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annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
Wonderland is and will probably always be my favorite fictional world (at least, I think it's fictional. Whoever can bring me there however is always welcome to send me an invite!) and Splintered will always be one of my favorite retellings taking place in this world, especially because the Wonderland Howard created is so incredibly beautiful, dark, dangerous, unique and insane. This story has been on my shelf (in the paperback of Stain) for quite a while already and I finally read it!
It's a really nice story that doesn't particularly add something really important to the already existing world, but that does contain everything a Wonderland story needs to have. It has some really intense emotions while Morpheus is waking up from his transition into the moth we get to know him as. We meet a few really nice and familiar faces again (well, technically for the first time, since this is a prequel). And we once more get to travel to the wonderful world of Wonderland and we're meeting some more unique creatures and we get to see some more of the unique magic.
Not an absolute must read to understand or appreciate the series, but an absolute must read if you do love Morpheus and Howard's Wonderland as much as I do.
It's a really nice story that doesn't particularly add something really important to the already existing world, but that does contain everything a Wonderland story needs to have. It has some really intense emotions while Morpheus is waking up from his transition into the moth we get to know him as. We meet a few really nice and familiar faces again (well, technically for the first time, since this is a prequel). And we once more get to travel to the wonderful world of Wonderland and we're meeting some more unique creatures and we get to see some more of the unique magic.
Not an absolute must read to understand or appreciate the series, but an absolute must read if you do love Morpheus and Howard's Wonderland as much as I do.
vaebae's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
nite0wl29's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve been dying to get my hands on Morpheus’ backstory, so you can only imagine how excited I was when AG Howard announced its arrival on Amazon today. As expected, she didn’t disappoint, and I’m glad to have gotten the chance to see this side of Morpheus before he met Alyssa. To see his character evolve from a lust-and-power-driven fey to the loving, doting Morpheus we see in Untamed. This short story has only made me appreciate his character growth even more.
ashwhit2024's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
makaylas_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Even though nothing really huge happened in this novella, I really enjoyed it and it’s purpose. This novella involves a huge piece of Morpheus’s history to drive him towards Alyssa to create splintered. With this piece of the story we learn the truth about his despair when he awakened after 75 years to find Alice missing…
alindstadtcorbo's review against another edition
5.0
Star Rating: —> 5 Stars
No question! What a lovely novella!<3
No question! What a lovely novella!<3
sidbailey's review against another edition
5.0
Can you please put this in book form maybe do it with Moth in the mirror cause they are both short books. That would be great! I want it on my shelf to go with all your other books
avafritsch's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I forgot how weird this series was. It was a great novella of how Morpheus became. But as per Splintered, it was twisted trip throughout the whole book.