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A review by marie_thereadingotter
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I am absolutely in love with how these short books are packed to perfection with plot, and character growth. I loved seeing the world of Confection. I loved seeing Nancy in her world. I hope to see Christopher's world in a future book (though from the synopses of the books that are out, it isn't going to happen anytime soon).
Rini was a great character. Seeing her interact with people from the 'real' world was interesting in so many ways. What she knows as normal is vastly different from the rest of the kids at the school. Sure they don't belong to the same world, but they were born in a very different world than her, so even though they don't belong in the "real" world either, to them it's a standard. Trees not being made of sugar and cake is strange to her as her world being entirely of sugar and cake is weird to the rest of them.
I liked Cora as a character as well. I really liked that she saw the Queen of Cakes for who she really was when the rest of them seemed to miss that part of her. The Queen's gaunt face and body made it clear to Cora who she was before she showed up in Confection. "You were one of us." I hope Cora's book is good.
Also, I hope Christopher gets to go home to his world too. He deserves to go to his home after all he's been through.
These are books that I can see myself re-reading. I have ebooks for most of the ones that are out, but I think I'm going to put these on a list of books I'd like to have physical copies of.