If there is one series that I will recommend to literally everyone I meet, this is it. Seanan McGuire is a maestro at playing with heartstrings and Wayward Children is her symphony.

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is the 9th installment in the Wayward Children novellas and essentially a sequel to Lost in the Moment and Found. Where many of her previous novellas can potentially be read on their own, Mislaid is definitely one that the reader will need to be familiar with previous characters and their backgrounds unless they want to find themselves on a shelf in the Shop Where Lost Things Go, Here, we continue Antsy’s journey and get a fun side quest to a land filled with dinosaurs. Every single time I think McGuire can’t come up with a new unique world, she surprises me in the most delightful way possible.

The main theme that continues in this installment is bodily autonomy and consent - mainly knowing what consequences your actions may or may not have. How can you truly Be Sure if you don’t know the cost?

Although this book was more of a resolution to Antsy’s story and did not really introduce anyone new, I still completely devoured it. I could have read it in an hour, but I wanted to savor each and every chapter. I nearly cried when I finally finished because I know it will be roughly another year until I can get my next fix. Quite simply, I never want this series to end. It has been an absolute joy reading it alongside my teenage daughter..

Huge thank you to NetGalley, Seanan McGuire, and Tordotcom for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

Much faster paced than the last book, but not necessarily a bad thing. I enjoyed all the character interactions and Antsy being able to identify doors is a fun talent. I read Lost in a Moment and Found right before and just felt like that one called to me more than this one, but still an amazing book/series!

Thanks NetGalley for the eARC!

I've looked forward to January's not because they can be a new beginning for my goals, but because that's when the Wayward Children series gets a new entry. I don't know if any other series of novellas feel as cozy, dark, and whimsical all at the same time, and I think they contain some of Seanan McGuire's best work. Her signature is all over this book too, but I can't help but think that maybe, just maybe, it's time for the series to end?

No one is more disappointed than I am that this did not work for me. If you love the series, you'll want to read it anyway, but if you are new to it, start with book one! This book might not be recommended, but the series is.

Seanan McGuire has (to no one’s surprise) done it again with another excellent installment in the Wayward Children series!

this story focuses on the wayward children as a group, picking up sometime after the events of WHERE THE DROWNED GIRLS GO, and introducing — what else? — another wild, accidental quest. I’ll refrain from talking too much about the plot for the sake of avoiding spoilers, but the action is compelling and engaging, and it was a delight to rejoin beloved characters (both old and new) on another adventure. I devoured this book in a single day, because when I picked it up I found I was having a very hard time putting it back down again.

fans of the series will, I think, be delighted with this new entry; I know I was! and if you haven’t given this series a try yet, I highly recommend it — there are a lot of books, yes, but they’re short, engaging, and wonderfully queer, and full of fascinating worldbuilding and important and affecting stories.

very much recommended, and so many thanks to Tor and Netgalley for the ARC!

Does this book contain dinosaurs? Yes. Does it contain as many dinosaurs as I had hoped it would? No. Is that because I am obsessed with dinosaurs and would have liked a book set in a dinosaur world? Yes 🤣

Whilst it may not have had anywhere enough dinosaurs, and I say this every time a new Wayward Children book comes out, this was my favourite book in the series. This book follows the gang as they once again embark on a quest and we visit a world that I didn't expect we would visit, at least for a while yet (iyyk) as well as getting so see Antsy continue to come to terms with the impact of her time in The Land Where Lost Things Go. This book struck so close to home for a number of reasons but Antsy's journey is something that hurts on a really deep level but in the best kind of way and I think as much as some of the other worlds appeal, I know that my door would have led to The Shop. Also, Kade's story. Fuck, Kade's story 💔

It is hard to properly review these books as they are so short and they truly need to be experienced but let it be known that I truly love these books and they heal a part of me that has been hurting for a long time. Also, I really need a Sumi in my life to share all of the wisdom and beautiful knowledge that she imparts, I kinda hope she doesn't have to return to Confection for a good, long time.

3.5 rating for enjoyment.

I think, other than the first book, this is the Wayward Children's novel I've liked the least, which made me pretty sad considering it included so many other characters and tied in various story points that have happened in epilogues in other books. There were definitely enjoyable parts, but this book (ironically, considering the topic) felt like a bridge book to the next arc. It wrapped up a lot of little loose ends and questions from other stories and character arcs without really adding a huge amount to anything else other than answering some more questions about the Doors themselves.

All-in-all, a solid read, but not one I fell in love with.

