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schnaucl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I really liked this book. The beginning of the book in our world was very skillfully done, both the section with Antsy's dad, who she obviously adores, and the section after, where it's clear to the reader what's happening, even if Antsy doesn't understand.
I also enjoyed the sections where Antsy was traveling between worlds and it was nice to see a few more of them (at least some of which I'm guessing we'll see again).
It also seems unfair that her world rejects her for learning the truth.
It's interesting that West's school (and I think maybe the omniscient narrator, but I'd have to go back to check) presents it as the world rejecting them, but in at least two of the last three books it was more that the child had a moment of (understandable) profound uncertainty and walked through a door without realizing it was a Door. Maybe the suggestion is that the Doors planned it that way? This book certainly suggests that have some level of sentience.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse and Bullying
Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship
libraryghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Pedophilia
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
4.5
"Being bruised doesn’t make you bad, unless you’re a peach, and even a bruised peach is good for making jam."
I've been following the Wayward Children books for years now, but somehow I fell behind with the most recent installments. I recently read book seven, and I decided to make Lost In The Moment And Found a priority after rediscovering my love for this series. And I'm glad I did! This is without doubt one of my favorite novellas of the bunch even though there are parts that are hard to read. Lost In The Moment And Found is quite dark as it focuses on child abuse, grooming, gaslighting and death of a parent among other things. I could really appreciate the author's note, which made it easier to read some of the more triggering scenes... This novella is not all sad though, as it has the same whimsical dose of magical realism with the strange thrift shop and the main character traveling to unknown worlds. Still, even at the shop there is a lesson to be learned, and again Lost In The Moment And Found is a lot darker than expected throughout. I could appreciate how everything was wrapped up in the end though, and I will be looking forward to the next one.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
ellanarose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
matcha_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Pedophilia
Minor: Death of parent and Death
lipstickitotheman's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
booksthatburn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I like the glimpses of other worlds and more information about non-human people of many kinds. Characterization and worldbuilding blends together in a mutually reinforcing way to make it feel like a connected multiverse of portals and random cultural exchange.
This book deals with grooming and gaslighting in a way that I appreciate as someone with similar trauma to Antsy. It makes it very clear how she's in danger and shows how frightening it can be to be gaslit by someone with an indeterminate but significant amount of control over one's life.
The even numbered books in the Wayward Children series, such as this one, have sometimes been erroneously marketed a standalone books within a larger series. This is to the author's great consternation. They are not stand alone, they are more like the bottle episodes of a TV show. Like a bottle episode, there’s a great deal of backstory, worldbuilding, and sometimes even characters who are explained in the more temporally linear bits of the series, e.g., the odd numbered books. This means that, as a sequel, LOST IN THE MOMENT AND FOUND has characters and a story which in one way is very specific and very self contained. It is about Antsy, why she fled from her home, how she found the shop, how she grew, and what she eventually learns about the price of her time there. It features a fascinating bit of worldbuilding, and does much for the lore in the series, answering questions the reader may or may not have thought to ask, as well as whatever Antsy herself wonders. It does not precisely wrap up anything left hanging from the previous books, but the way it ends implies some very good and interesting things about what the next book in the series might hold. There’s a moment in the middle that briefly places it in time in relation to events previously shown in the series. Emotionally, the ending feels like whatever the comforting equivalent of a cliffhanger is, like the promise of a good surprise.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, and Child abuse
Moderate: Grief, Death, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
Minor: Physical abuse, Child death, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Sexism, Misogyny, Excrement, and Blood
calicat42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, and Terminal illness
Minor: Pregnancy
erin_robbins19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual violence and Pregnancy
seyfert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, and Child abuse
Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pregnancy