Splintered by: A.G Howard

Splintered (Splintered #1) by: A.G Howard
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Synposis

Splintered is a rendition of the classic Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Splintered follows the original descendant of Alice Liddell, Alyssa Gardner - a girl who seems to hear the voices from flowers and bugs. A family curse has been passed down from generation to generation all leading to ancestor Alice Liddell.

Alyssa must find a way back into Wonderland, which is much more disturbing and twisted then what the classic tale seems to be. She must face different tasks, in order to break the family curse. Which was created from the mistakes Alice Liddell had made during her last trip to Wonderland.

Thoughts

First off, the cover of this book ... BEAUTIFUL! I definitely bought this book because of the cover. The bold red of her lips and of the title, just soars off the page. I couldn't take my eyes off this book every time I walked past the shelves.

As I read the synopsis, my initial thought was "A twist on Alice in Wonderland? This has got to be interesting." After reading the book, it was indeed quite interesting.

What I liked about the book was the plot, I loved the fact that Howard uses Alice from the classic story we all love and continue on from it. I honestly believe that the storyline of Splintered is an amazing concept.

The creatures that Alyssa encountered along her journey were quite crooked, compared to the latest film of Alice directed by Tim Burton, his creatures had nothing compared to the beasts in this novel. Throughout the book, Howard connects scenes that we all love in Alice in Wonderland and takes it to another level.

What I disliked was the characterization, specifically Jeb. Jeb is the main love interest, and how I wish he weren't. His character development was a roller coaster ride that just went downhill. I tried to understand and love his character and failed. But as for Alyssa, I actually saw her characterization pick up and develop quite nicely once she entered Wonderland. Although there wasn't a significant amount of character develop where I was left there like, "That's my girl! DAMN JEB!".

I honestly believe that the book would've gone a better path if there was no love connection between Alyssa and Jeb. Their chemistry felt like it was a forced and an unnatural romance, which didn't make me hope onto their love boat.

I would even have to say there was just a bit too much description, so much description I didn't know how to piece the imagery together anymore.

Overall, Splintered will definitely keep your imagination going. If you can overcome a bad romance for a twisted eminent universe of a classic tale, a tale that will have Wonderland leaping off the pages, by all means go for it. But sadly, this book just wasn't my cup of tea.