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I am so torn by this one. On one hand, I love this world and everything in it. On the other hand, I just wish we had more time to sit in it. Having the story be novellas means we get to see them more often but it also means we don't get to really connect with one character before being forced to focus on another. Though, all this just could be because I am a McGuire fan and would love all of her books to be hundreds of pages long.

What can I say about Seanan McGuire that I haven't said before??! She can craft a story out of anything. This novel is another in the series of wayward children that just keeps you coming back for more. You don't want to stop reading her books. You just continue to devour them up!

I love Antsy so much! I love that she got to go to Eleanor's school and meet the crew. This one did make me cry. The end set up for the next book that I need this very minute. This is one of my absolute favorite series. I will read it over and over. Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

I didn’t know how much I needed Mislaid in Parts Half-Known until I started reading it. Within the first chapter I was reminded how much I love reading. It’s been a rough go for me lately - this slump has taken all the joy out of reading and I’ve really stopped making any time for it. But McGuire's writing and this world brought me back.

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is the best of what this series can be. I usually prefer the Logic worlds and anything to do with Christopher or the Moors but Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is the perfect mix of Nonsense and Logic and every other world that exists. Even Sumi in all of her nonsensical glory was manageable and she’s usually my least favourite character. Antsy’s knowledge about the doors and the worlds they contain is incredible. I loved how envious Kade was of everything she knew.

We got so much more information about so many already well known characters. There’s no wasted time here - McGuire gets straight to the point and gave me everything I didn’t know I wanted. Poignant and surprisingly heartfelt, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known hit me hard and it could not have come at a better time.

Seanan McGuire consistently writes some of the most beautiful books, and this one is not an exception. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is a wonderful addition to the Wayward Children series, and gives readers that same bittersweet, hopeful ending as every book that came before. This is the stunning conclusion to several plot arcs readers needed while setting up for amazing possibilities in future books.

I am absolutely excited to see where newly introduced threads go, and have so many things I could say about this book. What I love most about this being a part of interconnected series of novellas is that each gives us just enough time with the story, the commentary, and the characters without forgetting that every story ends. McGuire doesn’t drag characters through more than what feels necessary before they go home or find where they were meant to belong. This does give every novella a much heavier emotional impact, Mislaid is one again not the exception here.

Antsy’s conclusion and several others in this book were exactly what we needed to continue the slow evolution of everything this story is. Because McGuire could just tell us quick fairy stories of children stolen away to other worlds, but instead tells us the story of a world made perfect for people facing real-life situations they’re not prepared for and that it’s okay to have feelings about that. The integration of well-developed characters and those delicate themes and messages is absolutely worth reading.

It’s also genuinely amazing that we’re this far into the series and McGuire is still writing consistently fantastic stories with an impact. At this point, I’m pretty sure she’s my favorite author.

Thanks: Thank you so much to NetGalley and Tor for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own, and remember to check trigger warnings.

These books are always so good. It's such a great adventure. Excited for the next one. This series has been an easy four star series. Hoping the tenth one comes out soon.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for so graciously providing me qirh this e-ARC! I am very thankful and once read will update this review placeholder with my thoughts and also review on my Social medias.

For a book that promised me dinosaurs, Seanan McGuire’s Mislaid in Parts Half-Known felt like a bit of a swizz. The dinosaur world was only a tiny part of the story, which was really the end of Antsy’s story, as begun in Lost in the Moment and Found. There are bits of other characters’ stories (a little here for Sumi, a little there for Kade, a drop for Cora), but it’s really about Antsy’s story, and a little bit about expanding the world as we know it, showing us what a nexus is and what it can do.

Honestly, it feels like we’ve got a little further from the idea of a school for children who fell into other worlds than I like? The rotating cast of characters feels like “monster of the week”, but we’re spending so little time actually at the school, and Eleanor doesn’t always appear. And I’m deeply ambivalent about Kade’s position here, always the best man and never the groom.

So I’m wondering where our questers will go next, but I also wonder if I’m tiring a bit of the formula?

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an advance copy in exchange for honest feedback. I could read this series forever.

A really great follow-up / continuation of the series! Not ideal for new fans to start with due to the plot revolving around characters from previous installments, but overall a delightful read!

Thank goodness we continued Antsy's story because I needed more of it after the previous book! Seanan McGuire always impresses me, especially with this series.

Seanan McGuire is just one of these authors that makes you ask the hard questions but also wants you to answer them for yourself. The one question that I ALWAY have while reading her books is, 'What would my door or land beyond it look like?'

Then comes the next question, 'Would I have needed a door?'. A lot of people would have wanted a door and probably found themselves having one, but would they have had a door and been sure?

I find that a lot of teens and children in these books find they have found a world that understands them. A world with rules, sometimes logical and sometimes with no logic what so ever, but a world where they are understood and where they are needed. I find that this whole series makes me think about what it would have been like to find a world like that as a child, and sometimes an adult, that doesn't understand the rules that our world has provided us with. It may be that my manual was in the language of the Drowned, and until I get there I wouldn't understand it. It could have been that my manual and rule book was written for someone else. But this is the thing, McGuire always, without fail, gets these questions asked.

