Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by Seanan McGuire

Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by Seanan McGuire-208 pages

In this installment of the Wayward Children series, Jack and Jill Wolcott's story continues where it left off at the end of the second book (Down Among the Sticks and Bones). Jill and her Master storm the Windmill and kill Dr. Bleak and force Jack to trade bodies with Jill. Jack is shaken to her core by these events and travels back to Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children to solicit help for her and her love, Alexis. Kade, Sumi, Christopher, and Cora agree to go with Jack and Alexis to the Moors. Jack's plan is to switch bodies back with Jill and to kill her sister to restore balance to the Moors. She also wants to get Dr. Bleak's head back so she can attempt to resurrect him. Will she and her companions succeed? The balance of the Moors depends on it. Will her companions survive and return to Eleanor West's School? I liked this one just as I liked the others I've read so far. I rate it 4 stars out of 5. I am eager to continue reading (and finishing) this series. 

Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2) by Seanan McGuire

 Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2) by Seanan McGuire-187 pages

Jacqueline (Jack) and Jillian (Jill) Wolcott are raised by parents who didn't really want kids until they saw colleagues at work with kids. Chester (their dad) wanted a boy to show off to the male work colleagues. Serena (their mom) wanted a perfect daughter to show off to her female colleagues. They didn't know a thing about parenting. They end up having twin girls. They tried to mold Jillian into a tomboy and Jacqueline into the perfect, prim daughter. However, one day Jack and Jill venture to their Gemma Lou's old room (Gemma Lou/Grandma stayed and helped raise them until they were 5) they find a trunk that should be filled with dress up clothes. They're intrigued and surprised to find a staircase instead. Jack and Jill venture down the stairs into a new fantasy world with strange rules and people. They venture into the dark world of the Moors, which is full of danger. A vampire Master, a mad scientist, werewolves, and sea creatures abound. Jill is taken in by the Master and longs to be molded into a vampire. Jack is taken in by the mad scientist, Dr. Bleak. It's the story of Jack and Jill's adventure and how they came to be at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children. I enjoyed this one just like the first and would give it 4 out of 5 stars. I am liking this series so far.