For some, who had found places they belonged for the first time in their lives through these travels, the return can be an extremely unpleasant experience.Įnter Miss Eleanor West, and her school for these Wayward children. In the same way that the horror genre’s beloved final girls are changed irrevocably by their experiences, so too are the children coming back from these worlds. And then imagine our real world, where some of these children come back. Now imagine our real world existing alongside these portal worlds, where children are often lost to them to live out grand adventures and risk everything. We’re all familiar with ‘portal worlds’, right? Think Narnia or Alice in Wonderland – places that are accessible only via a specific portal that opens and allows the protagonist to travel through it. I will say that you should read them, whether you’re a fan of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, or something else – they’re incredible. It’s hard to categorize these books by genre, so I won’t.
I can’t fully express what it means to me, but I am damn sure going to try for the sake of this review! Every Heart a Doorway is the first book in the Wayward Children series, which currently consists of 5 books (but has recently announced a 6th!). If there is any book recommendation you take from knowing me or from reading my blog, please let it be this book & this series as a whole. You’re nobody’s doorway but your own, and the only one who gets to tell you how your story ends is you.” 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. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.īut Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. The things she’s experienced… they change a person.
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.īut magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.
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