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Come Tumbling Down
by Seanan McGuire
Originally posted to I Should Read That
This is a spoiler-free review for Come Tumbling Down, but may contain spoilers for the other books in the series.
I have a funny relationship with the Wayward Children series -- two of the books are my absolute favourite fantasy books, one I really hated, and another left me feeling very ‘meh’. I was very excited to read Come Tumbling Down, but also very cautious due to my mixed feelings on the series so far. Ultimately, this book was just fine, although I think I have now figured out what works and doesn't work for me with this series.
I think that the main reason I didn't on with Down Among the Sticks and Bones and felt ambivalent toward Come Tumbling Down is the fact that I just don’t get on with the Moors as a setting -- something about it just doesn’t click with me, despite the fact that I should love it. As the settings of these books are such a vital part of the stories,Come Tumbling Down started off on a bad foot for me. However, I also think that the plot and story just didn’t connect with me either. As much as I love Jack and Jill as characters, I feel like they’ve not had justice done to them and their stories -- I feel like there’s a lot of potential there that just isn’t reached for me -- and I'm getting a bit bored of them.
I feel like this is a book that wont be memorable for me, which is such a shame given how deeply I love Every Heart a Doorway and In an Absent Dream. I'd love more fresh faces and stories -- although I desperately want Christopher to get his own book -- as well as new settings in this series. I think this may be why In an Absent Dream appealed to me so much -- Lundy was a side character that got her own, individual tale and unique world and it just worked so well for me. I worry that at this rate, the Wayward Children series is going to get dull if we keep seeing the same people over and over again!
This is a short review, but I honestly just don’t have many thoughts on this book! It was very ‘meh’ for me and I hope McGuire manages to breathe new life into the series with the next book.
This is a spoiler-free review for Come Tumbling Down, but may contain spoilers for the other books in the series.
I have a funny relationship with the Wayward Children series -- two of the books are my absolute favourite fantasy books, one I really hated, and another left me feeling very ‘meh’. I was very excited to read Come Tumbling Down, but also very cautious due to my mixed feelings on the series so far. Ultimately, this book was just fine, although I think I have now figured out what works and doesn't work for me with this series.
I think that the main reason I didn't on with Down Among the Sticks and Bones and felt ambivalent toward Come Tumbling Down is the fact that I just don’t get on with the Moors as a setting -- something about it just doesn’t click with me, despite the fact that I should love it. As the settings of these books are such a vital part of the stories,Come Tumbling Down started off on a bad foot for me. However, I also think that the plot and story just didn’t connect with me either. As much as I love Jack and Jill as characters, I feel like they’ve not had justice done to them and their stories -- I feel like there’s a lot of potential there that just isn’t reached for me -- and I'm getting a bit bored of them.
I feel like this is a book that wont be memorable for me, which is such a shame given how deeply I love Every Heart a Doorway and In an Absent Dream. I'd love more fresh faces and stories -- although I desperately want Christopher to get his own book -- as well as new settings in this series. I think this may be why In an Absent Dream appealed to me so much -- Lundy was a side character that got her own, individual tale and unique world and it just worked so well for me. I worry that at this rate, the Wayward Children series is going to get dull if we keep seeing the same people over and over again!
This is a short review, but I honestly just don’t have many thoughts on this book! It was very ‘meh’ for me and I hope McGuire manages to breathe new life into the series with the next book.