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Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she’s always dreamed of.

That would be easier without her mother, freshly released from an asylum, acting overly protective and suspicious. And it would be much simpler if the mysterious Morpheus didn’t show up for school one day to tempt her with another dangerous quest in the dark, challenging Wonderland—where she (partly) belongs.

As prom and graduation creep closer, Alyssa juggles Morpheus’s unsettling presence in her real world with trying to tell Jeb the truth about a past he’s forgotten. Glimpses of Wonderland start to bleed through her art and into her world in very disturbing ways, and Morpheus warns that Queen Red won’t be far behind.

If Alyssa stays in the human realm, she could endanger Jeb, her parents, and everyone she loves. But if she steps through the rabbit hole again, she’ll face a deadly battle that could cost more than just her head.

Oh, Morpheus ❤

P.S. This is book number two, so be sure to check out my review of Splintered and start reading so you’re ready for Unhinged in January 2014!

Can you believe that it’s almost May? Spring is in the air and I have been spending much of my free time reading by the lake near my house. Nothing is better than reading in the perfect stillness of nature. This was the month for galleys! May will be spent reviewing ALL THE ARCS, I got some great books this month and much has happened in my life so it looks like this Book Hoarders Anonymous thing might turn into a monthly feature! We shall see but for now, let’s look at my loot!

From the Library:

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo – I have been hearing AMAZING things from all over the blogosphere about this one and book two comes out soon so I am jumping on that bandwagon!

Goblin Secrets by William Alexander – A winner of the National Book Award, I will be reading and reviewing this for Bookalicious!

Story’s End by Marissa Burt – I loooved Storybound and I am so excited to see how Una and her friends fare against the evil corrupting the land of Story.

Silver by Talia Vance – I was approved for Gold via Netgalley and the series sounded too great to pass up but we obviously have to start with book one!

From Netgalley/Edelweiss:

Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier (!!!) – A dear friend told me this was available literally as soon as it popped up and I ran like the wind to request it, only to find out that I am auto approved for the publisher which makes it even better but OMG can’t wait to read it.

Shadows by Robin McKinley

This Wicked Game by Michelle Zink

The Twistrose Key by Tone Almhjell

The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand

(re)visions: Alice by Kaye Chazan

Swords of the Six by Scott Appleton

Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler

The Fairest of Them All by Carolyn Turgeon

Gold by Talia Vance

The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas

Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian

The Chaos of Stars by Kierston White

Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton

Wild Song by Jane Eagland

Bought/Received:

Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers – I have the best friends EVER, and when Brittany met Robin this month, she bought and got a book signed for me!! Ahh!

I won an AMAZING giveaway on The Hopeful Heroine and was lucky to receive THE ENTIRE INFERNAL DEVICES SERIES!! EEP!

The Great Gatsby (audiobook) read by Jake Gyllenhaal – The inevitable re-read before seeing the movie!

Dracula (audiobook) read by Tim Curry and Alan Cumming – Enough said.

Oz: The Complete Collection – Um..I literally just bought this as I was writing this post…it’s all 14 books for .99, people! GO BUY THEM NOW.

I also got an excellent haul from The Book Barn this month, even some new releases!!

What Did You Miss?

Sign ups for Classics Retold started, I will be reading Robin Hood and I am pretty excited with the awesome bloggers who are participating. All are welcome and you have until September to read and watch retellings, so come one, come all!!

We concluded part one of our Song of Ice and Fire Read Along, completing A Game of Thrones. We will be starting on Clash of Kings this week and I can’t wait!

Shakespeare turned 449, and I am hosting an awesome giveaway in his honor!

We talked about my love of Robin Goodfellow and the inclusion of fabulous Shakespearean elements in The Treachery of Beautiful Things

I reviewed some of my favorite books of all time, Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers, In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters, and Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt. Not to mention some fabulous middle grade novels on Bookalicious, head over there to see my reviews of The Dream Stealer by Gregory Maguire and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.

I got my bookcases put up in my new library! Check out the pretties:

What’s to Come?

Stay tuned this month for my thoughts on A Game of Thrones, my intro post telling you all about the glorious Robin Hood THINGS I will be reading and watching for Classics Retold, my review of The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle (spoiler alert: I LOVED IT), I will be participating in the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop so make sure you come back on May 13 to enter to win a copy of one of my favorite books, and I will be reviewing quite a few of those titles from Netgalley and Edelweiss!

Thanks for reading, my loves, and happy Spring!