July 31, 2012
Waiting On Wednesday: Splintered by A.G. Howard
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine,
and specifically spotlights upcoming
novels we can’t wait to read.
Our WoW for this week is…
For sixteen years, Alyssa Gardner has lived with the stigma of being descended from Alice Liddell—the real life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s famed novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. But cruel jokes about dormice and tea parties can’t compare to the fact that Alyssa hears the whispers of bugs and flowers… the same quirk which sent her mother to a mental institution years before.
When her mother takes a turn for the worse and the whispers grow too strong for Alyssa to bear, she seeks the origins of their family curse. A set of heirlooms and a moth tied to an unusual website lead Alyssa and her gorgeous best friend / secret crush, Jeb, down the rabbit hole into the real Wonderland, a place more twisted and eerie than Lewis Carroll ever let on.
There, creepy counterparts of the original fairytale crew reveal the purpose for Alyssa’s journey, and unless she fixes the things her great-great-great grandmother Alice put wrong, Wonderland will have her head.
Splintered by A.G. Howard
Publication Date: January 2013
Publisher: Amulet Books
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What book are you waiting for?
17 Comments
8/1/2012
I love the cover of your WOW this week. My WoW
kimbacaffeinate recently posted..Waiting on Wednesday #19
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8/1/2012
I am IN LOVE with this cover. And I really need to read the original Alice in Wonderland before this comes out because it’s definitely on my TBR! Great choice. :)
Randi M recently posted..Waiting on Wednesday (3): Becky & Randi
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8/1/2012
I picked this one up for my WoW some time back since I fell in love with that cover. It’s absolutely gorgeous. Plus, I really like retellings, so this should be interesting for me! :)
Great pick!
Here’s my WoW
http://nicksbookblog93.blogspot.com/2012/08/waiting-on-wednesday-29-shadows-in.html
Nick @ Nick’s Book Blog recently posted..Review : The Thing About The Truth by Lauren Barnholdt
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8/1/2012
I’m not sure that’s exactly what I’m looking for for future reads but I hope you like it when you get a chance to read it. Nice pick.
My WOW
Martina Koleva recently posted..Review: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
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8/1/2012
So pretty! I love Alice in Wonderland and this sounds like an interesting twist to the story.
Jennifer Messerschmidt @ Some Like It Paranormal recently posted..WOW #35
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8/1/2012
A great choice! I am really eager to read this as well.. Love the vibrant cover!!
My WoW, http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/waiting-on-wednesday-1st-august.html
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8/1/2012
NEED!! There are so many reasons that this book calls to me and your WoW is the first time I have seen it. The cover, the description, the story it comes from are all reasons I now NEED this one!!
Great pick this week!!
Tiff @ Escaping… One Book @ a Time recently posted..Waiting on Wednesday: Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
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8/1/2012
ummm…. YES PLEASE. This sounds wonderful!
Sarah
That Bookish Girl
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8/1/2012
Great pick! I love the cover for this one. :) I’m definitely going to have to be on the look out for this come next year. :)
Thanks for sharing!
Krystianna recently posted..Waiting on Wednesday (4)
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8/1/2012
This one was my WoW pick a while ago. I’m already in love with it. The blurb, the gorgeous cover (might be one of my favorites ever <3)
So, awesome pick and I can't can't can't wait to read it. Wish I already had an ARC.
Mel@thedailyprophecy recently posted..Waiting on Wednesday 17. Kit Grindstaff – The flame in the mist.
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8/1/2012
I really want to read this one!! It looks amazing! Great pick!
Our WoW post =)
Crystal recently posted..Waiting on Wednesday, #5
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8/1/2012
Saw this eye catching cover before, nice choice.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/08/waiting-on-wednesday.html
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8/1/2012
This is one I really can’t wait for!!!! It sounds SO dang good!
Ange/Libby Blog recently posted..Waiting on Wednesday #27 – The Treachery of Beautiful Things and The Spindler’s
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8/1/2012
This looks so good and I love the cover. Thanks for sharing :)
Jennifer @ Dream Reads recently posted..Waiting on Wednesday (27): Spark
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8/1/2012
Hi new linky follower. This sounds interesting. I like how she has a secret crush on he best friend Jeb. Willhave to look into this.
Have a great week
My WOW and WW
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8/2/2012
I’m really not sure what I feel about this book…
Here’s my WoW!
Sana @ artsy musings of a bibliophile
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8/3/2012
I normally read all the WoW posts but I slacked this week, so I’m bummed that I missed yours! I am DYING to read this book and it’s right up on the top of my “unreleased-stalking” shelf on Goodreads! I think it sounds (and looks) fabulous!
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