In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)

by Seanan McGuire

Every Heart a Doorway racked up comparisons to C. S. Lewis and Lewis Carroll, and the Wayward Children series has delighted and mesmerized readers.

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. For anyone . . .

Reviewed by Renee on

4 of 5 stars

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I think this one had a more interesting premise than the first books. I was genuinely invested in how this world works and it made more sense than the other worlds.

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