This was another really amazing installment of an incredibly unique, creative and profound series. I don’t think I loved this one quite as much as the others, but only because of the occasional thing that seemed too convenient or the few times something was described when that wasn’t needed but then I felt like something else was missing instead, so it wasn’t as well thought out as the rest of the series has been. But overall I loved this book, and it was really great to be able to see all of the worlds they go to during this phase of the story.

This series has a special place in my heart and this book continued to cement it. Kade and Sumi are long time favourites, while Antsy is a new favourite, and seeing them all come together with such strong moments for each of them struck me so unexpectedly. This series holds children so tenderly; the ways they get lost and find themselves and move through the world and come back to it again.

As we are progressing through the series, Mislaid in Parts Half Known is book #9 in the Wayward Children series, the cast of characters is growing and so is our knowledge of the doors and their attached worlds.
Mislaid features Antsy trying to set right a wrong that occurred after she left her world, a bit of a wandering quest with some of her classmates. In this quest (in which we we meet some lovely little dinosaurs!!) we also get a bit more of an explanation on the working of the doors.

As always, McGuire's writing is descriptive and beautiful and her characters are charming and alive. I can never recommend this series highly enough!

I received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'm not crying. You're crying! These books have me in an emotional chokehold. Every book brings me joy, but also breaks me in two. This instalment was no different, apart from the dinosaurs. Just when you think Seanan McGuire has given you everything, she comes at you with dinosaurs!!. This was a wonderful conclusion to Ansty's and Cora's stories (two of my fave characters), but we also go to learn more about Kade, Sumi and Christopher, Which was lovely as they have been around since book one so the slow peeling back of the layers to their doors and adventures is always very welcome. The whimsy and the magic always has me glued to the page, but the hard hitting topics that are tackled are what keep me coming back for me. McGuire leaves no stone unturned and continues to amaze with her imagination. I swear the day the last book is released in this series a part of me will die inside from longing.

Seanan McGuire returns to the world's of Wayward Children in Mislaid in Parts Half-Known, a book that is a direct continuation to Lost in the Moment and Found, and follows Antsy's story further as she reaches Eleanor's school and settles in with teenagers who look her age but are far more mentally and emotionally mature.

This book fills an interesting role in the series as it was more plot- and less character-focused than most of the others. While Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is in Antsy's point of view, the heart of the story is on the quest the gang escapes on through worlds that some of them are familiar with.

While this quest is an interesting one, the book didn't feel like a necessary one for the series. No great revelations were made and not much changed. Some characters return to Eleanor's and some don't, but no one intrinsically grew from the people they were before.

Overall, while the series is amazing, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known is not one of the better installments.

This was such a beautiful installation of this series. I was wary of having another book with Antsy because she wasn't one of the original main characters whose stories I often prefer. However, I think McGuire was able to establish enough of a plot to justify giving Antsy a second story. I didn't feel as though her story was drawn out or unnecessary and I'm glad she was able to work though her confusion and feelings following the events of the previous book.

I tend to enjoy the even numbered books that follow a child in their "other" world more than the books that follow the children at Eleanor West's, but I think the fact that we saw multiple worlds really kept this one fresh and fast-moving. I loved seeing Prism and even Stephanie's world even though we really don't know much about her as a person (maybe we'll get her story next?).

One choice that I really love (even though it is simultaneously a little heartbreaking) is the direction that Eleanor's character is taking. I am anxious to see where this plot line of "assigning too many kids to nonsense" goes.

One aspect that did stick out to me in a way that I wish it wouldn't is the amount of times that characters monologue in this book. McGuire is my favorite author hands-down, but I do think her books can tend to "tell" rather than "show". I don't think there always needs to be a perfect balance of the two, and sometimes "telling" is just more necessary. However, taking into account that these are children, these monologues often feel a little too unrealistic. Their ideas and thoughts, while very valid, are too well formed and nuanced in a way a child/teenagers wouldn't be. Rather, they feel as though McGuire is trying to speak directly to the reader which can pull me out of the story. I don't mind too much, because I appreciate what McGuire has to say and I know that these characters (and especially Cora and even Antsy) are important to her. But sometimes I'd rather not feel like they are just mouthpieces.

Either way, I am just trash for this series and I will continue to read and love this series until the very last book. I will continue to recommend it to everyone I can!

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire, I had been really looking forward to this tie-in book where various threads of the stories are starting to come together and I can't wait to see where it goes.

