Title: Unhinged
Author: A.G. Howard
Series: 2nd (Splintered)
Pages: 400
Published: January 7th 2014
by Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781419709715
Source: Library
Description: Alyssa Gardner has been
down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of
Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly
seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do
is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the
prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of.
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. As prom and graduation
creep closer, Alyssa juggles Morpheus’s unsettling presence in her real
world with trying to tell Jeb the truth about a past he’s forgotten.
Glimpses of Wonderland start to bleed through her art and into her world
in very disturbing ways, and Morpheus warns that Queen Red won’t be far
behind. If Alyssa stays in the human realm, she could
endanger Jeb, her parents, and everyone she loves. But if she steps
through the rabbit hole again, she'll face a deadly battle that could
cost more than just her head.
I Give This ...
Another case of why didn't I read this sooner, especially knowing how much I loved the first book. I can't say enough about this book and the series so far.
I was happy to be back with Alyssa even if she's in complete denial that Wonderland exists. She has her mom back, even if she's become a bit overprotecting. Jeb is still alive, although he has no recollections of the events in Wonderland. In her opinion, her world is almost perfect. The only thing out of place is her art has taken on a mind of it's own, beautiful but a bit morbid. Because blood is not a normal medium used and she's not really guiding the picture that forms. That, and Morpheus continues to haunt her dreams.
There's so much that happens in this book that it's hard to describe it all in one messily little review. The Red Queen is trying to infiltrate the human realm in very subtle ways. One the twins that guards the graveyard has left her post, which leads to way for some of Wonderland to cross over. But through it all Alyssa is convinced that she's not needed. It isn't until she learns that the truth not only about her mother, but her father as well, that she begins to accept just how deep her destiny runs.
I think the most fascinating thing about this series is how the author has managed to give even more life to the world created by Lewis Carrol. The characters and scenery are familiar, but the have more depth. Each element is darker and more malicious. It seems everything and everyone has an ulterior motive. The only part that lost me a little was the ending at prom seemed a little cliche. But, it had to happen at some point.
I was happy to be back with Alyssa even if she's in complete denial that Wonderland exists. She has her mom back, even if she's become a bit overprotecting. Jeb is still alive, although he has no recollections of the events in Wonderland. In her opinion, her world is almost perfect. The only thing out of place is her art has taken on a mind of it's own, beautiful but a bit morbid. Because blood is not a normal medium used and she's not really guiding the picture that forms. That, and Morpheus continues to haunt her dreams.
There's so much that happens in this book that it's hard to describe it all in one messily little review. The Red Queen is trying to infiltrate the human realm in very subtle ways. One the twins that guards the graveyard has left her post, which leads to way for some of Wonderland to cross over. But through it all Alyssa is convinced that she's not needed. It isn't until she learns that the truth not only about her mother, but her father as well, that she begins to accept just how deep her destiny runs.
I think the most fascinating thing about this series is how the author has managed to give even more life to the world created by Lewis Carrol. The characters and scenery are familiar, but the have more depth. Each element is darker and more malicious. It seems everything and everyone has an ulterior motive. The only part that lost me a little was the ending at prom seemed a little cliche. But, it had to happen at some point.
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