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The Moth in the Mirror
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Morpheus wants to know more about his rival for Alyssa's affections, so he digs into Jeb's memories of his time in Wonderland. But he may be surprised by what he finds. This brand-new story and perspective from A.G. Howard's dark, magical world stands alone, but also provides a tantalizing glimpse of what's to come in Unhinged, the sequel to Splintered.
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No rating from me but it was SO fun hanging out in Morpheus's and Jeb's minds.
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4 out of 10
Ревью в моем блоге/This review on my blog
Living A Thousand Lives (please use Chrome/Yandex browser or Android/IOS to see the page; otherwise, spoiler-tags I use to make my post compact may not work)
Short-Soundtrack:
Emika – Fight for Your Love
Dikta – My favourite friend
Blossom Dearie – Try Your Wings
Genre: retelling, YA
Stuff: fairy, Wonderland, guys fight for Alyssa
Fail: too much J
WOW: Morpheus
Love-Geometry: hard
Quote-core:
“Romance wasn't fair. Nor was it a game. It was w...more
The Moth in the Mirror is a novella which takes place between Splintered and Unhinged . Morpheus does not understand what Alyssa sees in the mortal, Jebediah, but he wants to better understand his rival for Alyssa's affections. He examines Jeb's lost memories of his time spent in Wonderland, but he may find out more than he's bargained for.
This novella is the perfect hold over while waiting for Unhinged ! Brace yourself for this peek into Morpheus and Jeb's minds. My only wish is that ...more
Jan 09, 2018
Alex ☣ Deranged KittyCat ☣
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
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magic,
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short-stories-novellas,
less-than-100-pages,
fantasy,
adventure,
ya,
fae
3.5 stars
The premise for this short story is Morpheus' desire to experience Jeb's memories while he was in Wonderland, to see what Al loves about him so much. Which he does, and we get to walk in the boy's shoes and see his every thought and insecurity.
At the end of the day, I'm not sure how much good it did Morph to experience Jeb's m ...more
"Ah, but this particular human has much to teach me."
The premise for this short story is Morpheus' desire to experience Jeb's memories while he was in Wonderland, to see what Al loves about him so much. Which he does, and we get to walk in the boy's shoes and see his every thought and insecurity.
He couldn't make sense of Jebediah's luck, how a human could wield such power over a netherling queen.
At the end of the day, I'm not sure how much good it did Morph to experience Jeb's m ...more
Ugh, too much Jeb and not enough Morpheus.
Man Morpheus is the best!
“He could offer her an eternity of challenges and passion, of quiet, tender moments stolen in the depths of riotous flames and ravaging storms--tranquility amidst the chaos.”
I enjoyed reading about what was going on in Morpheus and Jeb’s minds. Morpheus was finally able to understand what Alyssa sees in Jeb and it was nice revisiting the Splintered series. I do wish this short story was a little longer!
I enjoyed reading about what was going on in Morpheus and Jeb’s minds. Morpheus was finally able to understand what Alyssa sees in Jeb and it was nice revisiting the Splintered series. I do wish this short story was a little longer!
This book has both Morpheus's and Jeb's POVs, but most of the novella is told from Jeb's perspective, giving us his take of certain events that happened in Splintered. Mercifully, the narration was done in 3rd person. I don't think I would be able to tolerate being in Jeb's head otherwise. He is not a bad guy at all, but I just don't get him. At first he wants to leave for London to study there and has a girlfriend, and the next moment he is all overprotective and obsessed with Alyssa. His fasci
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I feel like this novella only exists as fan service. The pages are pretty much filled with both guys gushing and swooning over Alyssa. News flash: ALYSSA ISN'T THAT GREAT. AT ALL.
"How do I beat him?" - Jeb
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Then, when he'd destroyed Alyssa's faith in her mortal knight, Morpheus would be there to comfort and win her. - Morpheus
It's becoming clear to me that Howard is treating this love triangle literally like a game in which Alyssa is the shiny prize.
I don't like when authors do that. I don't l ...more
"How do I beat him?" - Jeb
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Then, when he'd destroyed Alyssa's faith in her mortal knight, Morpheus would be there to comfort and win her. - Morpheus
It's becoming clear to me that Howard is treating this love triangle literally like a game in which Alyssa is the shiny prize.
I don't like when authors do that. I don't l ...more
I feel so sorry about Morpheus... but he was a manipulative bastard - I can't forgive him for having been so.