We will never found the answers to some of these questions but one thing that these books do answer is, How do you interpreted this world that we work in. Are you sullen and closed off? Are you giddy and waiting for the next adventure? One thing that always should be interpreted is that this is your world, as well as mine and the next persons.

Everyone sees things through a different set of eyes and in turn a different set of doors, after all, the eyes are doors to the soul.

I LOVE these books and hands down recommend them to EVERYONE.

The review:
The Plot:
These plots are designed to be a little loose, for instance you don't know who is going and who is staying. That is by design. This has a strong direction of where things are going and we know that these stories are designed to show some evil in people. You never think it will be so close to the group. And there is always a brilliant moral hidden between the lines, a lesson that should be heeded as well as making sure others are aware of the lesson.

The writing Style is something that I find so beautiful. These novels are short, not novella size but short enough. I find that her writing always creates these feelings that you never know until you hear the words "I am sure" and you know you might never see that character again. You know in your soul that these characters need a break and just to be children, you know most of them never had a chance to be and never will be children.

I honestly think this is a series that more bookshops should stock and should be giving to 9-12 year olds as well as early teen.

Book Summary:

Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children is a unique school. It's home to the children who have found doorways to other realms – and, for whatever reason, have made their way back to this world. Some are content with that reality...others less so. Those are the ones who hope to find their way back.

Enter Antsy. Her world was for lost things, so she has a gift for finding. She could have lived a perfectly happy life at this new school. Unfortunately, some students hope to use her ability to find their doors.

My Review:

I love how Wayward Children tends to play around with two timelines. Past adventures of individual students and current quests involving many of the students. It makes for a fun balance. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is one of the latter, with Antsy questing with several of our favorites (yay!).

Antsy was first introduced in Lost in the Moment and Found, so read her solo novella first. It sets the foundation for this entire adventure. If you've read both novellas (or even one of the two), you probably already feel the urge to protect little Antsy (and probably all the other lost children).

As such, I enjoyed seeing an adventure with Antsy at the center. That she took several other longtime favorites on an adventure with her made it all the more delightful. The brief journey into Kade's world was shockingly insightful, and it gives me hope for the moment when we finally see that story in full (I know - we're waiting for the right moment/trust level).

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is a brilliant addition to an already luminescent series. I cannot wait to see where it takes us next.

Highlights:
Magical Doors
World of Lost Things
Young Adult Fantasy
Hidden Doors & Mysterious Worlds
Epic Quests

Trigger Warnings:
Missing Children
Transphobia
Bullying

I adored book 1 and 2 of this series but think it’s safe to say I find them very uninteresting. The first two were so entertaining and enjoyable but since then they’ve fallen flat for me. Some of them are just me not enjoying them but I also think some of them just aren’t good.
I wish they had the vibe of book 2, which was my favourite.

Thank you for providing me with the arc, but unfortunately I just won’t be continuing with the series.

I loved this book! It's a great addition to the Wayward Children series. Probably one of my favorites! I liked the prehistoric setting.

I adore this series and loved the world building in this one. It added so much to the lore. McGuire is an excellent author and this series never disappoints. I loved seeing the characters come together and this tied into all the other books.

Yet another beautiful installment in a series that will have my heart for all of time. I loved the sense of duty and honor that Antsy reveals. Cora's bravery and leadership never fail to make me cheer, and the deftly woven insights on childhood and the responsibilities of those who care for children are never short of amazing. I cannot for the next insight into our wayward babes.

Usually the author does a better job and connecting the books, but this one I had a harder time keeping up with because I couldn't remember everyone's stories. I also feel like the shorter they are the less interesting they get.

Full of magic, whimsy and some light emotional punches, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known was a great ninth installment of the Wayward Children series. Long book series are a hit or miss for me but, the world building and character development in McGuire’s stories always leave me wanting more and still have yet to disappoint me.

This book once again follows Antsy as she navigates life after being forced out of the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. I enjoyed continuing her storyline and seeing her continue to grow as she made hard decisions and learned to accept the help of friends. As always with this series, this book had the feeling of fairytale with drops of humor and a loose poetic writing style.

I can’t wait for the next book and recommend this series to anyone who needs a little magic or has ever dreamed of escaping to a new world.

It's amazing to me how 9 books into the Wayward Children series Seanan McGuire can still make these books and ideas feel fresh! I am so glad we got more of Antsy and many of my other favourite characters in this universe. As other classmates realize how good Antsy is at finding things the pressure is on to find their doors. Escaping a tricky situation leads them on a quest through multiple worlds leaving behind some of our characters as we go. Also DINOSAURS!

Another amazing heartwrenching addition in this series and I cannot wait to read more!

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.