

Splintered
Author: A. G. Howard
Series: Splintered Series #1
Narrator: Rebecca Gibel
Unabridged: 12 hr 42 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 05/14/2013
Author: A. G. Howard
Series: Splintered Series #1
Narrator: Rebecca Gibel
Unabridged: 12 hr 42 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 05/14/2013
A. G. Howard is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of RoseBlood and the Splintered series. She lives and writes in Amarillo, Texas.
Rebecca Gibel is an award-winning stage, television, and voice actress. The narrator of over fifty audiobooks, Rebecca is facile in a wide variety of genres. Rebecca has worked across the country at theaters such as Trinity Rep, Cleveland Play House, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Intiman Theatre, and the Arden Theatre Company. She holds a BA from the College of William & Mary and an MFA in acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.
This started out really interested and I loved the dark twist on Alice in Wonderland, but it soon became boring and I really didn't care for the love triangle which ended up being a huge part of the book.......more
More of a 3.5 star rating. Okay, so here is a little truth for you: There is no other children's tale that scared me most as a child than Alice in Wonderland.* I will never forget the first time I heard the story. It was by way of my grandmother and these cassette tapes she bought me called Porch Swi......more
SPOILER FREE REVIEW: [URL not allowed] 4.5* “You understand the logic behind the illogical, Alyssa. It's in your nature to find tranquility amid the madness. And that's what we're doing here. We are giving our food a fighting chance.” I knew going into this book that I would eith......more
“Splintered is a delicious, mad, wonderful read. I can’t recommend it highly enough.” Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author
“Madder than the Hatter’s tea party and way more fun, A. G. Howard’s Splintered is a beautifully evoked, lush, wild tale of illusions, hysteria, magic, and love.” Lauren Oliver, New York Times bestselling author
“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
“A brilliant debut…It is ambitious, inventive, and often surprising.” Boston Globe
“Rebecca Gibel’s narrative voice is pleasantly raspy while her characters are delightfully unique…[Her] sterling performance improves this over-the-top paranormal romance.” AudioFile
“Howard’s visual imagination is superior; a cavalcade of weirdness dances across the pages…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
“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
“A visually rich read. More Tim Burton than Lewis Carroll, a sensuous version of Alice’s adventures for the Hot Topic crowd.” Kirkus Reviews