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Splintered by A.G. Howard

roxnn2000's review against another edition

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4.0

An interesting take on the Alice story. There were moments when things took me out of the story or I just was a bit unimpressed, but I’m still curious where this will go. Will pick up the sequel and see what’s next.

veraann's review against another edition

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4.0

*** 3.5 STARS ***

Not quite a 4 star, but close. Love the cover. Great reimagining of alice in wonderland characters. Though some parts of the book were slow and dragged, it was an interesting take on wonderland. Had a few twists and turns that were interesting and people may or may not see coming. At least one caught me by surprise. The characters were decent. Some were a bit bland, especially Jeb. I don't usually like the love triangles in books, and didn't necessarily like it in this one, but it wasn't done too badly. Not sure where else this story will go, but interesting enough to find out. If you like Alice in Wonderland, this is definitely worth a read.

cursedbypsyche's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.0

knihomila's review against another edition

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1.0

Fyzicky ma bolí, aké hlúpe klišé táto kniha je. Začnem ale z toho lepšieho konca.
Páči sa mi grafické spracovanie knihy, čo sa od CooBoo nevidí často. Zelené písmo to celé ozvláštnilo a mňa zlákalo na kúpu.
Zo začiatku sa mi aj dej pozdával sľubným. Lenže všetko sa to stratilo v nejasnej hmle Alyssinej naivity a neschopnosti. Ľudia s minimálnou inteligenciou vedia myslieť viac ako toto dievča. Ona je vymletá, dutá, zvnútra prázdna.
Zach, jej najväčšia láska, zas všetko vie, vyrieši aj to čo je neriešiteľné, slepo sa vrhá samici Alysse k sukni a slúži jej, obetuje sa, opravuje všetko, čo ona pokašle. Vyznáva jej lásku, roztomilo žiarli na všetko čo dýcha a je "dokonalý". Dvíha sa mi žalúdok.
Morfeus je mojím prístavom. Moja modla, ku ktorej som vzhliadala počas celého príbehu. Záhadný, vševediaci, temný.. a zároveň mal nejaké city, ktoré si ale nechával pre seba.
Dej bol buď predvídateľný alebo neskutočne absurdný. Ku koncu som si musela dávať malé prestávky na rozdýchanie. Ako keby sa autorka snažila jednu hlúposť prebiť druhou. Nebolo to šialené ako Alica v krajine zázrakov, bolo to odveci, ako keď už neviete, čo robiť.

Jediný dobrý nápad v tejto knihe bola Krajina zázrakov, čo ani nebol nápad autorky. Hlúpe, nezmyselné.. Toto je môj vzor, ako kniha NEMÁ vyzerať.

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A.G. Howard writes with the type of detail that leaves you wanting more, needing more, desiring one more word, paragraph, or hell even a descriptor. Fall down a rabbit hole? Sure, why not. We've all visited Wonderland once or twice. But not that way this author imagines Wonderland, a dark and twisted version where the eater can quickly become the eaten and white rabbits don't exist.

This is the type of Wonderland that you want more, crave more, even while you might occasionally only want to peak at it through your hands covering your eyes.

Alyssa is selfish, punk, and just trying to survive in a world where she might be going cr*zy (her words). After all, who else can hear every insect, plant, and flower? Eventually, in an attempt to save her mother, she embarks on an adventure.

One side I loved is that Alyssa has an actual relationship with her father.  He is a character with his own emotions and wants.  

With the help of the human boy she loves and with the guidance of the Netherling boy she remembers from her childhood, will Alyssa save her mother? 

illusie's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved it! Such an imaginative story.

blackbirdreads24's review against another edition

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4.0

Rated: 4.40

sarahp85's review against another edition

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4.0

After reading so many bad reviews on this I didn't know what to expect but I actually really liked it. Now I do like her other books as well.
And maybe I have an odd taste in books, I don't know.

It was a quick read, kept me interested, loved the wonderland world A.G. Howard created and where everyone is saying one of the main characters annoyed them, he didn't really annoy me that much. I mean, in any book there's people I like and dislike, but it didn't effect the book at all to me.

Starting in book 2 today, curious to see if my opinion on the guy and the books will change

uutopicaa's review against another edition

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3.0

Un libro que podría haber sido muchísimo mejor.

Este fue uno de esos libros que me llegó por la portada. Me enamoré del diseño de tapa incluso antes de leer la sinopsis. Me fascinó estéticamente.

Mis expectativas eran tan altas que compré la saga entera en tapa dura el mismo día, porque supuse que al terminar el primer libro querría inmediatamente empezar el segundo.
Grave error.

Permítanme contarles un poco más sobre el libro.

Susurros comienza con la historia de una adolescente (¿Cuándo no?) que es “normal” pero tiene una inexplicable obsesión por los insectos y las plantas. Un día, los bichos y las flores le empiezan a hablar. Bah, a susurrar –de ahí el título-. En especial, es recurrente una polilla enorme que se posa sobre el espejo de la protagonista. Cabe aclarar que esta chica, Alyssa, es descendiente de la niña (Alice) que inspiró a Lewis Carroll y que todas las mujeres de su familia terminan locas en el manicomio.

La historia (la parte interesante) comienza cuando Alyssa comprende que esta locura se debe a que su tátara-abuela dejó asuntos inconclusos en Wonderland. Problemas que sus descendientes deberían resolver, pero que se han negado por generaciones.

Si bien la historia es excelente en cuanto a trama y giros (el final es espectacular), siento que se esforzó mucho por escribir un libro que “apelara a las adolescentes” y agregó a un personaje llamado Jeb.

Jeb es un amigo de Alyssa. Obviamente siempre han estado enamorados sin admitirlo. Él la sigue a Wonderland porque teme dejarla sola. La relación de amor-odio es interminable.

Y Alyssa es insufrible. La mitad del libro se la pasa comparando cosas con Jeb.
“Es alto, pero no tan alto como Jeb.”
“Tiene músculos, pero no tantos como Jeb”
“Su cabello es oscuro, pero no tan oscuro como el de Jeb”
“Sus pedos tienen mucho olor feo, pero no tanto como los de Jeb” < < bueno, eso no lo dice, pero seguramente que lo piensa.

El resto de los personajes de Wonderland son espectaculares.

Pueden leer el analisis completo del libro en mi blog http://pardonmispanglish.blogspot.com/2016/07/resena-susurros-g-howard.html


dani_boi98's review against another edition

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I read this book in middle school, and I remember enjoying it then. I wanted to give it another read and didn't find it an enjoyable as an adult