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A review by braveprincess11
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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
The way Seanan McGuire manages to blend reimagining classics and fairytale, while also telling a wholly original story never ceases to amaze me.
Every time I finish a Wayward Children book, I tell myself that one is my favourite and it can’t possibly be outdone, only for me to read the next instalment and be proven wrong. Come Tumbling Down is only the latest to prove that trend.
McGuire’s ability to essentially reinvent Frankenstein, but set in a world of her own creation, while also infusing elements of the nursery rhyme Jack & Jill, and tying the entire thing to all 4 previous novellas in the series… I am absolutely blown away. Tumbling, like every other Wayward Children story manages to seamlessly blend loss, grief, strength, and love into one tale, written through the eyes of children, set in worlds that maintain childhood wonder, even as the horrors of those worlds affect the children’s psyches. This series remains an absolute comfort read that I will return to over and over again.
Every time I finish a Wayward Children book, I tell myself that one is my favourite and it can’t possibly be outdone, only for me to read the next instalment and be proven wrong. Come Tumbling Down is only the latest to prove that trend.
McGuire’s ability to essentially reinvent Frankenstein, but set in a world of her own creation, while also infusing elements of the nursery rhyme Jack & Jill, and tying the entire thing to all 4 previous novellas in the series… I am absolutely blown away. Tumbling, like every other Wayward Children story manages to seamlessly blend loss, grief, strength, and love into one tale, written through the eyes of children, set in worlds that maintain childhood wonder, even as the horrors of those worlds affect the children’s psyches. This series remains an absolute comfort read that I will return to over and over again.