So far I've only read the October Daye series and coming from that I was not disappointed by this beautiful if somewhat morbid novella. The title alone is captivating and so is this story of children/teenagers who have traveled to other worlds only to return to ours and feel lost. It is also a mystery, a "wizard" school and a character study all rolled into one. I love the character concepts for Nancy in particular. Less of a cliché than I expected. Since this is subtitled Wayward Children #1 I am hoping for #2 :)

As a bonus the story has quite a bit of humor that tends to be on the darker side given that death is one of its major themes.