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Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
5.0

The fifth installment in the 'Wayward Children' series by Seanan McGuire was yet another 5-star magical and heartwarming read. 

In this novella we get to visit the Moors again along with Jack, Jill, Kade, Christopher, Sumi, Cora, and newcomer, Alexis. Trouble has struck the Moors and Jack and Jill's bodies have been swapped - Jack needs the assistance of her friends knowing they're the only ones who can help. Follow along to see if they make it back to the school and if Jack can get her own body back before it's too late. 

I personally really enjoy the Moors and I really enjoy Jack as a character so I was excited to be visiting there again. I also love Christopher, Kade, Sumi, and Cora so I was glad that they got to be a part of this story and adventure. 

I really encourage you to pick up this series if you're looking to dabble into Fantasy where there isn't a lot of world-building but enough to make sense and we're focusing more on the characters in short-chunks. As I've mentioned before, I love this so much and often times have to fight between just finishing them all in one day or savoring them so that they never end! 

Finally, one thing I will say that I didn't care too much for in this story - and it was theme in the fourth installment, too - is that there is a lot of buildup but the action is happening on the side and sometimes I find myself missing that action. But, that could just be me.