Book Review: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

Title: Beneath the Sugar Sky

Author: Seanan McGuire

Series/Standalone: Wayward Children Series (Book #3)

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Pages: 174

Publisher: Tor

Year Published: 2018

Format: Audiobook

"Beneath the Sugar Sky, the third book in McGuire's Wayward Children series, returns to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children in a standalone contemporary fantasy for fans of all ages. At this magical boarding school, children who have experienced fantasy adventures are reintroduced to the 'real' world.

When Rini lands with a literal splash in the pond behind Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, the last thing she expects to find is that her mother, Sumi, died years before Rini was even conceived. But Rini can't let Reality get in the way of her quest- not when she has an entire world to save! (Much more common than one would suppose.) If she can't find a way to restore her mother, Rini will have more than a world to save: she will never have been born in the first place. And in a world without magic, she doesn't have long before Reality notices her existence and washes her away. Good thing the student body is well-acquianted with quests...

A tale of friendship, baking and derring-do. Warning: May contain nuts."

My Rating: 2.5/5

This one was not my favorite. I think that I prefer seeing the world when the children first encounter them. This was just ok for me. I liked the main character we were introduced to. I enjoyed the idea of her world, but the sugar world didn't interest me. It wasn't what I anticipated, but I will be continuing with the series. Just ok for me.

Thanks for reading,

Sidny

Book Review: Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Title: Every Heart A Doorway

Author: Seanan McGuire

Series/Standalone: Wayward Children Series (Book #1)

Genre: Thriller, Young Adult, Fantasy

Pages: 169

Publisher: Tor

Year Published: 2016

Format: Hardcover (Own It)

"Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children

No Socilitations

No Visitors

No Quests

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.

But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Nancy tumbled once, but now she's back. The things she's experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West's care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.

But Nancy's arrival marks a change at the Home. There's a darkness just around each corner and when tragedy strikes, it's up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.

No matter the cost."

My Rating: 4/5

This book was so intensely popular back when I was binging booktube, but I somehow never picked it up. What I don't think was talked about enough is that this book is freaking odd. A great odd, but still odd. I wasn't expecting how the story was laid out but I can't wait to continue with the series. I think that with the idea of worlds opening up throughout other volumes, I will only grow to love this more. I would strongly recommend it although I'm a bit late to the party on this one.

Thanks for reading,

Sidny