Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

10 reviews

lahars_little_library's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Murder, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

withloveandlights's review against another edition

The first part of this novella really focuses on parents who became parents for the wrong reasons and their children suffering the consequences of that decision. Hits way too close to home and I assume this would have further implications based off of their interactions within the Moors. Didn’t want to stick around to find out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Infertility

asparagushead's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Gore, and Murder

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Bullying, Grief, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Fatphobia, and Lesbophobia

twistykris's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This novella delves more into Jack and Jill's backstory, which was briefly mentioned in the first book.

It was interesting to hear how their personalities evolved when they were growing up around their parents vs when they were in Their World. 

A very dark, compelling continuation of the Wayward children, and I can't wait to continue the series.

This book

made me hate Jill even more because of what she did to Alexis, her sister's lover. I really wanted to empathize with her desire to be wanted and appreciated but UGH she's terrible..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Medical content

cady_sass's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

WOW this blew my mind! It’s the second book and it’s so short that I literally can’t say anything without risking spoilers. Jac & Jill were mesmerizing in the first book so I’m so glad that’s the story we followed here. Absolutely captivating, give me more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, and Murder

prasi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting

ynadavis's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Fatphobia

an_awkward_adhd_adventurer's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Murder and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Confinement

stargem's review

dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Medical content, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexism

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, and Miscarriage