Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers-precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. “Creepy, descriptive read with a generous dollop of romance.This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. The cover with its swirling tendrils and insects surrounding Alyssa will surely attract teen readers who will not disappointed with this magical, edgy tale.” “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. “Attention to costume and setting render this a visually rich read…” “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. 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.” “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.” “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.” Splintered is dark, twisted, entirely riveting, and a truly romantic tale.” “Alyssa is one of the most unique protagonists I’ve come across in a while.

– Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “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.” 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). But if they succeed and come out alive, can everyone truly have their happily ever after? Together with Jeb and Morpheus, they must salvage Wonderland from the decay and destruction that has ensnared it. In the final installment of the wildly popular Splintered trilogy, Alyssa and her dad journey into the heart of magic and mayhem in search of her mom and to set right all that’s gone wrong. and even if the only way to Wonderland, now that the rabbit hole is closed, is through the looking-glass world – a parallel dimension filled with mutated and violent netherling outcasts. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles. She’s determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves.

After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective.

Splintered book series