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 Awareness
Praise 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
