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Unhinged (Splintered Series #2): Splintered Book Two
Unhinged (Splintered Series #2): Splintered Book Two | A G Howard
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. Read all the books in the New York Times bestselling Splintered series: Splintered (Book 1), Unhinged (Book 2), Ensnared (Book 3), and Untamed (The Companion Novel). Get books 1 through 3 in the Splintered boxed set, available now!Praise for Unhinged "I really enjoyed the first book of this series, but Unhinged cranks the Wonderland experience up to 11. It's just ... WOW! The last few scenes dangle Alyssa's next adventure with shockers enough that I found my jaw needing a bit of assistance in coming off the floor. Write quickly, A.G. Howard! I need that next book!" --USA Today "Howard excels in sensory and sensuous descriptions." --Kirkus Reviews "As intense, dark, and weird as the first volume, this worthy sequel creates a parallel narrative that brings the action out of Wonderland and into Alyssa's hometown." --The Bulletin of The Center for Children's Books "A dark beauty fills the novel's pages, which will mesmerize teens with a taste for magic, romance or suspense. Unhinged lays the groundwork for a third book where anything could happen--it is Wonderland, after all." --Shelf AwarenessPraise for Splintered: STARRED REVIEW "Fans of dark fantasy, as well as of Carroll's Alice in all her revisionings (especially Tim Burton's), will find a lot to love in this compelling and imaginative novel." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"Alyssa is one of the most unique protagonists I've come across in a while. Splintered is dark, twisted, entirely riveting, and a truly romantic tale." --USA Today "Brilliant, because it is ambitious, inventive, and often surprising -- a contemporary reworking of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, '' with a deep bow toward Tim Burton's 2010 film version." --The Boston Globe "It's a deft, complex metamorphosis of this children's fantasy made more enticing by competing romantic interests, a psychedelic setting, and more mad violence than its original." --Booklist " Protagonist Alyssa...is an original. Howard's visual imagination is superior. The story's creepiness is intriguing as horror, and its hypnotic tone and setting, at the intersection of madness and creativity, should sweep readers down the rabbit hole." --Publishers Weekly "While readers will delight in such recognizable scenes as Alyssa drinking from a bottle to shrink, the richly detailed scenes that stray from the original will entice the imagination. These adventures are indeed wonderful." --BookPage "Attention to costume and setting render this a visually rich read..." --Kirkus Reviews "Wonderland is filled with much that is not as wonderful as might be expected, and yet, it is in Wonderland that Alyssa accepts her true nature. The cover with its swirling tendrils and insects surrounding Alyssa will surely attract teen readers who will not disappointed with this magical, edgy tale." --Reading Today Online "Creepy, descriptive read with a generous dollop of romance." --School Library Journal
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Hat 🎩💜 #CoverLove 🎆🇺🇸🎇🌭🍔🍉🕶️🩱☀️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Perfect 💚💙💜 5mo
hannah-leeloo Great series 5mo
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KristiAhlers
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Pickpick

Book 2 in the Splintered Series a creative retelling of Alice in Wonderland. This is a dark story and I have to say I didn‘t see that end coming. And it‘s a great set up for the next book in the series!

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BehindthePages
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Mehso-so

Alyssa has chosen the human realm over Wonderland. But there is a certain netherling that refuses to let her go. I do wish there had been more of the dark chaos which initially drew me into this series, but I recognize Unhinged for what it is, a setup book. I know how intoxicatingly dark this series can be, so I am willing to give it another try and read book three.
Full review https://www.behindthepages.org/post/unhinged-by-a-g-howard-book-review

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IhoardBOOKS
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My snoring companion as I get in some reading with my coffee this morning.

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Jackal121
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Splintered was very enjoyable, I especially liked the first person writing which is rare. On to the second book of the series @hannah-leeloo

hannah-leeloo Great job babe. Really glad you're enjoying it. The book I'm reading is written first person too. Hope you continue to enjoy the adventure ❤️📖😘 5y
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Sammidnightsun
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Pickpick

Did not c that coming

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hannah-leeloo
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Onto the second book of this awesome Alice in Wonderland twisted story. Enjoying it so far. Let's see what Morpheus has planned this time.... 🦋🌼🗝️ Happy reading everyone ❤️📖📚

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ToniSwinehart6
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3.5 of 5 ⭐
I did enjoy this book, it just seemed to drag some. Alyssa is trying to ignore the Netherling part of herself and live as a human with her love, Jeb. Her art and Wonderland have other plans. This book feels like there's always something about to happen but it takes nearly the entire book to get some action. A lot of betrayal and lies in this installment. Looking forward to reading the next one and praying for more action. #TeamMorpheus

BehindthePages This was a lot slower than the first one. 4y
ToniSwinehart6 @BehindthePages Completely, I still enjoyed it, but it was much slower. 🙂 4y
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ToniSwinehart6

I love the story, but seriously something happen already!?!

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GypsyKat
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Pickpick

What a ride! This series is dark and twisted and so much fun! This one was action packed, and full of twists and turns that kept me guessing and wanting more! I love all the Alice references. There are some YA tropes, but I honestly don‘t care because the rest of it is so fun. The writing is evocative and the story is captivating. This series is like a guilty pleasure, but I don‘t feel guilty about it. Loving it! 😉 🐇🍄🕸🕷🦋

Tinky5870 Okay, I‘m going to have to check out this series cuz you‘re making it sound amazing, lol! 7y
GypsyKat @Tinky5870 I‘m really enjoying it. It‘s pure entertainment! 😁 7y
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GypsyKat
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“His eyes slowly trail up to mine. They‘re like a forest trampled by a storm.” 🖤

I love how this author describes things. So evocative.

