Overall Rating and Opinion of Splintered
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Re: Overall Rating and Opinion of Splintered
- Stevefromtheblock
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Now that I've completed the trilogy, I have got to say, the Splintered trilogy was worth sticking to. In the third book, Ensnared, we can see that Alyssa had really come a long way from a person full of self-denial and she grew into a worthy Queen of Wonderland. I think the 'resolution' of the love triangle between Alyssa, Jeb, and Morpheus was really awesome as well. Definitely the first time I actually liked an ending with a triangle. The world Howard created was wonderfully creepy and wrought with moral ambiguity, and I loved it!
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I thought it tied up pretty well and it was a fun read. The only thing really left unanswered was the main character's decision about her romantic life, which leaves a cliffhanger in a good way and most likely leads into the next book.PashaRu wrote:Seems interesting. Not usually a genre I read, and the trilogy thing puts me off a bit, too. Is it a satisfying, self-contained story with resolution at the end, or does it make you read the second book to tie up lose ends?
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I thought it tied up pretty well and it was a fun read. The only thing really left unanswered was the main character's decision about her romantic life, which leaves a cliffhanger in a good way and most likely leads into the next book.PashaRu wrote:Seems interesting. Not usually a genre I read, and the trilogy thing puts me off a bit, too. Is it a satisfying, self-contained story with resolution at the end, or does it make you read the second book to tie up lose ends?
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It makes you read the second to tie up lose ends. It's an interesting take to a classic tale. I kind of want to read the rest of the series but reluctant to buy. May check my local library.PashaRu wrote:Seems interesting. Not usually a genre I read, and the trilogy thing puts me off a bit, too. Is it a satisfying, self-contained story with resolution at the end, or does it make you read the second book to tie up lose ends?
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This is one of the most awesome part of Splintered, and one of the reasons why I read and finished the Splintered Trilogy.Crimsonsky 749 wrote: And unlike in the book this isn't a place you want to visit...ever. This wonderland is dark....much dark than the ones in the stories.
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The story starts out rather slow but after Morpheus and Alyssa are reunited things take a turn for the more interesting. Morpheus is an inhabitant of Wonderland who Alyssa has known in some form or another since adolescence.
I know some readers will look at Morpheus, Alyssa, and Jeb and see nothing but an obvious love triangle, but for me it was something different. Although Morpheus is manipulative and conspiring, I found him as a mysterious sexy bad boy that I couldn’t help but root for a times. Jeb on the other hand, even if he was intended to be the ‘knight in shining armor’ type, I still found myself kind of peeved with his character. Together they must reset the balance and right the mistakes once made by Alice and her time in Wonderland.“I stare at the photo. It’s an image of a huge black-winged moth from one of Alison’s old albums. The shot is amazing, the way the wings are splayed on a flower between a slant of sun and shade, teetering between two worlds. Alison used to capture things most people wouldn’t notice—moments in time when opposites collide, then merge seamlessly together.”
Splintered’s world is a much creepier Wonderland than the usual silly Disney inspired wonderland most are use to, and some of that I got really into, while there were other parts that made me question my interest. Overall though, and thanks to the unexpected twist at the end, I do plan on reading the second book in the series to find out what happens next.“Morpheus reaches out to catch a teardrop on his fingertip. He holds it up in the pale glow that radiates from the few remaining sprites above us. A curious frown curves his lips. “You cry for him yet bled for me. One must wonder which is more powerful. More binding. I suppose we shall one day know.”
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