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Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

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demikevy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

seudograph's review against another edition

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3.0

It’s hard to rate any of this series below 3 stars, but I was tempted to with this book. As much as I loved The Moors in book 2, it just didn’t hit the same in this one. The world felt less ominous & like it had lower stakes. Jack was constantly repetitive (I know you’re a genius, I’ve known it since book 1, I don’t need it constantly repeated).

And the overall theme of this book bothered me. Jack and Jill are 2 sides of the same coin. You need both of them to provide balance. They’ve both struggled & so far, I’ve empathized with each of them. But in this one, we are expected to make a hard line & be on one side, which I strongly disliked & feel goes against one of the messages of the series. I don’t want to think any of these adolescents are irredeemable.

And Cora, why was she even there?

Definitely my least favorite so far.

mali_karina's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

raeswainpage's review against another edition

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4.0

4.25! Definitely one of my favorites in the series!

bonafidefaygo's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

While I do prefer the books continuing the main storyline, I'm just not compelled by the Moors as a setting nor am I compelled by Jack and Jill.

And while I like the main cast of characters, there's just far too many for such short books.

I'm going to continue in the series, obviously, because the worldbuilding is great and the writing itself is so good. But I fear that the only book in the series that will be a knock out for me will have been the first one.

mbenzz's review against another edition

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5.0

I'm always depressed when I finish a Wayward Children book, because it means I have to wait another year for the next installment. This was a great read. I really enjoyed being back in the nightmare that is The Moors, hoping that Jack can get her body back from her wicked twin sister, Jill.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the next book takes us to Mariposa, though. I would love to explore Christopher's world, and given all that the did to help Jack and Alexis in The Moors, I definitely think he deserves his door and a chance to go back to his skeleton girlfriend.

The Wayward Children Series is one of my most favorite book series EVER, and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Grimm style fairy tales, or the weird and disturbing.