I have finally returned to Wayward Children series! And frankly, I probably should have reread Every Heart a Doorway before I picked up this one, because I read that novella in November 2019 and it turns out I retained practically nothing from that time, can't imagine why, etc. As a result, I didn't remember the roles that Jack and Jill played in that book when I read this one, which tells the story of what they experienced in the world they found through their door. This book still works without that knowledge, which is to its credit, but I am sure there are parts of the story that I would have appreciated more had I recognized the connection before reading the third book in the series shortly after. I do like the structure, though, of switching between stories taking place after the children have returned to earth and the direct stories of how they found their doors - the backstories, if you will. I expect that once I read through the next three books I'm going to feel the need to finally reread the first one, and I'm excited to find out what exactly that looks like.
Grade: B
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