Juice Like Wounds

A snippet of a story, McGuire gives us back an adventure from book 4, and actually introduces the pivotal character in shaping Lundy. In doing so, she tells us more about the rules of monsters in the world and while the scene is short (and sad) it feels like a fundamental part of the story. I wish she hadn't cut this and the other such scenes from the novella

I feel like this would be better right after reading In an Absent Dream, because I forgot many details about the characters and world. I do think even independently its a nice little story. Because of this though I felt the characters were not as fleshed out. I really need to reread some of these. 

I can't say I wasn't warned, and I knew how it had to end, but none of that softened the blow. Well done.