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mandkips's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Death
Minor: Abortion
oliverreeds'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Sexism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
ehmannky's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
Gorgeous. I honestly wasn't looking forward to reading Lundy's story. I just thought it would be...I don't know, boring? And I was so wrong. It was honestly heartbreaking.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Child death and Violence
mariebrunelm's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
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? Yes
4.75
McGuire's Wayward Children is to me the definition of whimsical fantasy. It goes in unexpected directions, and tells the story with a storyteller type of narrative, which highlights the fairy-tale aspect. It makes it charming, but doesn't prevent the author from touching on very dark themes.
This is the 4th volume in the series, and like the 2nd, it focuses on one character, telling her story before we meet her in the first tome. I won't tell you much about the contents, except that it follows Lundy and that it is heavily inspired by Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, but you don't need to have read this 19th-century poem to enjoy the story (I hadn't).
McGuire's inventiveness really shines through in this series, and I highly recommend it!
Rep: there is no obvious rep , but the theme of belonging and finding a place to call home, both in one's body and in one's environment, feels rather queer to me. And McGuire's series is joyfully inclusive anyway.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death and Sexism
pyromastyx's review
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child death and Sexism
Additional content warning:enchantressreads's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny
anniereads221's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Death, and Child death
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