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schnaucl's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-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
3.75
It took me a while to get into this one, though I imagine it's a world that would appeal to a lot of horse girls. The centaur society was interesting, and I would have liked to learn more about it.
I was really amused by McGuire's take on unicorns.
I'm always surprised by how little the kids miss their parents. I get it for the kids with distant or unfit parents, but Regan seemed to come from a pretty loving home and got along with her parents.
I was really amused by McGuire's take on unicorns.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death
momewrath's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Transphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Gaslighting
ellanarose's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, and Body shaming
matcha_cat's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- 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? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying and Sexism
Minor: Animal death, Outing, and Body shaming
beccaand's review
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, and Outing
carissa230's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
4.25
Regan has a loving family but is struggling socially. She did have a friend, but her friend found out her secret and doesn't want to be her friend anymore. One day she runs out of school and finds a door in a field.
Regan finds a beautiful world full of pegasus and unicorns. She is immediately taken in by the pegasus family and helps to take care of the unicorns. It is clear that humans only come into this world when something big is about to happen. Regan has a destiny, whenever she is ready to face it.
Regan finds a beautiful world full of pegasus and unicorns. She is immediately taken in by the pegasus family and helps to take care of the unicorns. It is clear that humans only come into this world when something big is about to happen. Regan has a destiny, whenever she is ready to face it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
adancewithbooks's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
It was about time that I went back and read the books in the Wayward Children that I hadn't read and Across the Green Grass Fields was up first. Overall I can honestly say that this just wasn't my book. But I can also see why it might be a better fit for others.
The book starts with Regan. Regan who learns very quickly that there is an order to things. And if you don't fit that order, you get shut out. She follows that order that her friend sets out, despite her mothers advice. Because she truly believes that her friend is her friend. Or she hopes she really is. And when Regan tells her friend that she is intersex, all hell breaks lose for Regan. Her friend isn't her friend anymore and the whole school learns of it. And when she runs, she finds the door.
I thought that was a really interesting start to the story. To see the choices that Regan makes. The social hierarchy at school. How children see that if they don't fall in line, they get bullied. And Regan might not have made the choice that we would have wanted her to make, looking at it from a childs perspective I can certainly understand why she did it. It was bully or be bullied. Self preservation.
However once we got into Hoofland I kind of started losing interest. Regan is a horse girl. She loves horses and as the name suggest, Hoofland has all things hoofs. She falls in with the centaurs, we meet unicorns, kelpies and other hoof creatures. This is a horse girls dream.
I however was never and will never be a horse girl. I have never found the appeal. I was actually pretty allergic as a kid and probably still am. As such I just could not get into this world. I never truly got engaged, despite liking Regan as a character as she went through the story.
But I can see why this book would appeal more to others. For me this was just a very personal not my thing. The book is still well written. It just didn't work for me in the end.
The book starts with Regan. Regan who learns very quickly that there is an order to things. And if you don't fit that order, you get shut out. She follows that order that her friend sets out, despite her mothers advice. Because she truly believes that her friend is her friend. Or she hopes she really is. And when Regan tells her friend that she is intersex, all hell breaks lose for Regan. Her friend isn't her friend anymore and the whole school learns of it. And when she runs, she finds the door.
I thought that was a really interesting start to the story. To see the choices that Regan makes. The social hierarchy at school. How children see that if they don't fall in line, they get bullied. And Regan might not have made the choice that we would have wanted her to make, looking at it from a childs perspective I can certainly understand why she did it. It was bully or be bullied. Self preservation.
However once we got into Hoofland I kind of started losing interest. Regan is a horse girl. She loves horses and as the name suggest, Hoofland has all things hoofs. She falls in with the centaurs, we meet unicorns, kelpies and other hoof creatures. This is a horse girls dream.
I however was never and will never be a horse girl. I have never found the appeal. I was actually pretty allergic as a kid and probably still am. As such I just could not get into this world. I never truly got engaged, despite liking Regan as a character as she went through the story.
But I can see why this book would appeal more to others. For me this was just a very personal not my thing. The book is still well written. It just didn't work for me in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Bullying
intersex phobialipstickitotheman's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Kidnapping, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Xenophobia
Minor: Infertility, Medical content, and Pregnancy
theoldestbennetsister's review
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Kidnapping
twistykris'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
3.75
I was a little bit of a horse girl growing up, but not to the extent as our main character, Regan, so I guess this story was a little.. underwhelming for me. Again, as with previous books in the Wayward Children series, the world-building is fantastic and the prose is lovely, but this book was more ~vibes~ than plot for a lot of it. The inclusion of an intersex character was wonderful, and I loved how Regan's parents are attentive and loving and supportive, unlike some children in previous books. I also loved the found-family aspect, with the centaurs taking her in without question. Chicory was my favorite and I loved every interaction with her.
The ending (pre-epilogue) is what disappointed me the most. It felt like this huge build-up only to have an unsatisfying conclusion.
The epilogue was pretty gutting, and I really thought there would be some mention of Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, but there wasn't. Maybe Regan will be brought back in a later book. Overall, my least favorite in the series so far.
The ending (pre-epilogue) is what disappointed me the most. It felt like this huge build-up only to have an unsatisfying conclusion.
The epilogue was pretty gutting, and I really thought there would be some mention of Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, but there wasn't. Maybe Regan will be brought back in a later book. Overall, my least favorite in the series so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Murder, Outing, Blood, Body shaming, and Animal death
Minor: Confinement