Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

36 reviews

frogsinacoat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

nothoughts_mt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Abandonment

Minor: Fatphobia

keepingitread's review

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed getting to know Jack and Jill a bit more. I found them to be interesting characters in the first book and wanted to learn more about them and their background which this book did.

I found it very interesting the book diving into the subject of people who never wanted kids having kids, because everyone else around them is and not being about to relate to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death

Minor: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

nerdysread's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Préféré au premier. Jack et Jill etaient deux persos qui m'intriguaient beaucoup alors forcement un livre avec elle j'allais pas dire non. Et franchement j'adore. Si tous les livres ont une qualité superieure au précédent ça va vite devenir ma série fav

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, and Blood

Minor: Fatphobia and Body shaming

lauralintunen's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Violence

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

Minor: Fatphobia and Body shaming

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

tahsintries's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Child abuse

Minor: Fatphobia

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

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

This book focuses on the back stories of Jack and Jill - two characters from book 1. I really loved how gender roles were explored (and critiqued).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

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

Minor: Fatphobia

Much of the book deals with Jack and Jill's parents forcing them into gender specific 'roles'. While neither character is trans, they are both girls who are not allowed to be true to themselves. Adult/minor relationship -

while I don't believe there is explicitly anything sexual between Jill and 'the master' (who is a vampire) there's def a power imbalance/ ick-factor in their relationship

rahrahjay's review

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Blood

Moderate: Fatphobia