reubenalbatross 's review for:

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
3.75
adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The middle of this one definitely lost me a little bit - the magic just wasn't magicking. BUT, the ending was amazing.

I did think that the exploration of Cora as a 'fat' person was both heavy handed and very surface level. Even Nadya, who only gets a few paragraphs about her disability, seems to have been written a lot better. 

Having said this, I've still really adored this series so far. In this book I especially enjoyed getting more background on how the doors work. And, of course, I just can't get enough of Kade.

(Side note, this is my 100th book of the year (2023)! Absolutely wild that I've read so much this year.)