REVIEW: Splintered by A. G. Howard
Fair warning before I begin: I'm trying out a new review style for this, so we'll see how it goes! I honestly did expect to like this book, if not love it! I'm not the biggest Alice in Wonderland fan, but I do love retellings of all stripes, and this one seemed particularly unique, so I was looking forward to it. Sadly, I was disappointed. I did stop reading this book on page 194 of the paperback edition, so keep that in mind throughout this review! There are several things I took issue with, so let's jump in, shall we? First: the love triangle. Because this book is YA, so it has to have a love triangle, apparently. Now, I'm not a big fan of love triangles, but I don't mind them if they're handled well and the love interests are actually worth it. In this case, neither is true. The triangle itself seems thrown in just for the fun of it, and because love triangles are popular. What I'm more concerned with is the love interests themselves. Firs