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A review by lyndsayreads
Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire
3.0
3.5/5 stars
I'm a big fan of Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series, so I wanted to read something else by her. I got this book from BookOutlet several months ago and decided to start the audiobook this morning. It's a short little audiobook and I ended really liking that. I've found that more often than not, I like shorter audiobooks more than longer ones so I gravitate to those. I really liked the narrator of this audiobook, she really captured the atmosphere of the story.
This book follows a girl named Jenna whose sister killed herself in the 70's when they were young and then Jenna accidentally dies shortly after that. However, it wasn't Jenna's time so she carries on as a ghost trying to earn the time until she can finally reach her dying day and reunite with her sister.
So if the premise sounds a little confusing, that's because it is. However, the book does a really good job of explaining the world and the rules of the magic. Unfortunately, because the book is so short and it has to spend so much time explaining how the world works, the characters suffer a little. In Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire does a good job of letting her readers really get to know Nancy alongside learning about that world. But in this book, Jenna suffers to flesh out the world. And that's a little disappointing considering I know how well she can write characters. Towards the end, we get to know Jenna a little better but by that time, it's really too late to feel something for her because the book is basically over.
I did like this book, I found it super interesting. I like that it's a stand-alone but I could see the potential for this to be a series or a series of companion novels like the Wayward Children books. I'm eager to read more from Seanan McGuire in the future because I think she's incredibly talented. If you like her books, I'd definitely recommend this one. It's a short, fast, fun read that I'd definitely recommend on audiobook!
I'm a big fan of Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series, so I wanted to read something else by her. I got this book from BookOutlet several months ago and decided to start the audiobook this morning. It's a short little audiobook and I ended really liking that. I've found that more often than not, I like shorter audiobooks more than longer ones so I gravitate to those. I really liked the narrator of this audiobook, she really captured the atmosphere of the story.
This book follows a girl named Jenna whose sister killed herself in the 70's when they were young and then Jenna accidentally dies shortly after that. However, it wasn't Jenna's time so she carries on as a ghost trying to earn the time until she can finally reach her dying day and reunite with her sister.
So if the premise sounds a little confusing, that's because it is. However, the book does a really good job of explaining the world and the rules of the magic. Unfortunately, because the book is so short and it has to spend so much time explaining how the world works, the characters suffer a little. In Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire does a good job of letting her readers really get to know Nancy alongside learning about that world. But in this book, Jenna suffers to flesh out the world. And that's a little disappointing considering I know how well she can write characters. Towards the end, we get to know Jenna a little better but by that time, it's really too late to feel something for her because the book is basically over.
I did like this book, I found it super interesting. I like that it's a stand-alone but I could see the potential for this to be a series or a series of companion novels like the Wayward Children books. I'm eager to read more from Seanan McGuire in the future because I think she's incredibly talented. If you like her books, I'd definitely recommend this one. It's a short, fast, fun read that I'd definitely recommend on audiobook!