25 Days of Booklr
day 7 : best new-to-you author
Seanan McGuire
Synopsis:
Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No Quests
Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.
But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.
Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.
But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.
No matter the cost.
My thoughts:
I discovered this author and series this year and each time I pick up one of her books I’m transported to those crazy fantastical lands whre these wayward children lived and thrived in. I love how she doesn’t need to write a 500 pages book to make across her point, her talent, her stories. It is straightforward, yet reads like a fairytale, full of magic and intrigue and even some character development.
If you like fantasy at all I completely recommend this series!
