Beneath The Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3)

by Seanan McGuire

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Seanan McGuire is a gift.
 
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This book was my most anticipated book of the year; I honestly didn’t look forward to any book as much as I did with this one. So when it came out I grabbed a copy and waited till I finished The Desert of Souls, before getting comfortable and thinking that I’ll read a few chapters before bed and all of my usual routine… can you imagine my surprise when I turned the page and there was nothing else to read? Before I even realized it, a couple of hours passed and I’m adding another book to my goal count of 2018! That’s a beautiful feeling to have but it also leaves me with a heavy heart when I realize that there isn’t anything more for me to read in this series.
 
To me, Wayward Children is the best series I started in 2017 and this experiences proves once again how pathetically weak I am against Seanan McGuire’s writing. Just like the other two books in the series, this one deals with many issues; weight, human cruelty, kindness, acceptance, identity and social anxiety amongst others. I love the way she can add so many stuff like this in what is basically a novella without making it sound exactly like something all of us have heard about before, it’s an aspect of life and the characters + reader will have to deal with it. The best thing about this is that the character do! It’s not just depicting someone who is going to cry about it, they deal with it in some way and it’s really nice to see the coping mechanisms. I know it’s wishful thinking, but who knows? Maybe one of the many many teenagers who are in the same place can be inspired a bit. Which is a perfect place to put one of her amazing quotes:
 
”There is kindness in this world, if we know how to look for it. If we never stop denying it the door.”
 
Speaking of the plot itself, the book really isn’t pulling any punches. We see this world and we see others as well. It’s very nice to see old faces and new faces as well, the way this really diversifies the book is just the icing on the cake, when I least expect it she just adds one more person that makes me really wonder about her limits. This book also felt a little “fan service-y” to me, I felt like she was spoiling me with all the events I got to see in this book which is again what makes this woman a gift to me. I’m being vague here because I don’t want to spoil this, it’ll be really really easy to do that.
 
I think if there was one thing that I absolutely loved about this book is how she tried to delve into what makes her worlds a thing. We’re never getting a clear answer with this one though, because she’s intentionally making it difficult for the characters and in turn the reader to pin it down. That to me is what makes it so fun, there really is no limit here. I heard she still has 4 more books worth of content for this series but it will depend on the trilogy sales before she goes any further so here’s to hoping!

Final rating: 5/5