And Jeb *swoons* ...more
And Jeb *swoons* ...more
Oct 27, 2013
Rayne
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
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fantasy,
companion-novel
3.5 stars
It isn't a secret that I loved Splintered. That does not mean, however, that the story didn't have its faults, namely, a slightly forced love triangle and a very possessive and bossy main love interest that was, strangely enough, not the insane one of the two. Considering this novella promised to be exactly about the two things I liked the least about the novel, I was understandably apprehensive about reading it. I didn't doubt the novella would be a good read, - I trust in Howard's ski ...more
It isn't a secret that I loved Splintered. That does not mean, however, that the story didn't have its faults, namely, a slightly forced love triangle and a very possessive and bossy main love interest that was, strangely enough, not the insane one of the two. Considering this novella promised to be exactly about the two things I liked the least about the novel, I was understandably apprehensive about reading it. I didn't doubt the novella would be a good read, - I trust in Howard's ski ...more
So this is just a little insight on Jebs point of view of things when he is going through them, which is quite nice seeing how he felt in those important moments that happens in the book.
Also we see Morpheus, POV on how strong his feelings are for Alyssa that he will just not stop until she is with him !!
Total love anything that has to do with Alyssa and Morpheus so I give 5 stars ;)
Also we see Morpheus, POV on how strong his feelings are for Alyssa that he will just not stop until she is with him !!
Total love anything that has to do with Alyssa and Morpheus so I give 5 stars ;)
This is one of the novellas that don't complete the story.
It shows Morpheus viewing Jeb's memorys and thus giving us a more detailed version of what Jeb has endured during the 1st book, when he wasn't with Alyssa.
So you don't have to read it in order to understand some of the characters or for the story to make more sence.
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It shows Morpheus viewing Jeb's memorys and thus giving us a more detailed version of what Jeb has endured during the 1st book, when he wasn't with Alyssa.
So you don't have to read it in order to understand some of the characters or for the story to make more sence.
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So, I'll be honest and say I went into this blind. Didn't really matter what it was about, it mattered that it was a short story that revolved around Splintered and that was really all I needed to get me to buy it! And I am in no way disappointed that I did!
Blurb from Goodreads:An original ebook-only novella in the Splintered series, told from the points of view of both Jeb and Morpheus. Morpheus wants to know more about his rival for Alyssa's affections, so he digs into Jeb's memories of his ti ...more
Blurb from Goodreads:An original ebook-only novella in the Splintered series, told from the points of view of both Jeb and Morpheus. Morpheus wants to know more about his rival for Alyssa's affections, so he digs into Jeb's memories of his ti ...more
Dec 29, 2013
Saania Zee Jamal ϟ
marked it as on-hold
THIS CAME OUT ON THE 22ND OF BLOODY OCTOBER AND I'M FINDING OUT ABOUT IT NOW? (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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"Each time he saw his reflection of late, he no longer recognized the moth in the mirror. He was incomplete; broken, and he despised it."
The Moth in the Mirror is a short expansion on the first novel, from Jeb's and Morpheus's points of view. Darkly quirky, emotionally rich and imaginative as Splintered, both thoroughly worthy retellings of Wonderland.
Though, I had expected Morpheus to take center stage here, but it's more of an elaboration on Jeb and his conflicting emotions. The short is s ...more
The Moth in the Mirror is a short expansion on the first novel, from Jeb's and Morpheus's points of view. Darkly quirky, emotionally rich and imaginative as Splintered, both thoroughly worthy retellings of Wonderland.
Though, I had expected Morpheus to take center stage here, but it's more of an elaboration on Jeb and his conflicting emotions. The short is s ...more
4.5 Stars
I Loved, LOVED, LOVEDDDDD this short story!!! Being inside Jeb's mind, seeing his side of what happened, what he went through while separated from Alyssa, and what was going through his head as he traveled through Wonderland was just amazing!! And Morpheus, ooh, he's so deliciously sexy as he's strategizing, and conniving, and manipulative, and so dam enticing!! And if you put'em all together, HOT dam you've got one dangerously seductive, bombshell of a "Son of a bug" as Jeb would say ...more
"Romance wasn't fair. Nor was it a game. It was war. And, as on any other battlefield, compassion and mercy had no place there.'
The Moth in the Mirror | A. G. Howard
If you are etching to figure out what happened when Jeb was away from Alyssa during Splintered, or if you desperately need to be inside the mind of Morpheus with his sultry attitude and desire for a certain blonde then this novella will quench that thirst.
