Today I am super excited to bring to you my short review of the Unhinged (Splintered #2) chapter sampler by A.G. Howard.
I have to thank Abrams twice. First for having these beautiful flip ARCs at BEA so I could scoop one up and read about Alyssa and Morpheus immediately!
And second for approving me on Net Galley to review it!
Needless to say I cannot wait to read this book. I'm chomping at the bit for it to come out and I hate that the wait seems so long!
So, are you ready for my reivew?
First, the blurb:
Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole. She was crowned Queen of the Red Court and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the boy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly appealing Morpheus. Now all she has to do is graduate high school.That would be easier without her mother, freshly released from an asylum, acting overly protective and suspicious. And it would be much simpler if the mysterious Morpheus didn’t show up for school one day to tempt her with another dangerous quest in the dark, challenging Wonderland—where she (partly) belongs.
Could she leave Jeb and her parents behind again, for the sake of a man she knows has manipulated her before? Will her mother and Jeb trust her to do what’s right? Readers will swoon over the satisfying return to Howard’s bold, sensual reimagining of Carroll’s classic
Title: Unhinged (Splintered #2)
Publisher: Abrams
Expected Publication Date: January 7, 2014
The Cover Contessa's Review:
I have to thank Net Galley and Abrams for approving me to
read this chapter sampler! As soon as I heard it was available, I ran over to
the site to request it. AND I was lucky enough to have them say yes! AND I am
lucky enough to have one of those really cool flip ARC thingies that they gave
out at BEA. So it's like a double whammy of funness!
Oh what can I say about this chapter. Well, first I have to
say, just one??? UGH! It's such a tease!
I loved it. I love getting this sneak peak into Morpheus and
Alyssa's relationship. I love to watch them interact. And this just made me
want to read this book even more. I need it yesterday!
I love the world Howard creates. Her descriptions are so
spot on I really feel like I'm right in the middle of her story experiencing
things with her characters. How does she do that? Really, that is the mark of
such a great writer! She makes it tantalizing and sinister. You can feel the
madness of it pulsing off the page. And why does Alyssa feel the pull towards
Wonderland again? What is awaiting her there? Why is she tied to it and all
it's magical wonder?
I was totally enthralled with this one chapter reminding me
of why I love this series so much.
And the cover, well, I have total cover love for this book.
So much so I made a countdown widget for my blog (www.thecovercontessa.com, see
right side bar).
So, if I was excited for Unhinged before, well, this made me
even more excited. I really hope I can get an ARC of this amazing book. I will
drop everything I am doing to read it immediately, for sure.
Have you not started this series? Well what are you waiting
for? RUN OUT AND GET IT NOW!
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.
Her debut YA fantasy, SPLINTERED, a dark Alice in Wonderland spinoff, is now available from Amulet Books. The sequel, UNHINGED, is due to launch January 2014.
EEEEEEK I cannot wait for this one. Splintered is so brilliant and Howard is such an absolute sweetheart that I know it won't disappoint :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it even though you're desperate for more chapters :P
It was brilliant! I can't wait. She is so very awesome!
DeleteI read this sampler too, and I am now officially DYING for the release.
ReplyDeleteI know, right? That Howard is such a tease!
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