In An Absent Dream
(Wayward Children series #4)
by Seanan McGuire
Published by Tor
on January 8, 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Length: 203 pages
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Synopsis:
This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should.
When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she's found her paradise. Alas, everything costs at the goblin market, and when her time there is drawing to a close, she makes the kind of bargain that never plays out well.
My Thoughts:
This may be my favorite in the Wayward Children series so far even though I've only seen less favorable reviews for it. I will say that it's one of those books that has grown on me more after reading it. At first, I didn't like that it had sidestepped the bit of plot that seemed to be present in books 2 & 3 but I ended up enjoying and appreciating Lundy's story separately.
We are introduced to Lundy as a sort of teacher figure at Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, though she is slight like a child. We learn her entire story in In An Absent Dream, from her life as a child leading up to the fateful day she found her door to the Goblin Market, to her return, and every visit after that.
Lundy's world has unique but strict rules with consequences and Lundy must use her wit, as well as the help and advice of a new friend, to maneuver her new world. Her loyalty to her own world and family gives her the chance to travel between worlds but can she make up for lost time?
I'm so ready to read Come Tumbling Down! I've fallen in love and can't get enough of these characters and worlds!
Every Heart A Doorway (#1)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (#2)
Beneath the Sugar Sky (#3)
I'm glad you enjoyed this book ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you! They are excellent stories!
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