Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Wishlist Wednesday (3)

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Wishlist Wednesday is a weekly Meme hosted at Pen to Paper


This week I'm wishing for...
 

Splintered by A.G. Howard 

Summary from Amazon:
"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."

Why I'm Wishing for It:
I have yet to hear a bad word about this book. I've seen heaps of reviews for this and not one negative thing has been said. Plus, this is a retelling of the classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and at the moment I am obsessed with books that take classic stories and add a twist to them, and this twist just sounds so damn interesting! Hopefully I can get my hands on this soon. 

What about you? What are you wishing for this week?

7 comments:

  1. Thanks for dropping by my Wishlist Wednesday. I love the cover of this book and the whole storyline sounds interesting. I am ashamed to admit that I yet to read the original Alice in Wonderland. Maybe I should read both of them this year; to see how the revisited version scores compared to its inspiration. I hope you'll get your hands on this book soon.

    Ingrid @ Le Chat de Bibliothèque

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  2. I loved Splintered!! It was a great book! I hope you get it soon!
    Brittany @ Spare Time Book Blog
    My WW: http://sparetimebookblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/wishlist-wednesday-42.html

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  3. I have Splintered on my shelf already but still yet to read it. I need to read it really soon because I've heard many great things about this book!
    Great pick! I hope you'll get this book very soon =)

    My WW : http://ellegoesnerd.blogspot.com/2013/04/wishlist-wednesday-26.html

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  4. I've seen this on a bunch of lists in the past few months. Everyone seems to either want it or love it! I hope you get it soon.

    Lisa
    My WW

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  5. I own this but haven't gotten to it yet. It sounds so good and I love the cover. Hope you get your hands on it!

    Here's my WW!

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  6. This sounds really interesting... great choice :) Thanks for sharing, I hope you enjoy it!
    my WW

    Shushkat

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