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.
If you've been following my reviews so far this year, you know I've been making my way through Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series. This series is about children who have gone to fantasy worlds (similar to Alice or Narnia) and returned home.
These books are so imaginative. I'm really enjoying making my way through this series. Book 1 (Every Heart a Doorway) was set at the school for kids who were having trouble coping with their return from a fantasy world. Book 2 (Down Among the Sticks and Bones) was set in one of the dark fantasy worlds. Beneath the Sugar Sky was set in a Nonsense world.
There's a quote in the book that pretty much sums it all up:
"'We're teenagers in a magical land following a dead girl and a disappearing girl into a field of organic, pesticide-free candy corn,' said Kade. 'I think weird is a totally reasonable response to the situation.'"
I think this world was my least favorite simply because it was hard for me to worry about the fate of people in a world where the ground was made of graham crackers.
That being said, I did enjoy Beneath the Sugar Sky, and I absolutely loved the ending. I'm looking forward to finding out what's in store for us in book 4.
⭐⭐⭐⭐★
This is my least favorite too. If anything, it made me realize I do not belong in a nonsense world😁
ReplyDeleteOooh! I'm going to have to check this one out! Great review!
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This is a series I hope to try this year.
ReplyDeleteThis was my least favorite as well. I think it reminded me too much of Wonderland and while I don't necessarily mind Wonderland, I detest Alice. The next one is really good though.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving this series on audio and delighted you had fun with it.
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