Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

by Seanan McGuire

[Quirky Cat]

Book Summary:

Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children is a unique school. It's home to the children who have found doorways to other realms – and, for whatever reason, have made their way back to this world. Some are content with that reality...others less so. Those are the ones who hope to find their way back.

Enter Antsy. Her world was for lost things, so she has a gift for finding. She could have lived a perfectly happy life at this new school. Unfortunately, some students hope to use her ability to find their doors.

My Review:

I love how Wayward Children tends to play around with two timelines. Past adventures of individual students and current quests involving many of the students. It makes for a fun balance. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is one of the latter, with Antsy questing with several of our favorites (yay!).

Antsy was first introduced in Lost in the Moment and Found, so read her solo novella first. It sets the foundation for this entire adventure. If you've read both novellas (or even one of the two), you probably already feel the urge to protect little Antsy (and probably all the other lost children).

As such, I enjoyed seeing an adventure with Antsy at the center. That she took several other longtime favorites on an adventure with her made it all the more delightful. The brief journey into Kade's world was shockingly insightful, and it gives me hope for the moment when we finally see that story in full (I know - we're waiting for the right moment/trust level).

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is a brilliant addition to an already luminescent series. I cannot wait to see where it takes us next.

Highlights:
Magical Doors
World of Lost Things
Young Adult Fantasy
Hidden Doors & Mysterious Worlds
Epic Quests

Trigger Warnings:
Missing Children
Transphobia
Bullying

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