This is the final book in the Splintered series. This series has been an absolutely fantastic one and does a great job of retelling and extending the Alice in Wonderland story (which is one of my favorite classic stories). The book is incredibly creative and engaging, and is filled with wonderful characters that make it impossible to put down. I absolutely adore this series.
Alyssa survived the disaster that was prom and is now journeying with her father to the heart of magic. Her fathers memories are going to be restored and Alyss is determined to unravel the Red Queens hidden memories as well. Alyssa and her father hope to find and rescue her mother, as well as determine the fate of Jeb and Morpheus. Hopefully together they can save Wonderland from the decay that has taken it over.
Many interesting secrets and revelations happen throughout this story. The truth of who Alyssas father is is even more stunning than Alyssa could have imagined. A lot of time is spent in AnyElsewhere which is where Jeb and Morpheus have been trapped. This was an incredibly interesting and slightly insane parallel world between our world and Wonderland.
Jeb is in the story quite a bit. He has gained some interesting magic in AnyElsewhere. What we learn about Jeb and his background is absolutely heart-breaking. I have always been a Morpheus fan, but I definitely found myself hoping that Jeb would get some sort of happiness by the end of this book.
Morpheus is in the story a lot too, he is my favorite character in the series. He is just so random, erratic, and bizarre; yet he is also caring and will do anything to help Alyssa become a stronger woman...even if that anything hurts him. We also learn a lot about the Red Queen and her past when Alyssa delves into her memories. Also, Chessie is in the story quite a bit and I love his silent but mischievous character as well.
This is one of the most satisfyingly wrapped up love triangles ever. You get a hint about how things could end happily for all three characters in the second book Unhinged. I loved how it wrapped up it, is a very satisfying ending and the journey there will have you on the edge of your seat. Especially the end of this book was very gripping and had me feeling either ecstatic for the characters or absolutely heartbroken depending on the page.
I really love the world of Wonderland. Howard does such a wonderful job of mixing the disturbing and the bizarre with the beautiful. I love the contrast and creativity of it all. The writing is very descriptive and really makes all these insane scenes of terrible beauty come alive.
Overall its an awesome end to this spectacular Alice in Wonderland retelling. I highly recommend the whole series to fantasy fans especially those who like some darkness and strangeness in their fantasy. This is also a must read for fans of Alice in Wonderland in general. The whole series is a blend of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and American McGees Alice.
Alyssa survived the disaster that was prom and is now journeying with her father to the heart of magic. Her fathers memories are going to be restored and Alyss is determined to unravel the Red Queens hidden memories as well. Alyssa and her father hope to find and rescue her mother, as well as determine the fate of Jeb and Morpheus. Hopefully together they can save Wonderland from the decay that has taken it over.
Many interesting secrets and revelations happen throughout this story. The truth of who Alyssas father is is even more stunning than Alyssa could have imagined. A lot of time is spent in AnyElsewhere which is where Jeb and Morpheus have been trapped. This was an incredibly interesting and slightly insane parallel world between our world and Wonderland.
Jeb is in the story quite a bit. He has gained some interesting magic in AnyElsewhere. What we learn about Jeb and his background is absolutely heart-breaking. I have always been a Morpheus fan, but I definitely found myself hoping that Jeb would get some sort of happiness by the end of this book.
Morpheus is in the story a lot too, he is my favorite character in the series. He is just so random, erratic, and bizarre; yet he is also caring and will do anything to help Alyssa become a stronger woman...even if that anything hurts him. We also learn a lot about the Red Queen and her past when Alyssa delves into her memories. Also, Chessie is in the story quite a bit and I love his silent but mischievous character as well.
This is one of the most satisfyingly wrapped up love triangles ever. You get a hint about how things could end happily for all three characters in the second book Unhinged. I loved how it wrapped up it, is a very satisfying ending and the journey there will have you on the edge of your seat. Especially the end of this book was very gripping and had me feeling either ecstatic for the characters or absolutely heartbroken depending on the page.
