Splintered (Splintered Series #1): Volume 1 -- A. G. Howard

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 <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. <br> 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. <p/> Read all the books in the<i> New York Times </i>bestselling Splintered series: <i>Splintered (</i>Book 1<i>), Unhinged </i>(Book 2<i>), Ensnared (</i>Book 3<i>), </i>and<i> Untamed (</i>The Companion Novel<i>).</i> <br> Get books 1 through 3 in the Splintered boxed set, available now! <p/><b>Praise for <i>Splintered: </i></b> <br><b>STARRED REVIEW</b> <p/> "Fans of dark