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In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
4.5
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The fourth installment to the 'Wayward Children' Series, this book is following beloved Lundy who is introduced to us in the first book. Every. Single. Time I read one of these books, I have to fight between the urge to literally gobble up every one of them as fast as possible and instead read a few at a time to just savor them because they are literally beautiful. 

As I've mentioned before, I'm not a big Fantasy reader but Seanan McGuire makes it so easy to fall into a world and feel like you're living and exploring right along with the characters. And that's just magical to me. Takes me back to being younger and reading HP for the first time! 

We follow Lundy to the Goblin Market, the place for outsiders to 'fit in' and belong. We meet a few new characters and follow her through life as she has to make the decision to come back to her birth world or to stay in the Goblin Market. But, as always, there is a cost to any decision you make. And it *should* be fair value. 

I really enjoyed this story and enjoyed following Lundy through life up until her time at Eleanor West's school. While I think it might have been one of my favorites in the series, yet, I did give it 4.5 stars instead of 5 because I felt that there were a lot of things mentioned that 'happened' in the Goblin Market during Lundy's time there, however, we weren't given those events and I found myself really, really wanting them.