Every Heart a Doorway

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Seanan McGuire

Winner of the Hugo Award, Hugo Award for Best Series, Alex Award, Locus Award, and Nebula Award Nominated for the World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, and Tiptree Honor List"A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy — a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics" —NPRNew York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire presents a fresh take on the portal fantasy genre that blends Alice in Wonderland, The Magicians, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No QuestsChildren 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 things.No matter the cost.The Wayward Children SeriesBook 1: Every Heart a DoorwayBook 2: Down Among the Sticks and BonesBook 3: Beneath the Sugar SkyBook 4: In an Absent Dream

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Author

Seanan McGuire

Pages

173

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

2016-04-05

ISBN

0765385503 9780765385505

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"Ohh not for me...strange read...seems like incomplete book, like the actual story/plot is missing...not sure how to explain..."

LeeLoo Dallas

"Although it was a bit too creepy for me, the premise of this book impressed me. Touching. "

Tera B.

"This was different but in a good way. Couldn't put the book down. Liked the story a lot. Wasn't expecting the ending at all but really enjoyed it. Definitely would recommend this to others to read. "

Manda Avery

"I picked this book up by chance and couldn't put it down. It's sort of like... what would Alice do if she spent years in Wonderland, returned to London, then couldn't go back to Wonderland? What if the Pevensie siblings were exiled from Narnia? How would they reacclimate to being back in our world where everyone else thought they were spouting nonsense? That's where this book starts, and is then layered by various characters and a murder mystery. Fun little read!"

Wei Liu

"I'm a bit astonished by the glowing reviews and all the recommendations I've seen. Not really sure where to begin here. The characters were One-dimensional which is hilarious because they only ever stay in one dimension. Oh, I'm sorry you came here thinking you would see these fantastical worlds that they supposedly travel to. Denied. Honestly, I was waiting for the end when you figured out they just all needed to be medicated because they were delusional teenagers the whole time. I never felt like such an old woman while reading. I wanted to yell at all the kids to do something productive like clean their rooms. The story should have made me feel like a kid again. Instead, I felt more like a parent who was nagging my kids to stop being so weird and I don’t even condone that behavior it's just the only way I can describe it. The diversity seemed very forced. Like a checklist to get through so we could move on with the story instead of being naturally brought forth. Also, the kids were apparently older than they looked but did and said things that I would expect children to say and do. In fact, these kids did need to be medicated. The ending was no surprise. I'm just not getting it. Why did we not get to experience these worlds? "