Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan Mcguire Book Review

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 Every Heart a Doorway 

(Wayward Children #1)

By Seanan McGuire 


Locus, Nebula, Hugo award winner.


Published Year : 2016

Page Count: 170 pages 

Medium Used: Kindle Scribe 

Genre : Fantasy, Mythical Beings, Magic, Sorcery, Multiverse, Murder Mystery, Crime, Thriller,  2025-read. 

Rating : 5/5 😇😇😇😇🥰


This is my first book by the author. I am completely taken in by her imagination. Some of the scenes are filled with gore, some are so novel and full of humor that I was laughing out loud throughout. 


So brilliant. The prose is amazing and by the time I neared the end, I was wondering if I might not underline every sentence in the book. The writing is not complex and narration has a visceral quality. Totally immersive and gripping! I went into the book blind .. with no idea about the story or the genre .. and it paid off. I am amazed at the talent of the author who could spin such a splendid tale in so short number of pages. Amazing, amazing, amazing. 


Coming into the story. This is the world where there are children who could visit other worlds through special doors. These worlds are resonant of their inner desires/natures and their special abilities. They feel the most fit and free in these worlds. These worlds are accessible to them through special doors and once they return - either through their own volition or sent back forcefully - there is no guarantee that the door will ever appear for them again. Those who come back are left forever yearning about returning to their "home" worlds. To help them cope with this "syndrome", special schools are set up in different countries. To one such school located in North America, our main character,  Nancy is sent to. She has been to an Underworld of ghosts and yearns with all her will to return to. She meets other main characters - Kade (born a girl but treated a boy in his home world and yearns for it), Christopher (home world is of skeletons), Jackie and Jill (home world of vampires and scientists), Sumi( home world of Candyland). Soon after her arrival, the children start noticing that someone is taking off these magical children, one at a time. This spreads panic and introduces a palpable tension. Who is that doing these murders? Are they self deluded or is there some logic behind their actions? 


This book will not disappoint. Its really a rare achievement to make the reader feel everything that is being narrated. And this book does that. Cheers 🍻 🥂  


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