Reviews with content warning for Body shaming - Across the Green Grass Fields

I really enjoyed the intersex rep in this book, which I truly do not read enough of. Reagan was a great main character and I loved how accepting her parents were and how quickly she accepted herself as well. I adored the found family aspects of this book! My only real complaint is that I thought the ending was rather anticlimactic!

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empathephant's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective 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

Small thematic spoilers, no major plot spoilers:

Seanan's depiction of childhood is spot on, and beautiful in a horrid sort of way. I reflected on the cruelty of playground politics, the secret wishes I hoped for as a child, and the ways I attempted to change myself to fit in people's boxes. I love the character of Reagan and the way she grows and frees herself from the shackles of destiny–or really just others' expectations.

The intersex representation is refreshing. I love when queer characters are allowed to just be and the story does not center on their queerness, though in this case the book manages to be educational and include an important scene about discovering identity, while still letting her go off and have adventures and have an identity that has more personality traits than just "oppressed queer person."

Literary structure of ending is mentioned:
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The twist ending was unexpected and awesome. I loved the social commentary that could be discussed after reading the end.

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snowhite_says's review

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adventurous hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.5

I’m officially caught up with The Wayward Children series! That is, until the next book comes out, which is hopefully soon!
I thoroughly enjoyed this installment, even if I did miss our cast of characters from the others a bit. However, I loved the representation in this story, it tackled such an under discussed topic in an interesting way that also taught me so much.
While I did find certain places in the plot to be a little slow (that’s why the half star) I still really enjoyed learning about this world and the characters within. It was so vivid and as always, the writing was gorgeous!
The ending was definitely my favorite part, it took my totally by surprise! I don’t know why I was expecting the obvious ending, as Seanan McGuire always adds uniqueness to her stories, but I was blown away! It left me hoping to here more from this character, and this world! I feel like their stories are just starting.
Overall, an amazing read! I have never been let down in this series and I can’t wait to see what comes next!

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