Actual rating: 3,5 stars

We’re now on the ninth book in the Wayward Children series and it doesn't seem to be running out of steam any time soon! Of the nine books that make it up, I must admit that some worked better than others for me. It's difficult to categorize Mislaid in Parts Half-Known among the others because although I had a great time reading it, I would still have liked to feel a little more transported.

For such a short book, I wish we had spent less time in the school we all already know well, and more going through the doors. The adventures we experienced there only reinforced this feeling as I loved discovering all these new and old worlds. I just wish there were more dinosaurs though.

I loved how this book gave a satisfying conclusion to Antsy’s story and how Cora’s story was resolved as well. The endearing cast of characters we’ve grown to love all have wonderful character development in this book.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

The latest installment of the Wayward Children series continues Antsy's story in the present with the rest of the mislaid children at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children. We know that she can find anything she's looking for and now other students do as well. When a mean girl tries to force Antsy to find her missing door, Antsy and her friends make their way through a door into relative safety. While Antsy might look like an average sixteen-year-old, she still has the mind and heart of the nine-year-old who found a door to the Shop Where Lost Things Go. When her friends finally ask her how old she is, the truth of the price of opening the doors is finally revealed to them. Antsy lost years of her life and won't open another door no matter how many she's able to find.
While our cast of characters is trapsing across worlds, hints are dropped about children being missorted into nonsense world. As this series comes closer to a close, I suspect something is not quite right at Eleanor West’s school, but we’ll have to keep reading to find out.

This is a direct continuation of the last few Wayward Children books and wouldn't make much sense without having read the rest of them. I enjoy these stories and seeing some of the other worlds. The dinosaurs in this one were particularly hilarious. I always enjoy a few good Jurassic Park references. It was also nice that this one tied up the loose ends from the last couple of books.

I love this series. Short and to the pain, Seanen McGuire can lay out a wonderful story in a short amount of time with just enough excitement to keep you reading. With every book, my understanding of the door system and magical creatures beyond widens. I absolutely love these worlds.

Antsy is back and in this new story, she plays a pivotal roll in helping those drawn to the doors. He character is wonderful and well written. I love reading about her.

I had to give this book 5 out of 5 stars. It only took me a few hours to get through and I did it in one sitting. We meet back up with some of our favorite characters from some wonderful worlds and I absolutely love it.

I was so excited to revisit the Wayward Children series again by Senan McGuire. In this installment we are given another 'quest' story that takes us away from the school where we are joined by Antsy and other recurring characters. We are given more information about Kade's compass and the functionality of the doors and how they work. I was pleased to see Antsy's story come full-circle and see her finally find her place, and glimpses into the other characters backgrounds and perspectives. Overall I have enjoyed every single story in this series and this one is no different.
Thank you to Netgalley and TOR for this Digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I just loved reading this book! This series is just so great, and it was great to continue on with the plot of the present, with the aftermath of the girls from the Whitethorn Institute escaping. Mostly that the girls are not at Eleanor West's school, so I hope we get more of what that ending was in the future!

This is Antsy after she gets to the school, and how the other students react to her with the possibility that she could find their doors. Which given that Antsy knows the cost of opening doors now, yeah, that's not a good situation for her to be in, with all the kids wanting her to find their doors.

That this is another adventure book like book 3, and we get to go to a few different places, that was really great! One of those worlds in particular, and what we learn, yeah, I'll be interested to see how that information will play out!

One thing that this book touched upon briefly, is the categorization of the different worlds. About how their knowledge of these different worlds, and how they should be labeled. This is another area that I can't wait to see more of!

This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait for more!

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve been so excited for this book! This book picks back up after book 8, lost in the moment and found. We get to see how Antsy is getting along at Eleanor’s school for wayward children. The rest of the crew are starting to figure out that Antsy can find doors. Unfortunately, they are not the only ones to realize this. This leads the crew and Antsy through a door to get away from two classmates with not so great intentions for Antsy. This becomes a quest to restore Antsy to where she’s meant to be. In the meantime, they must rescue a friend from a dinosaur world, and revisit a world that one of them never wished to return to. I adore to this book. I love how some of our characters are getting second chances, and we’re learning more about some of the characters who haven’t spoken much about what door they came from. As usual, Sumi is my favorite character and have some great quotes throughout this book. I think one of my favorite lines that she said was:

“I don’t think we get second chances with our own injuries,” said Sumi. “All we can really do is try to clean up all the broken glass before someone else gets there.”

I can’t wait for book 10!