Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) in Queereaders

Apr 28, 2019 Akiva ꙮ rated it did not like it

Shelves: f-scifi-specfic, f-trans, 3-fmt-f-novel

Still thinking about how much I hated this book after 2+ years, lol. A self-satisfied and self-congratulatory plotless mess where all the characters are juvenile angsty vignettes with a few racist caricatures thrown in, which still somehow receives rave reviews.

mark monday says most of what I want to say about it, but the handling of the main character's eating disorder is also unintentionally horrifying. Like YEAH I get why your parents are so worried about you, dumbass! ...more

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Jul 14, 2016 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Great exploration of the psychological toll on kids who get spit out of their portal worlds. I loved the variety of worlds and the variety of reactions.

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May 15, 2021 MEC rated it really liked it

After breaking my ankle, my attention span seems to be inversely proportionate to the discomfort and aching as it heals. As a result, I’ve had a difficult time keeping focused on reading. Luckily I’ve found that novellas and anthologies are just the right length and I’ve been enjoying borrowing some new-to-me ebooks through the library.

Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children is a “what if” series of novellas that looks at what happens after the saccharine sweet fairy tales and stories we’ve grown up w ...more

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May 04, 2019 Colleen rated it really liked it

Shelves: adult

A school for unusual children who've had fantastical adventures is the setting for what is essentially a mystery story. Engaging, quick read. ...more

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Oct 13, 2017 Becca rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, speculative-fiction, books-on-books, a-novel-idea

I loved the setting and the concept of this book -- the idea that the thousands of stories of children going to another world and then coming back either like no time had passed, or like years and years had passed in a day are all true. And then exploring what happens, psychologically to those kids. I always love it when a book takes a well-known trope and turns it on its head by asking the questions we all should have been, but took for granted. I also really like books that exist in a dialogue ...more

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Sep 21, 2016 Christina, but with tea rated it it was ok

Shelves: read-in-2016

I wanted to love this. I wanted to, really. I read the blurb and got into all the hype about it, and I just wanted it to be a favorite read so badly! And it wasn't!

I'm so disappointed, because this had such a wonderful and intriguing premise. But it did not live up to the hype for me. It didn't meet, much less exceed my expectations.

It had moments of well-written beauty in it. It really did. But they were sandwiched between too many bits of dullness. I would read a chapter with the urge to know ...more

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May 20, 2017 Catherine rated it liked it

I think that if I had read this when I was a teenager, I would have loved it passionately. As is, I enjoyed it, but the ending felt flat and rushed, mostly because I didn't get to see enough of the villain of the piece to understand their motivation. That said, I enjoyed the premise and found the protagonist intriguing. ...more

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