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Beneath the Sugar Sky

Beneath the Sugar Sky

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  • Create Date：2021-06-10 09:53:56
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  • Author：Seanan McGuire
  • ISBN：0765393581
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Summary

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-acquainted with quests。。。

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

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Reviews

Nicole B ，

A fab sequel。 It was lovely to see most of the characters back from book 1 with some new ones for good measure。

Jelka ，

Characters and plot weren't as dynamic and interesting as in the first book。 Characters and plot weren't as dynamic and interesting as in the first book。 。。。more

LaRonda （Flying Paperbacks） ，

06-08: This felt like a true fairytale and it just made me intrigued with even MORE characters… does that mean this series will never end？？？ Please？？？？ I love it here

Paul W。 ，

This is what I'd been waiting for， the promise of the first two books。 Exploring the threads of the worlds in all their nonsense。 Wonderful book。 This is what I'd been waiting for， the promise of the first two books。 Exploring the threads of the worlds in all their nonsense。 Wonderful book。 。。。more

Pren Posada ，

No。 Booooooo！！！！ I HATED everything about this book。 Number one the new narrator was TERRIBLE。 To be fair most of her characters were fine but the new main character who is introduced is narrated at 10 thousand decibels and at the most annoyingly high pitched nasally voice you’ve ever had the annoyance of having to listen to。 She literally yells every line by this character。 I almost DNF based on the narrator 。 Why do narrators think young characters need to be read that way？ I hate it。 Secondly No。 Booooooo！！！！ I HATED everything about this book。 Number one the new narrator was TERRIBLE。 To be fair most of her characters were fine but the new main character who is introduced is narrated at 10 thousand decibels and at the most annoyingly high pitched nasally voice you’ve ever had the annoyance of having to listen to。 She literally yells every line by this character。 I almost DNF based on the narrator 。 Why do narrators think young characters need to be read that way？ I hate it。 Secondly the word building was fun。 This world is nonsense where the last was logic so nothing needs to make sense i likes that idea。 Where the last world was dark and murdery this one is sugar and cake。 I liked that。 But plunked down in the middle of all of this is a character who’s there to teach you that you shouldn’t make fun of fat people。 Which is a good lesson to teach but it’s SO forced。 So forced that no one will even be talking to that character and shell be thinking “once someone said i was fat and I shouldn’t eat cake and there’s a cake over there and i remember the most saying that and now i feel bad” I’m sorry ？ What？ Ok i tried i read 3 books out of this series。 Hated 2 liked 1。 I’m done with these and this author probably。 。。。more

Sara ，

Not quite as engaging as the previous two volumes in the series， this third installment seems lighter in tone。 The world-hopping quest narrative provides a glimpse into several of the worlds we were previously introduced to via their portal-finding children， and new character Cora shines。 What falters a bit is the timeline correction device and fading-out-of-existence trope which we have seen in countless other media and which isn't explored in a new light here。 As always， McGuire's writing is a Not quite as engaging as the previous two volumes in the series， this third installment seems lighter in tone。 The world-hopping quest narrative provides a glimpse into several of the worlds we were previously introduced to via their portal-finding children， and new character Cora shines。 What falters a bit is the timeline correction device and fading-out-of-existence trope which we have seen in countless other media and which isn't explored in a new light here。 As always， McGuire's writing is as deliciously perfect as any of the Baker's Confections。3。5/5 。。。more

Faith ，

3。5 ⭐️s - I’m a no-Nonsense kind of girl， so I didn’t like Beneath the Sugar Sky as much as the previous two books in the series。 I did like how we traveled to multiple worlds in this one and how they each had their own unique qualities and feel to them。 Meeting up with Nancy again was really cool and it was nice to see her in her natural environment。 I’m hoping to learn more about Kade and get a lot more Logic in future installments， so I’ll definitely be continuing！

finley🦕 ，

Not my fav in the series so far， but still enjoyable and I still really love Kade🥺

