A review by proudtobeabookaholic
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

adventurous dark sad tense 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

4.0

To Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children come children who have been visiting other worlds. They want nothing more than to go back to these worlds, because there they feel at home, whilst their families believe they’re mentally ill. Miss West knows that the worlds are real since she's been to one herself, but few manages to find the door back once they left. Meanwhile they can socialize with others like themselves at the boarding school. 

I've been wanting to read this series for a long time and the first book didn't disappoint! The characters are odd in a good way and I enjoy the language. I don't fully understand all about the worlds with different parts of Logic, Nonsense, Wicked and such, and I would have liked to see more of that. I appriciate that McGuire has queer representation amongst the characters, and I'm really curious to see where the author takes us next!

"For us, the places we went were home. We didn't care if they were good or evil or neutral or what. We cared about the fact that for the first time, we didn't have to pretend to be something we weren't. We just got to BE. That made all the difference in the world."
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