Ensnared (Splintered #3)

Book Review

Title: Ensnared 

Author: A.G. Howard

Date Published: January 6, 2015

Publisher: Amulet Books

Page Count: 402 

Rating: ★★★★★

Goodreads Link: Ensnared

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Synopsis:

After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She's determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles . . . 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. 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. Together with Jeb and Morpheus, they must salvage Wonderland from the decay and destruction that has ensnared it. But if they succeed and come out alive, can everyone truly have their happily ever after?

My Thoughts:

In this book Alyssa has embraced her netherling madness and is determined to save Jeb, Morpheus, her mother, and Wonderland, even if it means challenging the red queen. Alyssa and her dad venture into the looking glass world to find a way into wonderland, since the rabbit hole was closed the night of the battle. With the help of Morpheus and Jeb they set in a journey to save Alyssa's mother and Wonderland from the mayhem the Queen Red has unleashed.

This is a bittersweet moment an ending of a trilogy I have enjoyed so much, even though I was not ready to say goodbye to the characters I have grown to love (Morpheus) the ending A.G. Howard wrote was amazing. I have never read any ending like it and it was definitely very satisfying. The way Howard re imagines Wonderland is perfection it just draws you in like a moth to a flame ( no pun intended ;) ) lol. 

The book had my feels everywhere! The love triangle is strong in this one, but I'm beyond happy of the way A.G. Howard worked with it. I was crying tears of joy at how perfect the ending was. I also loved the character development, the characters have gone through so much since the last two books and the way they have grown definitely reflects in this book. This book has left me with a hangover that is going to be very difficult to overcome, Oh A.G Howard what have you done to me and my feels. One last thing this book is definitely under hyped it doesn't get the recognition it deserves. If you have not picked this book up, what are you waiting for? If you like anything Wonderland even if you don't this book will leave you craving for Wonderland to be real. Also the cover will look amazing on your bookshelf! ;) 

-SandraTheBookWorm

Waiting on Wednesday #2

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY #2

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at BreakingtheSpine in which we spotlight a new release we can't wait to get our hands on.

TITLE: ENSNARED (SPLINTERED #3)

AUTHOR: A.G. HOWARD

PAGE COUNT: 384

EXPECTED RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 6, 2015

PUBLISHER: AMULET BOOKS

SYNOPSIS:

 After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She's determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles . . . 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. 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. Together with Jeb and Morpheus, they must salvage Wonderland from the decay and destruction that has ensnared it. But if they succeed and come out alive, can everyone truly have their happily ever after?

MY THOUGHTS:

I cant wait for the last book in this amazing trilogy to come out! It's going to be a bittersweet moment for me. I want to see how it ends, but at the same time I don't want it to end. I'm going to miss the beautiful and dark world that A.G. Howard introduced me to, not to mention the characters I have grown to love ( Morpheus) lol.  If you have not read this trilogy I highly recommend it! A.G did an amazing job reimagining Wonderland and the wonderland characters. She is brilliant this is by far my favorite Alice in Wonderland retelling, that I wish would never end! but unfortunately all good things must come to an end! Oh and we just take a moment to admire the gorgeous cover!

Top 5 Wednesday/ Favorite Couples

TOP 5 FAVORITE COUPLES!

 I Decided to start doing Top 5 Wednesday Created by Booktuber Lainey at Gingerreadslainey go check her out she is awesome. Hope you enjoy! These are some of my favorite couples!

1. Magnus and Alec: I love this two together, they're just perfect for eachother!

2. Jasper and Alice: I loved them more than Bella and Edward. They just seem so in love like they would do anything for each other. 

3. Morpheus and Alyssa: I hope and pray that in the last series Alyssa chooses Morpheus. I just feel that Morpheus loves her as her true self, and Morpheus is just perfect.

4. Christian and Anastasia: I love Christian and Ana so much even though she annoys me a bit, I do feel that he loves her to the moon and back and she feels the same way for him! Where can I find me a Christian Grey!

5. Peeta and Katniss: Oh Peeta, Peeta lol I love that he's so humble and that after all the lies she put him through he still loved her. I always wanted Katniss to end up with Peeta. He's just perfect for her! 

UNHINGED

TITLE: UNHINGED
AUTHOR: A.G. HOWARD
PAGE COUNT: 387
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2014
RATING: 5 OUT OF 5 STARS


WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT:

Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of.

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.

As prom and graduation creep closer, Alyssa juggles Morpheus’s unsettling presence in her real world with trying to tell Jeb the truth about a past he’s forgotten. Glimpses of Wonderland start to bleed through her art and into her world in very disturbing ways, and Morpheus warns that Queen Red won’t be far behind.

If Alyssa stays in the human realm, she could endanger Jeb, her parents, and everyone she loves. But if she steps through the rabbit hole again, she'll face a deadly battle that could cost more than just her head


MY TOUGHTS ON THE BOOK:

This sequel to Splintered was perfect! There is so much more Morpheus which I love Team Morpheus lol. In this book Wonderland starts slipping into Alyssa's real world where she thought her family, Jeb, and her where safe. Morpheus  tries to convince Alyssa to accept that she is as much part of wonderland as she is to the human realm and this makes Alyssa a little mad. I don't want to give to much away so I'm going to stop there.  This book doesn't have as much hype it deserves it's AMAZING A.G. Howard is a brilliant writer the way she describes wonderland you just want to be a part of it and the character development is perfect. If you have not started this series you must you wont regret it. Oh and the ending the ending in this book will leave you wanting more.

Splintered Author A.G. Howard

Title: Splintered
Author: A.G. Howard
Genre: YA Dark Fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars



WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT?  
"Splintered" Is a dark retelling of the iconic story "Alice in Wonderland". Alyssa is a Sophomore in high school and a decedent of Alice Liddell, her mother who is in an Asylum marked crazy by the common society for her weird Alice ticks, Some including not eating if not served in a teacup. Alyssa has started to hear Flowers and bugs speaking so in a attempt to "Shut them up" she uses them as a tool and her mosaics, so she wont end up mad like her mother. One day when Alyssa meets her mother in the asylum as they do every week, She hears Flowers speak and so does her mother who incredibly hears the same thing. Her mother tells her hints about wonderland and she starts to believe its true. She finds the rabid hole and her along with her childhood friend and love interest Jeb land in Wonderland where they meet the mysterious and sexy Morpheus. It's there where Alyssa starts her adventure to fix all the mistakes her great great great grandmother Alice caused, and to lift her family curse.

WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE BOOK:
This book is amazing! I couldn't put it down. the new wonderland that A.G Howard created was beautiful and mysterious. its like nothing you have ever read before. I loved the way she introduced the same characters from the original wonderland but darker and more mysterious. The love triangle its not cheesy like in other book or just thrown in there, you don't know who you want Alyssa to end up with the childhood friend Jeb or the mysterious Morpheus I for one am team Morpheus lol. if you haven't picked up this book you should is a must read. and a plus that cover would look gorgeous on your bookshelf. Rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars!