So if I'm not mistaken, Seanan McGuire is one of the only writers currently writing portal fiction. (If I'm wrong, please let me know!) This book is an adjunct to Middlegame and gives Middlegame an extra layer of depth.
Over the Woodward Wall is interesting, as it's explicitly stated in Middlegame that it's an allegory for alchemical processes. Seanan pulls it off -- you can see the start of the allegory forming. Nothing is explicitly stated in Wall, but it sounds like more is coming in this world (and can I say that it looks from here that Wall may intersect with the Wayward Children series.) which can only be a good thing.
The writing is just a shade different than Seanan's usual tone, I can't quite put my finger on it, but it does serve to differentiate between the voices. The story is good and leaves you wanting more. Which, really, all of Seanan's books do.
Read Middlegame and then Wall or the other way around, they compliment each other and add layers to the story.
I recieved an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion
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