Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire -> Restarting April 13th, 2024

[Ashlyn]

Part 2 (view spoiler)[I’m actually really enjoying this one so far. So it’s about 100 years since Jack and them all came here in the last book? If I’m correct on that timeline. I like how she can be who she wants and is helping out with the unicorns. The fair was definitely interesting too. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Part 3 (view spoiler)[Im glad she found a place to call home. I’m wondering how this whole meeting with the Queen will go. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[It lost me in the end, I don’t really understand what happened. But I can definitely understand that bitter sweet feeling about seeing her parents again after so long. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

I’ll start the next book soonish

[Ashlyn]

Part 1 (view spoiler)[Not sure if I like this one yet or not. It hasn’t pulled me in. It just seems kind of strange that she upped and left her old school without a second thought. (hide spoiler)]

Part 2 (view spoiler)[ okay, I don’t like this school at all. But I love seeing all the characters again. It’ll be interesting to see how they get out. (hide spoiler)]

Part 3 (view spoiler)[So I’m glad that they are finally trying to figure out a way to leave. I don’t know who the headmaster is, but it’ll be interesting to see who it turns out to be. I feel like it’s someone we’ve met. (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[Wasn’t expecting it to be the janitor. Glad that they were able to escape. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Going to finish up a couple of other books then get back to this series

[Ashlyn]

Started

[Ashlyn]

Part 1 (view spoiler)[So far I’m really liking this one. I don’t like Tyler at all and I feel like something is definitely going on with his character that he’s lying like that. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Part 2 (view spoiler)[I really liked the market and how Nancy approached everything. She found a really great person to spend the day with. I hope she meets him again. Also I love these two birds. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Part 3 (view spoiler)[This part was short so there isn't much to talk about. I feel like the birds are keeping something from her though, especially about the lost people/things that are alive. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[Best one yet! I loved how she got older. I knew there was something she wasn’t aware of, and I wasn’t expecting for it to be that they lost two days of their life every time they opened the door. So glad she was able to see her mother in the end and that her step dad went to jail. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 1-3 (view spoiler)[ I love that Nancy is back! I feel like this is coming around full circle at this school. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 4-6 (view spoiler)[I am really loving Nancy’s character. She’s my favorite out of all of them. I’m glad that she has found some friends and started opening up to them and helping them. Wondering what will happen now that she found this door and is going to go through it. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 7-10 (view spoiler)[I feel so bad for Kade ending up in the world that they didn’t want to go back to. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I enjoyed this one and glad that Nancy was able to stay back in her world. I feel like so many things came together in this book, but there is still more that can happen in the future. (hide spoiler)]

[Andy]

Ashlyn wrote: "

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(view spoiler)[It wasn't actually Nancy, though, it was someone else? It's the dinosaur girl - Nancy was the one who was a statue... (hide spoiler)]

[Andy]

Ashlyn wrote: "Chapters 7-10 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yes, though it seems there might be a way for him to get back with the forest creatures he fought originally? I wonder if we will get some Kade focussed stories coming up. (hide spoiler)]

[Andy]

Finished: (view spoiler)[I liked the book well enough, but it didn't wow me like others - I think things get repeated quite a bit. I loved Antsy. (hide spoiler)]

[Andy]

General thoughts final book: (view spoiler)[I got the feeling that all books seem to go in the direction of " all the children can only find happiness in their world" when in fact I wonder if some more balanced perspective of someone just learning from their adventure and finding their way back would be a bit more hopeful? (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Andy wrote: "Ashlyn wrote: "

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(view spoiler)[No Nancy is the one from the Lost & found book. The nine year old who grew up too fast because she kept opening doors. She’s my favorite out of all of them. (hide spoiler)]

[Andy]

Ashlyn wrote: "Andy wrote: "Ashlyn wrote: "

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That's Antsy! ;)

[Ashlyn]

Andy wrote: "Ashlyn wrote: "Andy wrote: "Ashlyn wrote: "

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That's Antsy! ;)"

Hahaha well at 3x speed in my audiobook it sounds like Nancy 🤣

[Melanie]

I'll be picking up book 8 soon.

[Melanie]

Started book 8 tonight.



