3.5 Stars

I have been a fan of The Wayward Children series since the first one came out so I was so excited to read an early version of the newest in the series, especially since the cover had dinosaurs on it.

While I still did enjoy this, the story and plot fell a little flat for me. After I had such an emotional time reading Lost in the Moment and Found I found this next installment just missing some of that magic and emotion. It served as a direct sequel to the last two books and it was nice to "check in" with other favorites and earlier Wayward Children we haven't seen in a while. This was not a bad book, just not as strong as the novellas in the series that follow one world and one child. Also, not enough dinosaurs.

A plus to this novel was learning more about the workings of The Doors and seeing threads come together.. It does feel like Seanan is using this novella as a start of wrap up for the series and a way to finish the children's stories and where they end up.

Thank you to Netgalley and Tor.com for an advanced copy and all opinions are my own.