Reviews

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

zaineylaney's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 Stars

jenhurst's review against another edition

5.0

Audiobook reread March 2024. Easily another 5 stars.
I think this book felt much darker then the others due to how people got to this world. It wasn’t just about not fitting in, in the real world. These people had to get away because of abuse, so the store created a safe place for them while taking things from them. Antsy getting more confidence as it went on was really good to see but you could still see the affects from living with her stepfather. Even if it was just the starting stages, you could see how much it affected her. I like the magpies in it and the idea of the nexus world. I think this book does well at expanding the worlds and showing how they connect.

bea_pants's review

challenging emotional fast-paced

4.5

sarz's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

frogsinacoat's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

voxlunae's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this one. A bit short through the middle, but I like how it wrapped up. 

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

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