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Splintered

by A.G. Howard

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Splintered #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

A satisfying journey of self-discovery wrapped in a lush, atmospheric fantasy that makes you question reality.

Synopsis

Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.

At a Glance

3.90 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

fairytale retellinghidden identityadventure romance

Mood

secretiveeerieromanticdarkadventurous

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.90 ★

Page Count

371 pages

Published

2013

Primary Genre

Young Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Rebecca Gibel

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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deathtraumaviolenceanxietybody horrorcaptivitydubious consentgriefmental illnessstalkingwar

World & Setting

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