Author: Seanan McGuire
Series: Wayward Children #1
Genre: Fantasy/Magical Realism/Ya
Publisher: Tor
Publication Date: April 5th, 2016
Edition: ebook, 176 pages
Source: Tor Monthly book club
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Synopsis:
Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Guests
Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.
But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.
Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.
But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.
No matter the cost.
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Guests
Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.
But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.
Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.
But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.
No matter the cost.
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I went into this book with no expectations, even though I've only heard good things about it and the series as whole. All the other reviews I've seen or read about this book were very vague, adding to my expectation level.
I have had a couple of terrible reading months. My stress levels have been high this summer. I have started so many books, and haven't really been enjoying most of the books I have finished. Just feeling a little 'meh' about reading in general. I have been taking my time reading Ninth Rain, because of this. I didn't want my stressed out mood to affect my reading experience for it.
As strange as it might be, this book was a delight to read. Nancy was a great character, and while she was the main character, for the most part, of this book. She wasn't as much of a narrator of the book as I would expect an MC to be. It did focus more or less through most of this short book.
And even in such a short book, not even 200 pages, this was a rich and fantastic introduction to the worlds of the Wayward children. Hearing of all the different worlds the children had been to, and how those worlds showed them who they were meant to be. How it effected their families. There was a whimsy to it, but also a subtle darkness for some of the kids.
I am a little on the fence with the ending involving Nancy. It felt a little abrupt. Aside form that, I look forward to reading the other books that I have in the series. I have five of them that I got through the Tor.com Free monthly Ebook a couple years ago. After I read those, I will either get the rest from the library or depending on how much they cost buy them.
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