Callie LaBelle ，

Overall: 4/5Characters: 4/5Plotline: 4/5World-Building: 5/5Themes: 4/5Writing: 4/5Enjoyment Factor: 4/5Review: These little stories pack so much in them and this one was no exception。 The beginning was a bit slow， but it picked up really well and the candy land world was so perfectly done。 I felt like I was dropped into a darker version of the candy land video game and I loved it。 The plot was really fun and straight forward， and I loved how everything panned out。

Lauren Monlezun ，

This seems to be an unpopular opinion， but I believe this series is getting better and better with each book。 Every book is so completely different from one another and this one was just pure magic and adventure！

Susan ，

I enjoyed this one much more than the previous book on the series。 Despite being short， this one felt like a complete story。 I liked seeing the different worlds and relationships between the children again。 It's quirky and weird but an enjoyable read。 I enjoyed this one much more than the previous book on the series。 Despite being short， this one felt like a complete story。 I liked seeing the different worlds and relationships between the children again。 It's quirky and weird but an enjoyable read。 。。。more

Alicia ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 This is one of my favorite series。 I enjoyed reading how she discussed transgender/feeling like you are another sex and also how she talked about Hijab 。 I recommend this to all readers and it really has my on the edge of my seat of them completing their journey。

April ，

It's possible I don't love this one *quite* as much as the first two。 （Feels like I should love it more， because it's more "We're off to see the Wizard！" than those lol。） That being said， it's still like a 4。5！ Magical and fun and made me want cotton candy。#Whateverthon #DreamsandDramaQueens It's possible I don't love this one *quite* as much as the first two。 （Feels like I should love it more， because it's more "We're off to see the Wizard！" than those lol。） That being said， it's still like a 4。5！ Magical and fun and made me want cotton candy。#Whateverthon #DreamsandDramaQueens 。。。more

Littlebookterror ，

Out of the three Wayward books this one might have the most "normal" fantasy plot and it worked for me。We get a great cast of characters， some from the previous books， some new and all delightfully different。 Kade functions most often in a leader role， Cora is the newbie， Nadya， abrasive and confident， and melancholic Christopher; they are all not friends yet but the journey brings them closer together。 Alongside that we have casual representation and conversations around fat bodies， transitioni Out of the three Wayward books this one might have the most "normal" fantasy plot and it worked for me。We get a great cast of characters， some from the previous books， some new and all delightfully different。 Kade functions most often in a leader role， Cora is the newbie， Nadya， abrasive and confident， and melancholic Christopher; they are all not friends yet but the journey brings them closer together。 Alongside that we have casual representation and conversations around fat bodies， transitioning genders， and skin colours。 We explore some incredible worlds with unique rules and looks but there is more to them than just their cool aesthetic。 I learned so much about the characters watching them react to their environment。 Cora is fat and has some troubles while they travel through the baker's heaven that is Confection。 She has a complicated relationship with how people react to her body and I loved the insight it gave into her character。 Her growing friendship with Christopher was also great to read about。Overall I was very satisfied with the story and the content。 No matter how sweet and sugery it might apear， the darker aspects are not brushed aside and I was living for it。I do have to say that it is very convenient they can easily travel around these different worlds。 With the setup of the entire world that the doors are unpredictable and that it's hard to leave or return on a whim， Rini's beads don't fit in very well。 But maybe that just means I am not made for Nonsense。And I wanted more illustrations！ 。。。more

Virginia ，

McGuire knocked it out of the park with the Wayward Children series。 This is book 3， and I have enjoyed each of them。 Wonderfully weird and charming， these stories embrace uniqueness and celebrate the diversity that makes humanity beautiful。 I will definitely keep reading these little books。 What a wonderful find！

Alice Lemon ，

My feelings about this were conflicted， but Cade is kind of wonderful， and I'm very glad Sumi got to come back from the dead， because I really liked her and was sad about her dying。 My feelings about this were conflicted， but Cade is kind of wonderful， and I'm very glad Sumi got to come back from the dead， because I really liked her and was sad about her dying。 。。。more

Brandi ，

3。5

Isotta Zanon ，

4。5/5

Lexie ，

Not my favorite in the series， but still really cute and fun！

Suzanne dePlanque ，

I am a huge fan of the Wayward Children books， and I read this in a binge—after reading Book 1， I downloaded all the available volumes。 At that point， it was four books。 Happily， now there are two more。I hugely enjoyed going back to the school and encountering characters from the first books again。 The series alternates between books that involve the school and stand-alone books that tell the story of a character’s （or， in the case of Jack and Jill， characters’） adventures in the lands beyond th I am a huge fan of the Wayward Children books， and I read this in a binge—after reading Book 1， I downloaded all the available volumes。 At that point， it was four books。 Happily， now there are two more。I hugely enjoyed going back to the school and encountering characters from the first books again。 The series alternates between books that involve the school and stand-alone books that tell the story of a character’s （or， in the case of Jack and Jill， characters’） adventures in the lands beyond their door。 It is hard to talk about this book without spoilers， so I will just say that I hugely enjoyed revisiting characters from Book One in the series， and learning more about them。 This book takes us outside the school， and we see more than one of the worlds where Wayward Children travel。 This is one of the most fascinating parts of this series for me， the deeply developed worlds the Wayward Children visit。 Having heard these worlds mentioned in earlier books， it was deeply satisfying to actually spend time in some of them。 One of the things that stuck with me after reading Book One of the series was how unfair it was to be a Wayward Child， and of course that is a key questions in this series: having traveled in other worlds， how does one live in this one？ Having found a place that feels like a true home， how does one live anywhere else？The only reason I gave this four stars instead of five is that the read was only slightly less satisfying that Book Two， which I had just finished reading。 Is there a way to give four and a half stars？ （I’m new on goodreads， still figuring it out。） Book Two just took me completely to The Moors， and maybe I was wishing for more of the same。 If I had not read this directly after， I might not have felt that difference， but yes， I was just slightly less enveloped by this book。 But it was still a rich and diverting read。Each volume brings deeper knowledge of the worlds beyond ours。 Each volume makes me want to know more。 。。。more

Inge ，

3。5 stars

The Book Palace ，

That's why people shouldn't get too hung up on labels。 Sometimes I think that's part of what we do wrong。 We try to make things make sense， even when they're never going to。 That's why people shouldn't get too hung up on labels。 Sometimes I think that's part of what we do wrong。 We try to make things make sense， even when they're never going to。 。。。more

Teoh May Xuan ，

I was so excited to be in Confection！ I even dreamt about it。 Sugar bracelet！ Gingerbread Castles！ Candy Corn fields！ Sugar Cookie organs！ What a whimsical nonsense world！But I don't belong there。。。。 I can't wait to go back to The Moors with Jack and Jill。This third book is not my favourite， I didn't really like the new character， Cora。The ending was great！！ I was so excited to be in Confection！ I even dreamt about it。 Sugar bracelet！ Gingerbread Castles！ Candy Corn fields！ Sugar Cookie organs！ What a whimsical nonsense world！But I don't belong there。。。。 I can't wait to go back to The Moors with Jack and Jill。This third book is not my favourite， I didn't really like the new character， Cora。The ending was great！！ 。。。more

Mariek ，

4。5 stars。 This was so good。

Raan ，

Am I too old to find my own door？

Melanie ，

Not my favorite of the series but there were some good moments and the world building was， as always， amazing。 I felt like the message of health at any size was at beat me over the head level and， as a fat person， some of it frustrated me a lot （but that’s my own fat person experience so who knows if the author’s got something different going on or if it’s just imagination…） Either way I hope the next one is a bit less social message and just magic and creepiness。

