Review # 36 - Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Details:

Title: Every Heart A Doorway

Author: Seanan McGuire

Publisher: Tor Books

ISBN 13: 978-0765385505

Synopsis:

Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Quests

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.

But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Nancy tumbled once, but now she's back. The things she's experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West's care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.

But Nancy's arrival marks a change at the Home. There's a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it's up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of things.

No matter the cost.

Review:

This book was incredible. It was such a unique and interesting idea. Essentially it is about a school for children who have traveled to other worlds (think Narnia and the like) and are now struggling back in the real world. It has mystery, intrigue, violence and sadness in it. It focuses on a few main characters but even in it's 169 short pages it builds an entire world of possibilities.

I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars.