Waiting On Wednesday (17)

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we can't wait to get our hands on!

 

 

This week's WoW is Splintered by A.G. Howard!

 

 

Goodreads Synopsis:

 

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. 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.

 

My Thoughts:

 

My first reaction to this cover was, "Gahh!" followed by a flinch. For some reason, the model freaked me out and the background did as well. However, after reading countless numbers of glowing reviews, I decided to skim the summary and see what all the hype was about. After reading the summary and discovering that Splintered was actually a retelling of Alice In Wonderland, (I know I know, I'm a little slow xD) I totally understood the cover! It's absolutely brilliant and perfectly portrays the image I had in mind when I read the synopsis! And after finishing Alice in Zombieland, which had no connection to Alice In Wonderland whatsoever (unless you count the fact that both main characters had the same name -_-), I was totally psyched to read a novel that was more in line with the original plot.

 

Extra Information:

Release Date: January 1, 2013

Hardcover: 384 Pages

Publisher: Amulet Books

Genre: Retelling/Fantasy

Series: Standalone
 

How about you? What book are you waiting on this Wednesday?