Reviews

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

laraiswrite's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Another great installment in the Wayward Children series! This one had me experiencing all the emotions. Also, really appreciated the content warning at the beginning. There’s some definite heavy topics in here, so a heads up was a really good idea.

I feel so bad for poor Antsy. She went from a neglectful/abusive home, to a self-serving, deceptive home. But I was so relieved when she ran away from her mom and stepdad. And she at least learned a lot about life and the type of person she wanted to be while she was in the shop. Seeing her reach Eleanor and her school was so heartwarming. Especially when Eleanor reassured her there wasn’t any writing over her door except what she puts there. It’s like she knew Antsy had been taken advantage of in her Door.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment

miss_majuu's review against another edition

5.0

The big thing about the store being it took her childhood?!
I hate metaphors and patterns actually, fuck you.
Hopefully we also get Antsy’s adventure of setting things right in that world

clonegarden's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

a metaphor for how childhood trauma effects internal age. i relate to antsy's grief for her lost childhood, and her struggle with the mismatch between her soul and her body.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

djerri's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

kimthroughbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

zarap's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

seymone's review against another edition

4.0

Interesting story.

A lost and found thrift store where kids can go to prevent being hurt further from custodial adults.

How do these lost kids get found? Is there a way back home? Are they the same when they return? Does everything have a cost that must be paid? These are some of the questions that are answered.

brianneh's review against another edition

Will pick this up again, just wasn’t the right book for me at this time

okevamae's review against another edition

5.0

This latest installment of the Wayward Children series is just as enchanting as the rest, though it does touch on some pretty dark subject matter. And it actually sheds a little bit of light on how the doors and worlds of the series work, which was interesting. I liked the protagonist, Antsy, a great deal, and I hope she appears in future installments. The book includes a trigger warning up front for the content that requires it, which I really appreciate. The things that happen are disturbing but thankfully Antsy runs away before things get bad.

CW: child abuse, psychological abuse, grooming, gaslighting

sgreen2307's review

5.0

Another great addition in this series. I've loved everyone book. They are short enough, but also not long enough at the same time. You always want to know what happens next, but this is the way of these books. Each one, opening up new worlds and characters and the stories that they make for themselves, or that we made for them. Amazing and definitely recommend the entire series.