Another year rolls by, and another book in the Wayward Children series gets nominated for the Hugo award. Unfortunately, as time goes by, the series seems to have lost its spark and became somewhat stale. This title digs itself into an even deeper hole: it takes place in the same universe as the previous books, but completely sidesteps the existence of Eleanor’s Home for Wayward Children and its inhabitants, and instead acts as a standalone story of a girl and her doorway. And so, instead of having something that is more of the same and in dire need for a fresh spark, we get something of more of the same, in dire need of a fresh spark, but without the continuation of the overall story arc of the children, their interaction, and their quest to find their worlds again.
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