Unmasking the events during Alyssa and Jeb's separation has all the class of A. ...more
The Moth in the Mirror | A. G. Howard
If you are etching to figure out what happened when Jeb was away from Alyssa during Splintered, or if you desperately need to be inside the mind of Morpheus with his sultry attitude and desire for a certain blonde then this novella will quench that thirst.
Unmasking the events during Alyssa and Jeb's separation has all the class of A. ...more
A.G. Howard has a great gift for prose, crafting worlds, and honoring literary traditions. The only blemish in her Splintered series is that, for reasons I don't understand, the books want us to love Jeb, the main character's obnoxious human boyfriend, and mistrust/dislike Morpheus, the lovably deranged fae creature who not only wants our heroine's heart, but wants her to reach her full and impressive potential.
This novella takes place right after the first book of the trilogy. It finds Morpheus ...more
This novella takes place right after the first book of the trilogy. It finds Morpheus ...more
I read this novella while longing to get my hands on Unhinged, the second book in the developing Splintered trilogy. It helped satiate my Wonderland hunger for a while and was well worth the ebook price. Don't let the title fool you, my fellow Jebutantes, it is full to brimming with Jeb feels. It also offers some Morpheus insight for all of our Mothling rivals!! I loved it.
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Quite a nice look into the minds of Morpheus and Jeb, and a nice refresher to the story.
It was nice to read from another character's pov.
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No. Nope. Nada.
There is absolutely no difference in my opinion of Jeb. I already know that he loves Alyssa, a lot. I respect his sacrifice - that whole painting white roses red thing was very bittersweet but it comes off as a plot device for us to like him (more). Incidentally, when he sacrificed himself to save Ivory Queen, and consequentially, Alyssa, he said that she's his best friend. Well that, and that he loves her but really, don't we love our best friends? And that's just how they seem ...more
There is absolutely no difference in my opinion of Jeb. I already know that he loves Alyssa, a lot. I respect his sacrifice - that whole painting white roses red thing was very bittersweet but it comes off as a plot device for us to like him (more). Incidentally, when he sacrificed himself to save Ivory Queen, and consequentially, Alyssa, he said that she's his best friend. Well that, and that he loves her but really, don't we love our best friends? And that's just how they seem ...more
I love this little interlude between book 1 and 2 in the Splintered series.
That being said, I wish there was more Morpheus in it. I was expecting to get into his mind and that just didn't happen. The characters that are twisted and tap dance that line between good and evil are so much more fascinating to me than the Prince Charmings. They have more depth and have reasons to be who they are and I want to get into the psychology of Morpheus in all of this.
Onto Unhinged! ...more
That being said, I wish there was more Morpheus in it. I was expecting to get into his mind and that just didn't happen. The characters that are twisted and tap dance that line between good and evil are so much more fascinating to me than the Prince Charmings. They have more depth and have reasons to be who they are and I want to get into the psychology of Morpheus in all of this.
Onto Unhinged! ...more
I love Morpheus but with that being said this book is about Morpheus watching Jeb's memories. It was interesting to get Jeb's point of view of his time in wonderland. There was his time with the Sprites, After Alissa flew with him and had to leave him cause she couldn't take him any farther and before he makes his decision to rescue Alyssa and then it ends with Morpheus take. A must Read!
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I liked the idea of getting to see some of Jeb's POV from the first book, while getting new scenes with Morpheus. Unfortunately, most of Jeb's scenes were him finding things out we already knew, with little insight into anything else. I did like the scenes with Morpheus, though. I have high hopes that he'll live up to his potential in the next book.
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I only gave this 2 stars because of the parts about morpheus. But the rest mostly is about Jeb. I just can't stand the guy, not after I finished the series. I really wish he wasn't in the book in first place.
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2.5
Buddy Read with Brittain and Raquel.
Waaaaaay too much Jeb and not enough Moth.
I only liked the first and last chapter, truth be told.
Buddy Read with Brittain and Raquel.
Waaaaaay too much Jeb and not enough Moth.
I only liked the first and last chapter, truth be told.
Summary: Jeb keeps being useless. Yay.
Though I still don't care for Jeb (too possessive and alpha male for me), I liked getting inside his mind through his memories of his time in Wonderland with Alyssa. And Morpheus. Gah. My very pretty antagonist. Can't wait to see what he gets up to in Unhinged. :D
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