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shelbykate's review against another edition
5.0
I so enjoyed my time at the Moors with Jack and Jill. as much as you can enjoy a vampire story that heavily focuses on grooming and really heavy themes.
I liked that we didn’t get a lot about the ‘master’ and that he was more so an ominous presence in the background but we still saw his effects on the characters, setting, and outcomes of the story.
the writing in this one felt improved and so dreamlike, as I was reading I truly felt hypnotized to keep reading and with the stories being so short you can find yourself at the end before you realize which in its own way reflects the story and abrupt endings and how as an adult you don’t have a lot of control over when things end for you.
lenna's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
harl3quinade's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alannafowler's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
klp_reads's review against another edition
5.0
This absolutely did not suffer from second book syndrome! I loved Jack and Jill's story. It really helped explain their behaviors in the first book. I want more of Jack's story. Mad scientists are so interesting. I could do without Jill to be honest. What a horrible creature she turned in to.
I loved the spooky setting of the Moors. I wish there was a little more exploration of the village and the area surrounding the windmill.
I'll definitely be continuing on with this series. The books are so well written. 5 stars!
I loved the spooky setting of the Moors. I wish there was a little more exploration of the village and the area surrounding the windmill.
I'll definitely be continuing on with this series. The books are so well written. 5 stars!
janeleng's review against another edition
5.0
I finished up Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire this weekend, which is the second book in the Wayward Children series. I was hesitant to start this one since I thought that the first book in the series, Every Heart a Doorway, was only okay. Luckily, Down Among the Sticks and Bones succeeded for me in many of the ways that its predecessor did not. This was a 5 star read for me.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones tells the backstory of how the twins, Jack and Jill, first came by their door that led them to the Moors. You find out how they became such complete opposites of each other, as well as how they were sucked into an age old power-struggle between a mad scientist and a vampire.
The sexual orientation and mental health representation is what makes this book really shine for me. McGuire presents these as a given fact of life (both OCD and wlw), rather than a focal point of a plot. It’s genuine rather than performative, which is so refreshing to read.
Additionally, I think the trope of twins with opposite personalities could have been very tiresome, but McGuire handles it with such nuance and frankness. I could not get enough of these girls, and I can’t wait until the next book following their storyline gets published in 2020!
Down Among the Sticks and Bones tells the backstory of how the twins, Jack and Jill, first came by their door that led them to the Moors. You find out how they became such complete opposites of each other, as well as how they were sucked into an age old power-struggle between a mad scientist and a vampire.
The sexual orientation and mental health representation is what makes this book really shine for me. McGuire presents these as a given fact of life (both OCD and wlw), rather than a focal point of a plot. It’s genuine rather than performative, which is so refreshing to read.
Additionally, I think the trope of twins with opposite personalities could have been very tiresome, but McGuire handles it with such nuance and frankness. I could not get enough of these girls, and I can’t wait until the next book following their storyline gets published in 2020!
lilgrizzles's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
We knew the story, we knew how it would end, I still felt grief for both sisters and their loss.
Loss of love, loss of home, and loss of innocence.
Loss of love, loss of home, and loss of innocence.
xhekap30's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0