I really love the world of Wonderland. Howard does such a wonderful job of mixing the disturbing and the bizarre with the beautiful. I love the contrast and creativity of it all. The writing is very descriptive and really makes all these insane scenes of terrible beauty come alive.
Overall its an awesome end to this spectacular Alice in Wonderland retelling. I highly recommend the whole series to fantasy fans especially those who like some darkness and strangeness in their fantasy. This is also a must read for fans of Alice in Wonderland in general. The whole series is a blend of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and American McGees Alice.
MY THOUGHTS
This is such a wonderful book series! I have been following this book series ever since I picked up Splintered. Even before that I knew how much I would love this series! Now I don't know whether to be happy or sad. I'm happy because I just finished an amazing book, but sad because this series is over with!
This book picks up right when Unhinged left off. Alyssa is taking her dad to get his memories back. Her mom is stuck in Wonderland, as the only entrance has closed. Jeb and Morpheus are trapped in AnyElsewhere with Red. Alyssa has to find a way to fix Wonderland and save both Jeb and Morpheus.
I apologize ahead of time for this mess of a review. I love this book and this series so, so much! It's really hard for me to form complete sentences, that actual make sens, without full-on gushing about this book! First of all, this book is different than the others. This time, Alyssa has to travel to AnyElsewhere which is much darker than Wonderland if you can believe it. I really have to applaud the author's imagination in the whole entire series and it really shows strongly in this book! And the world is created so vividly!
The characters are also amazing, of course. What I really have to think about are the changes these characters go through since the beginning, but in this book alone they change so much!
Now, for the romance. Before I reread the books, again, I was solely on Team Morpheus. Because, come on, it's Morpheus! I still love Morpheus, but I don't like counting out Jeb. Yeah, Jeb isn't as awesome, but he is such a sweet guy and I feel weird admitting this, but I do believe that Jeb belongs with Alyssa and he really does love her! But Morpheus belongs with her too! GAH! No wonder Alyssa has trouble deciding!
The ending is a hit and miss, apparently, to most people, but I thought it was brilliant and emotional! (the whole series is brilliant)
IN CONCLUSION
I love this book series so much! It's imaginative, stunning, a so unique! If you have yet to pick up this series, what in the world are you waiting for?! If you have read the previous books, let me just say that this final book will not disappoint.
It goes without saying that I really look forward to more books by A.G. Howard!
This is such a wonderful book series! I have been following this book series ever since I picked up Splintered. Even before that I knew how much I would love this series! Now I don't know whether to be happy or sad. I'm happy because I just finished an amazing book, but sad because this series is over with!
This book picks up right when Unhinged left off. Alyssa is taking her dad to get his memories back. Her mom is stuck in Wonderland, as the only entrance has closed. Jeb and Morpheus are trapped in AnyElsewhere with Red. Alyssa has to find a way to fix Wonderland and save both Jeb and Morpheus.
I apologize ahead of time for this mess of a review. I love this book and this series so, so much! It's really hard for me to form complete sentences, that actual make sens, without full-on gushing about this book! First of all, this book is different than the others. This time, Alyssa has to travel to AnyElsewhere which is much darker than Wonderland if you can believe it. I really have to applaud the author's imagination in the whole entire series and it really shows strongly in this book! And the world is created so vividly!
The characters are also amazing, of course. What I really have to think about are the changes these characters go through since the beginning, but in this book alone they change so much!
Now, for the romance. Before I reread the books, again, I was solely on Team Morpheus. Because, come on, it's Morpheus! I still love Morpheus, but I don't like counting out Jeb. Yeah, Jeb isn't as awesome, but he is such a sweet guy and I feel weird admitting this, but I do believe that Jeb belongs with Alyssa and he really does love her! But Morpheus belongs with her too! GAH! No wonder Alyssa has trouble deciding!
The ending is a hit and miss, apparently, to most people, but I thought it was brilliant and emotional! (the whole series is brilliant)
IN CONCLUSION
I love this book series so much! It's imaginative, stunning, a so unique! If you have yet to pick up this series, what in the world are you waiting for?! If you have read the previous books, let me just say that this final book will not disappoint.
It goes without saying that I really look forward to more books by A.G. Howard!
