It also was released on Kindle before this collection was announced, so that's something to be aware of if you're expecting this to be completely new material.
I was also a tiny bit disappointed that we were focusing on the memory train again: I'd been hoping the three short stories were all going to be vastly different, but this one just felt a bit regurgitated. It was nice to get his solo adventures in Wonderland filled in, because it makes for a much more rounded picture of the events of 'Splintered', but I thought his treatment of the netherlings and his constantly grumpy attitude were draining. I really do hate Jeb - my hatred of him grows more every moment - so needing to read three chapters from his perspective really grated on my nerves. On the one hand, I liked 'The Moth In The Mirror' because it let us spend some quality time inside Morpheus's head, but he spent the short story diving into Jeb's memories of his time in Wonderland in an attempt to work out and therefore exploit his weaknesses. When it went over to telling Thomas's memories, it was a bit over-dramatic, but it was nice to get a bit more of his backstory and how he came to be trapped in Wonderland.
It makes Morpheus a much better character, too, because you get to see more of his attitude and his personality shines through. I thought the insight into Alison's childhood was wonderful, if harrowing, and her interactions with Morpheus definitely made me chuckle - whereas Alyssa is enamoured with him and lets him get the best of her quite regularly, Alison doesn't take any shit from him and that's really relieving. Seeing parents being happy and affectionate is always rare in YA, because it's normally shown as some sort of taboo ( "Ew! How dare my parents kiss in front of me! Groooooss!") but to see them interacting naturally and comfortably with each other was adorable, especially after seeing everything that they went through over the course of the series. 'The Boy In The Web' is told from the perspective of Alison, Alyssa's mother, and focuses on her childhood and the events that led up to her rescuing Thomas, Alyssa's father, from Wonderland. Howard was releasing 'Untamed' - a collection of three short stories based around the world and the characters - there was no way that I was missing up the opportunity to dive back into Wonderland once again. It just wasn't what I'd expected, after how much I'd enjoyed the first two installments in the series. It just didn't go how I wanted it to go, and the ending felt really rushed. When I finished the Splintered trilogy, I was quite disappointed.
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