Amy Pinkelman ，

Audible4 starsA sugar-filled world like those that I dreamed of as a child。

Jennifer ，

Beneath the Sugar Sky is a sweet story about finding that sense of belonging。 Reading it felt like having a sugar rush and this novella is as saccharine and delicious as the title suggests。 While the second installment focuses solely on the backstory of two characters， this novella takes us back to the candy-coloured world introduced in Every Heart a Doorway but also digged deeper into the worldbuilding concept that were barely touched upon。 "Children have always traveled， and because they Beneath the Sugar Sky is a sweet story about finding that sense of belonging。 Reading it felt like having a sugar rush and this novella is as saccharine and delicious as the title suggests。 While the second installment focuses solely on the backstory of two characters， this novella takes us back to the candy-coloured world introduced in Every Heart a Doorway but also digged deeper into the worldbuilding concept that were barely touched upon。 "Children have always traveled， and because they are young and bright and full of contradictions， they haven't always restricted their travel to the possible。 Adulthood brings limitations like gravity and linear space and the idea that bedtime is a real thing， and not an artificially imposed curfew。" If the opening novella Every Heart a Doorway baffled me with underdeveloped worldbuilding （by introducing too many things all at once）， this weakness is definitely made up in Beneath the Sugar Sky， now that McGuire approaches this installment with a more consistent vantage point。 For example it's in this novella that I start to understand how McGuire categorises the different worlds in terms to logic vs nonsense， virtue vs wickedness。 I thought it's a really clever way to describe that sense of belonging in the characters who hail from different worlds。 "This was a nightmare of a candy-coated wonderland， the place the kids she'd gone to school with would have expected her to dream of finding an impossible door， and she wanted nothing to do with it。" Quotes like this are so effective at exploring that sense of belonging when the characters navigate through different doors to different worlds。 While Rini is accustomed to the land of Confection， the reaction of the other characters as they entered this world speaks volume of the different rules they usually live by。 And yet， it's really heartwarming to see how this eclectic cast of characters eventually came together and found each other！ "Cake and candy and fudge and gingerbread don't all follow the same rules， so how can anyone make rules that work for everyone at the same time？" As you know， I really love Seanan McGuire's writing style。 The prose in Beneath the Sugar Sky is no exception。 Since a big bulk of the book took place in the land of Confection， it's the first time I felt like I get to know the worldbuilding of a world in the series pretty well。 The places in this world is both magical and tasty。 While some of the things don't entirely make logical sense， I nevertheless enjoyed the aesthetic description of this world！While I really enjoyed Beneath the Sugar Sky， I believe the main drawback of this novella is that it's less focused on the inner motives of the individual characters than on the overarching concepts on how the rules of different words operate。 I feel like most of the development of this novella revolves around the things happening in the land of Confection rather than the the character headspace。 This isn't really a big issue personally as I appreciate the development with the worldbuilding， but I can also see why this could be an issue for people who are expecting this to be a character-driven story。Other than that to be aware of， I loved reading Beneath the Sugar Sky。 It's a candy-coloured and sweet novella about finding the sense of belonging。 Highly recommended to anyone who wants something uplifting to read & anyone who misses childhood and wants some escapism to wander around different worlds out there。N。B。 This book contains following content warnings: skeletons， drowning， and death 。。。more

Sienna ，

2 stars I didn’t like this installment in the series。 I loved being back at Miss Eleanor’s house again in the beginning and I was joyful over the plus-size rep in the main character however I didn’t like the executed representation of it though。 The “fat” girl endorses and sees the beauty and function that being fat can allow， in her world， but the character's base mentality to everyone else is that if you are skinny you cannot have problems or be unhappy which I didn’t like。 Then the world we t 2 stars I didn’t like this installment in the series。 I loved being back at Miss Eleanor’s house again in the beginning and I was joyful over the plus-size rep in the main character however I didn’t like the executed representation of it though。 The “fat” girl endorses and sees the beauty and function that being fat can allow， in her world， but the character's base mentality to everyone else is that if you are skinny you cannot have problems or be unhappy which I didn’t like。 Then the world we travel to as a reader in this book is more absurdism and that has never been a vibe I seek out in my books as I just don’t tend to like it。 I also found Remi as a character annoying but I loved my goblin prince Kade。 。。。more

Triibu ，

See oli nata igav， aga tore oli vanu tegelasi uuesti näha。

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