amulet Books

Release Date: January 1st, 2013

Source: Purchased

Pages: 371
Rating: ✰✰✰✰1/2

Buying Links: Amazon~~Barnes and Noble

Synopsis:
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.

Review:

OMG. YES I AM JUST GETTING INTO THIS SERIES. AND I FLIPPING LOVE IT.

Let's start on all the wonderful pros, shall we?

• IT WAS AN ALICE IN WONDERLAND RETELLING! Retelling are awesome!
• THE SCENERY! it was so descriptive and awesome! Wonderland was terrifying! But it was still cool!
• The writing style! It felt smooth and yummy and just wonderful!
• (Most of) The characters! They had personalities! Differences! Their own type of dialogue!
• Okay, yes. it had a love triangle (which i usually hate) but it was actually really well written!
• ITS JUST GENERALLY AMAZING OKAY

However, there was one thing that i didn't like...

Jeb.

'Didn't like' is an understatement.

I hated Jeb! He was just so controlling! He treated Alyssa like she was some sort of possession! He acts like some kind of older brother/protector wannabe. And the fluffed up thing is, ALYSSA SEEMS TO PREFER JEB OVER MORPHEUS!!! WHAT THE FLUFF??

but other than that, I LOVE IT. GO READ THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW.

Is anyone else fangirling over this book? Does anyone else share my feelings of hatred for Jeb? Tell me all of it in the comments!