Every Heart A Doorway

Every Heart a Doorway

by Seanan McGuire
Narrated by Cynthia Hopkins
Released 5 April 2016
Listening length 4 hours, 44 minutes
My review: 3 out of 5 stars

Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Quests

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions - slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere...else. But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Nancy tumbled once, but now she's back. The things she's experienced...they change a person. The children under Miss West's care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world. But Nancy's arrival marks a change at the home. There's a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it's up to Nancy and her newfound schoolmates to get to the heart of things. No matter the cost.

I thought this book was just strange. The premise was really good, something different that I thought I would really enjoy. Even the murders of students didn't deter me from my enjoyment of the book. What killed it for me was the ending. The choice the main character makes. I wish it was another one... I guess it makes for a finality of this storyline, but I am left wanting more and there won't be any...