Chapters 1-3
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This section is hard to read because you can tell what Antsy's stepfather wants to do to her and it's horrible. I'm glad the author note at the beginning makes it clear she runs away before anything happens.
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[Melanie]

Finished book 8 tonight.



Chapters 4-6
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I'm glad Antsy left before Tyler could abuse her, because it was clear after he came into her room that he planned to. The shop is a neat concept and it seems like Antsy has some talent for opening doors which is unique among the other kids we've met in this series.
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Chapters 7-9
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Ok so time moves differently in the shop than where Antsy was from. And she's aged quite a few years more than she should have in the couple years she was there. It's wrong that she didn't know, I wonder what will happen now that she does.
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Chapters 10-13
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I don't like how Vineta and Howard acted like it was no big deal that Antsy's life was being taken by the doors. It's interesting that once she knew, she ended up back home through the next door she took. Also, it's pretty neat that she can find lost things now like that kitten and the school. I wonder what else she can find?
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[Melanie]

I'll be picking up book 9 sometime next week.

[Melanie]

Will finish this off in the next week or so.

[Melanie]

Will get back to this when I finish some current reads.

[Melanie]

Still planning to get back to this soon.

[Melanie]

Will finish this series this month.

[Ashlyn]

Just got the next book, so I’ll read this soon

[Ashlyn]

Part 1 (view spoiler)[She was taken from her home, so I understand her feelings. Kind of sad that they forced her to get a new arm/hand even though that’s all she ever knew and was happy with what she had. The dad seems like he really likes her. Not too sure about the mom yet though. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[So she showed up at this place trying to save the turtles and now she met all these other people/fishermen. She seems like she is more familiar with everything, so I’m wondering if she was born there… or maybe she went there as a child. Wonder who her bonded turtle will end up being. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 8-10 (view spoiler)[Well now it makes sense that things seemed a little familiar for her. I wasn’t expecting her to get a hand from the river. Glad she isn’t upset about it. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[Oh no! She ended up back in the other world. I really liked her in the under river world that she was in. Hopefully her story isn’t over. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Still hoping to read the last book for this one by the end of the year.

[Melanie]

Planning to finish this series this month.

[Melanie]

Still hoping to get to this by the end of the month.

[Melanie]

Will get back to this soon.

[Jessica]

Just started

25%
(view spoiler)[ Ooh is Nadya's story I'm excited for this. I feel bad for her, her adoptive dad seems to be trying but the mom is terrible and they should have asked her what she wanted not assumed she'd want a prosthetic. (hide spoiler)]

[Jessica]

Part Two
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LOL okay I love that the frog ate her arm, that’s amazing. Artyom is awesome, I hope hwe see him again.
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Part Three
(view spoiler)[ I love that Nadya finally has a family that accepts and understands her. I love Burian and I’m glad they found each other.

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Part Four/Finished
(view spoiler)[ I wasn’t expecting the river arm, but this is an interesting addition. I really liked the discussion of why it worked for her, unlike the previous. Nadya and Burian are far too adventurous this is not going to end well, they should have listened to Artyom. She lived such a life in Belkyra and now she's back as a child, that’s gotta suck. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Hoping to finish this series this month.

[Melanie]

Still planning to get back to this one this month.

[Melanie]

Will read this one this month.

[Melanie]

Read book 9 tonight.



Chapters 1-4
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Ok so the beginning of this overlaps a little with Where the Drowned Girls Go, it's interesting getting Antsy's perspective of what happened. But now it seems like one of the other girls has figured out that Antsy may be able to find doors, that's not going to be good.
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Chapters 5-8
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Seraphina having the ability to make people do whatever she wanted would have been bad for Antsy. I'm glad Christopher managed to get her out of there and to the others. But man, the Door Antsy found to escape just had to be Kade's didn't it? That was hard for him. And now the next Door is to the Store. I wonder what will happen there.
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Chapters 9-12
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Of course Vineta didn't keep her promise to Antsy and she threw Hudson through a door to keep him from doing it. I'm glad that Antsy managed to find Hudson and is going to go back to the store.
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Chapters 13-14
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I like that Antsy is going to run the store with Hudson. And I like that Sumi stayed so she could open doors until she caught up to the age she should have been if she hadn't been dead for a while. Cora finally finding her door was nice and I'm happy she got to go home. Overall I enjoyed this one.
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