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Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

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roorooreads's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

This was amazing and heartbreaking installment to the Wayward Children series. The Shop Where The Lost Things Go was such an interesting place to discover and explore worh Antsy.

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adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

Pay attention to the content warning at the front of the book.

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).

I felt so bad for Antsy to have found a world through the manipulation of an adult in our world only to find that her safe haven world was also a place where she was being manipulated by an adult.

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.

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elles_books's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

God this book is heartbreaking. The way Seanan McGuire writes has a chokehold on me. She interweaves a serious conversation about adults breaking the trust of children within a world full of wondrous things.. it’s just handled with so much care.

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libraryghost's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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annlouise's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

Finished reading: March 26th 2024

"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.

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