Tuesday, May 12, 2020

In An Absent Dream, by Seanan McGuire

In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4)In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Seanan McGuire is a prolific author, and sometimes that shows with the Wayward Children books. They are very well done but just a tad structured and formulaic, this one more than the others perhaps. Could be because the theme of the Goblin Market is all about rules for living together in a very structured way, but then again this series has a lot of that theme. The protagonist, Lundy, is for me not really a sympathetic character--she has formed her defenses well and found a way to live in our world, but this new one opens new possibilities for her. The themes are the usual ones from YA--friendship and growth--but it starts to get interesting just at the end, where the source of the Market's structure becomes more clear. But then we get the sad ending. I'm thinking Lundy will appear in future installations of this series, either devoted to her or as a strong side character. There's room for more development of the Goblin Market.



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