SPLINTERED IS OUT! SPLINTERED IS OUT!

How's that for subtlety? ;)  Actually, it came out January 1st, so this announcement is long overdue. I kind of feel bad, because I had planned on doing something special on here for its release, but as I've mentioned in prior posts, life has been CRAZY the past couple of months, and it just didn't happen. Plus, I know my dear friend, Ms. Howard, is insanely busy with promotion and working on her WIP (she has a fast-approaching deadline!), so I didn't want to bother her with an interview. However, I will say that A.G. Howard is one of the most hard working and determined writers I know. Her story is not mine to share, but I do know she has worked very hard to get published, and I can't think of anyone more deserving of it. She is not only a talented writer, but also one of the sweetest and most genuine people I know, which is why I couldn't be happier to finally see her dream come true.

Okay, so enough of my rambling. Here's a brief description of SPLINTERED (taken from Amazon).



Ain't it purdy? Seriously, probably one of
my favorite covers of all time.

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.

I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC of SPLINTERED, and I can honestly say, it's like nothing I've ever read before. The writing is so descriptive and visually lush, it's like a movie was playing in my head while I read. The story is whimsical, but dark; literary, but commercial; fantastical, but with real-world conflict and issues. In other words, something for everyone. 

Sooo . . . what are you waiting for? GO! GO FORTH NOW AND GET THYSELF A COPY!

Trust me, you won't be disappointed ;)