A review by quillnqueer
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

The Goblin Market is one of my favourite stories, and I think it says a lot about my love of this series that when I realised this story would be based on it, I wasn't remotely concerned that the author would do it justice. This is likely to be my favourite of the Wayward Children series, an emotional story of childhood friendships that completely broke my heart at the end of the book.

Lundy, at this point in the series, I had largely forgotten and had to re-read sections of the first book to refresh my memory. But after reading, she became my favourite character and I found her being torn between her world and the Goblin Market so interesting, as many other characters saw the world they fell into as solely home.

The concept of Fair Value, making sure what you trade for is truly fair, was so interesting to me, and something that will stick with me. It was the thing that brought Lundy, Moon and Mockery together, the thing that made them lose Mockery, and the thing that tore Lundy and Moon apart over and over. I desperately need Lundy to have a better ending.