Seanan McGuire: In an Absent Dream

In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan McGuire (fantasy) I really think this volume is my favorite book in the series so far. Though, I have to admit, it seems that I like the "flashback" stories better than the "current" stories. Maybe it's the slightly different writing style, or maybe that I already...

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Short Story compilation: Westward Weird

Westward Weird edited by Martin Greenberg & Kerrie Hughes (fantasy western short stories) This is an odd compilation of stories. Western and sci-fi fantasy don't usually get smashed together. (At least, not in my experience. I've only read a handful of things that would qualify for this.) For the most part they were enjoyable stories,...

Seanan McGuire: Beneath the Sugar Sky

Beneath the Sugar Sky: Wayward Children #3 by Seanan McGuire (fantasy) This is the third book in a series about kids who travel to other worlds, and then come back to Earth, but still want to return to the world where they went before. Think about Alice wanting to go back to Wonderland, or the...

Seanan McGuire: Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day

Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire (fantasy, ghost story) I really enjoyed this book. Well, novella, really. If I had one complaint about it, that would be it: too short. However, I knew that going in, so I don't hold it against the book. (Unlike some other reviewers on Goodreads. And...

Seanan McGuire: Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Down Among the Sticks and Bones: Wayward Children #2 by Seanan McGuire (fantasy) I loved the first book in this series, Every Heart a Doorway, so when this one was announced I knew I would buy it as soon as it was released. I did. And I immediately devoured it. I enjoyed this one nearly as...