Seanan McGuire’s books are never long enough! That’s because I could stay lost in her worlds forever, especially the ones she creates in the Wayward Children series. Again, this new installment hits the mark, and I truly hope we get to visit this new world again!

This entire series represents the books I needed when I was a girl. These were the books that would have spoken to my deepest yearnings. My childhood is decades and decades behind me now, but these books still speak to my inner girl, who knew that somewhere out there was the world that was *perfect* for her. I'm really happy that Seanan McGuire has written these books for the girls who are looking for them right now.

Another girl goes through another door into a place of unicorns and centaurs, kelpies and satyrs, danger and excitement, but also friendship, adventure, and family

Note: This is copied from my Goodreads review.

This wasn't a typical Wayward Children book as the school and other characters are nowhere to be found in the story.  And while I found that a tad disappointing I still really enjoyed Regan's tale.  It would have been nice to learn if she ended up at the school but perhaps that will come in a later book.

Thanks to Tor and NetGalley for this eARC!

This is one of my favorite ongoing series. I did a reread earlier this year and still appreciated each of these stories so much. I've been looking for this one on NetGalley for months and was so glad to get it!

This volume follows Regan (we haven't met her before!), a horse girl who trusts a secret to the wrong person and finds a door into the Hooflands, populated by unicorns, centaurs, fauns, satyrs, kelpies, and everything else with hooves. She finds a new family with a herd of unicorn-herding centaurs, but in the Hooflands, humans are supposed to be heroes, not regular girls. Eventually, Regan knows she'll have to confront this destiny.

As always, I loved the world building and character work Seanan McGuire does. This was one of my favorite worlds in the series. I would read an absolute tome about the culture of centaurs in the Hooflands, and it made so much sense that there would be a world just for horse girls and unicorn enthusiasts. But, this book, more than previous books in the series, suffers from being so short. We spend more time on the time before Regan finds her door to the Hooflands than in previous books, and this book needed more space, particularly the ending which was very rushed. Over the course of these books, however, Seanan has earned her readers' trust and I know this won't be the last we see of Regan. She hasn't even been to the school yet! I can't wait to see more of her and (hopefully) more of the Hooflands. I'm in for any adventures Seanan writes, I just hope they'll be a little longer next time.

A fantastic addition to the Wayward Children series! Again with the others, this stands up in terms of storytelling and world building.

This was a good continuation of The Wayward Children series. I liked The Hooflands, and being a horse-crazy child myself, this was probably my favorite out of all the books so far.

An intriguing blend of realism and magic that felt familiar and new at the same time. I really enjoyed this read. I loved how familiar all the characters felt and how fresh the world was when she stepped into it. I immediately felt like I'd somehow been here before. It was magical and lovely.