seanan mcguire every heart a doorway series

McGuire puts a very unique spin on what you would usually consider a fairytale – it’s like if you were reading modern grimm fairytales – except someone was tripping when they wrote it…like Alice…but dark and twisty and i n c r e d i b l e. This book was an amazing beginning to a really well developed and all encompassing series. An author applies his or her imagination to come up with characters, plots, and settings that are impossible in reality.”īuzz Words: Fantasy, Fairytale-esque, Retelling (kind of), worth the hype This differs from realistic fiction in that realistic fiction has to attend to the history and natural laws of reality, where fantasy does not. Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these worlds.Īn identifying trait of fantasy is the author’s reliance on imagination to create narrative elements that do not have to rely on history or nature to be coherent. Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. YA books are catered towards readers from 12 to 18 years of age.”įantasy – “Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world. Young Adult – “Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction published for readers in their youth.

I want to gush about this so let’s get into my spoiler-free review. So I’ve finally gotten around to listening to this series…why the hell did I wait so long?! I’m about to read book four in this series – I’ve blown through every book in a week’s span which is something I haven’t done in a really long time.

Seanan mcguire every heart a doorway series