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GypsyKat
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I‘m enjoying a relaxing bubble bath while trying to finish up one more book for the month. 💗🛁📖

ladym30 Love that cover! 7y
Mollyanna Ah... Serenity now! 7y
Booknerd222 Is this series worth the read? I love Alice in Wonderland and the covers are stunning. 7y
GypsyKat @ladym30 The whole series has awesome covers! 😊 7y
GypsyKat @Booknerd222 I love Alice in Wonderland too! They reference the original story a lot. I‘m almost done with this second book of the series. They‘re YA fantasy, they have semi complex plots, and there‘s a lot going on in them. They‘re dark and weird, and I‘m really enjoying them personally. 🙃 7y
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GypsyKat
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It‘s chilly out today, so I‘m spending some time reading while wrapped in a blanket.

Laney1733 Awesome cover! 7y
GypsyKat @Leo1733 The whole series has awesome covers! 7y
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GypsyKat
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It‘s been a busy weekend and I‘ve hardly read at all. I‘m just going to read one chapter tonight though. I‘m getting up earlier than I normally do since I‘m going into work with the hubs to train so I can sub for one of the secretaries when she‘s off. I haven‘t worked in an office for years, so I‘m a little nervous. But it‘s just an occasional gig, so I think it‘ll be ok. Wish me luck! 🤞

Lreads Good luck! You got this! 👍 7y
Bklover You‘ll be great! Have fun! 7y
MinDea You'll do just fine!!! I read the first book in this series and enjoyed it! Good luck tomorrow! 7y
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Eyelit 🍀 7y
BookishTrish Good luck! 7y
GypsyKat @QuietlyLaura @Bklover @MinDea @Eyelit @BookishTrish Thank you, everyone! I think it went well! 😊 7y
MinDea Wahoo!!!! 7y
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GypsyKat
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I love that she named her car, a Gremlin, “Gizmo” 😄

Paula3 👌😃 7y
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GypsyKat
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I‘ll be starting this one tonight, and since it looks Mad-Hatter themed, I‘ll be using my tea bookmark that the lovely @aschermetz made for me. 😊💗

Chellebearss That‘s a great looking cover! 7y
GypsyKat @Chellebearss The whole series has great covers! 👍 7y
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AriThomas
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Haven't done one of these videos in awhile

https://youtu.be/AfD8WU4V-yo

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vlwelser
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Pickpick

If you like Alice retellings, try this series. I love it. 💖📚

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Bookgoil
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Loving this Wonderland series and Saturday morning is so peaceful. My dog is sleeping on my foot and I‘m okay chilling on the couch all morning reading.

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Bookgoil
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Loving this story and especially the book design. Zeus finally fell asleep so I may just read until my hubby wakes up. #dogsoflitsy

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Ajgman98
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I stopped reading for a couple of years from depression and finally got well enough to start reading again. Sadly only got like five books in 2017. Working on my fourth in 2018 and will be done soon.

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DraculaReadsBooks
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This book is part of my favorite series! A.G Howard has such a wonderful way of writing she really brings her characters to life.
#splintered #youngadult

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bears_books
Bailedbailed

This book was really upsetting to me. I had read the first book in this series a couple years ago and had picked this book up a while back. My first attempt at reading this book I was disappointed that an amazing Alice in Wonderland retelling turned into a high school drama story. So I put it down. I picked it back up this week and I read almost to the end but I can't finish it. She tries to pack so much info and tell you so much it becomes slow.

bears_books Her scenes start to overflow with twists and words and information that its like she tries to fit everything in one scene. A small scene that really only spans 20 minutes turns into 15 pages. And theres so many twists and backstabs and deceit that you become bored which is the opposite of her goal. 8y
MrBook Not every book is a winner 😕. Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay with us 😊👍🏻. We're the most positive, tight-knit, passionate bibliophile community you'll meet. Careful: this'll take over your life. 😂👏🏻🙌🏻 8y
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ItsAnotherJen
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Unhinged would make an awesome band name!!
Day 26 of #MarchIntoReading #thistitlegreatbandname
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TheReadingNurse
Mehso-so

Seriously disappointed with this book. I waited so long for action that didn't happen until the last few chapters. It was so hard to keep track of who was backstabbing who and who had the upper hand at any given moment.

bears_books For real though! The constant plot twists became too expected and too hard to follow 8y
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TheReadingNurse
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Alright, I'm 300 pages into this book and they haven't even made it to Wonderland. I feel like the entire book has been spent with one character lying to another and Alyssa getting into trouble with everyone. I'm getting really tired of the standstill nature.

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TheReadingNurse
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Currently reading: Unhinged by A. G. Howard! I had a few problems with the first book in this series, but I'm not ready to give up yet!

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MartinaLove
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Book shelf #1 🎄❄☃

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ItsAnotherJen
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📚❤😁

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booksbeautyandcoffee
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my current read 🐰✨

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BookishBlonde12
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Pickpick

I'm giving Unhinged a 3 out of 5 stars. Love the plot of the second book, but at times Alyssa's whining really started to get under my skin. Will be starting the third book later today and excited to read how the rest of the series plays out! 🐇🍵🎩

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BookishBlonde12
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Trying to fit some Audiobook time in before I come Unhinged. 😉 #ManicMonday

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BirdieReads
Bailedbailed

-sigh- I had such good hopes for this book. I had previously read the 1st and I loved the different aspect of Wonderland, but this, I could barely get to the 100 page mark. Too shallow thinking. This girl turned into this "oh everyone loves me and it's such a big burden" -sigh...again- I bailed. Maybe in a year or so it won't be so bad...maybe...

Karkar I agree, do not like it when they turn into THOSE books 😀 8y
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