Author: Seanan McGuire
Series: Wayward Children #2
Genre: Portal Fantasy/YA/Horror
Publisher: Tor
Publication Date: June 13th, 2017
Edition: Kindle Edition, 176 pages
Source: Tor.Com Monthly BookClub
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Synopsis:
Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children.
This is the story of what happened first…
Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter—polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, it’s because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline.
Jillian was her father’s perfect daughter—adventurous, thrill-seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you've got.
They were five when they learned that grown-ups can’t be trusted.
They were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretense of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and choices.
This is the story of what happened first…
Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter—polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, it’s because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline.
Jillian was her father’s perfect daughter—adventurous, thrill-seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you've got.
They were five when they learned that grown-ups can’t be trusted.
They were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretense of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and choices.
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Jack and Jill were, well Jack anyways, the more interesting characters
from the first book. Reading about what happened to them in the Moors
was honestly really sad. They have some really shitty parents that's for
sure.
In a lot of ways, this was more Jack's book than Jill's. The Moors sounds like an unpleasant but fascinating place. I would love to learn more about what lies beyond that door more.
In a lot of ways, this was more Jack's book than Jill's. The Moors sounds like an unpleasant but fascinating place. I would love to learn more about what lies beyond that door more.
Jill, in a lot of ways, was a the more pliable person and more easily fell under "The Master's" spell. She either wasn't willing to, or didn't care about the darker side of him.
I do find it interesting that most of the girls at the school assumed that it was Jack who got them kicked out of their door. I wonder if it had anything to do with Jill being more typically 'feminine'. They also never seemed to ask who Jill's "Master" was.
I hope this isn't the only book where we see the kids before they go through the door. Having the context of what drew them to a door is as interesting as what's behind the doors. A couple of the kids at Eleanor's school seemed to come from a pretty healthy households. Jack and Jill didn't so a door opening for them made a lot of sense, even if the land that opened to them wouldn't be most people's idea of a good place. It was just a place that allowed them to learn who they are.
I kind of want to know what happened to the girls after they go back at the end of Every Heart. I think one of the later books is about that, I have the first five books in this series, and I look forward to reading it. Seanan McGuire is becoming a favorite author, I plan to read more of her books soon.
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