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abbiiieeee's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Fatphobia
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Bullying
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Fatphobia
kylieqrada's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.0
Jack and Jill đđđ I wasn't *quite* as head over heels for this one as I was for the first one, but it was still a very strong installment. This series is just so fun, and diverse, and dark, and I am living.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Gore
Minor: Fatphobia
littlewishling's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Another McGuire that leaves me wanting more. I wish that these were longer but canât wait to read the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Death
Minor: Fatphobia and Child death
bisexualwentworth's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked Jack and Jill more than Nancy, but the plot of this book wasnât quite as good as the first one. I still really enjoyed it for its take on vampires and portal fantasy, and Iâm excited to continue with the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Medical content
Minor: Fatphobia
wickedwitchofky's review
adventurous
dark
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, and Murder
The relationship between Jill and The Master is unnerving; it is posed as âfather / daughterâ but seems deeper than that.booksandteatime's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I was hoping to like this more than Every Heart a Doorway because I love Jack but I think that the writing style just isn't for me :/
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Fatphobia
vereadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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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âSome adventures require nothing more than a willing heart and the ability to trip over the cracks in the world.â
Seanan McGuire has beautiful and marvelous storytelling. I am incredibly fascinated with her writing and her incredible creativity. I thought this book would pick up after the events of the first book, but it hasn't. Instead, the book transported me to the Moors. Imagined my surprise.
âThere are worlds built on rainbows and worlds built on rain. There are worlds of pure mathematics, where every number chimes like crystal as it rolls into reality. There are worlds of light and worlds of darkness, worlds of rhyme and worlds of reason, and worlds where the only thing that matters is the goodness in a hero's heart.â
In this installment, we follow two characters introduced in the first book (Jack and Jill). Jacqueline was her motherâs perfect daughterâpolite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, itâs because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline.
Jillian was her fatherâs perfect daughterâadventurous, thrill-seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you've got.
They were five when they learned that grown-ups canât be trusted.
They were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretense of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and choices.
âThe Moors were beautiful in their own way, and if their beauty was the quiet sort that required time and introspection to be seen, well, there was nothing wrong with that. The best beauty was the sort that took some seeking.â
I couldnât put down this story. I was so gripped by the Moors. This magical world is so intriguing, and I wish I could have another opportunity to explore this vast world.
âThe Moors exist in eternal twilight, in the pause between the lightning strike and the resurrection. They are a place of endless scientific experimentation, of monstrous beauty, and of terrible consequences.â
The story is dark, eerie, whimsical, and atmospheric like Every heart is a doorway but different at its core. McGuireâs writing is beautiful and lyrical. In just a few pages she transports you into this delightful and unsettled world.
âShe had tried to make sure they knew that there were a hundred, a thousand, a million different ways to be a girl, and that all of them were valid, and that neither of them was doing anything wrong.â
The book touches on themes such as forced gender roles, and I love how the twins are taught to be what their parents want and how the Moors made them grow up and become what they truly are.
âGive ten children a toy box, and watch them select ten different toys, regardless of gender or religion or parental expectations. Children have preferences. The danger comes when they, as with any human, are denied those preferences for too long.â
The book could read as stand-alone but it is worth the time to read the first book as well. I love this series!!
âSome adventures require nothing more than a willing heart and the ability to trip over the cracks in the world.â
Seanan McGuire has beautiful and marvelous storytelling. I am incredibly fascinated with her writing and her incredible creativity. I thought this book would pick up after the events of the first book, but it hasn't. Instead, the book transported me to the Moors. Imagined my surprise.
âThere are worlds built on rainbows and worlds built on rain. There are worlds of pure mathematics, where every number chimes like crystal as it rolls into reality. There are worlds of light and worlds of darkness, worlds of rhyme and worlds of reason, and worlds where the only thing that matters is the goodness in a hero's heart.â
In this installment, we follow two characters introduced in the first book (Jack and Jill). Jacqueline was her motherâs perfect daughterâpolite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, itâs because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline.
Jillian was her fatherâs perfect daughterâadventurous, thrill-seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you've got.
They were five when they learned that grown-ups canât be trusted.
They were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretense of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and choices.
âThe Moors were beautiful in their own way, and if their beauty was the quiet sort that required time and introspection to be seen, well, there was nothing wrong with that. The best beauty was the sort that took some seeking.â
I couldnât put down this story. I was so gripped by the Moors. This magical world is so intriguing, and I wish I could have another opportunity to explore this vast world.
âThe Moors exist in eternal twilight, in the pause between the lightning strike and the resurrection. They are a place of endless scientific experimentation, of monstrous beauty, and of terrible consequences.â
The story is dark, eerie, whimsical, and atmospheric like Every heart is a doorway but different at its core. McGuireâs writing is beautiful and lyrical. In just a few pages she transports you into this delightful and unsettled world.
âShe had tried to make sure they knew that there were a hundred, a thousand, a million different ways to be a girl, and that all of them were valid, and that neither of them was doing anything wrong.â
The book touches on themes such as forced gender roles, and I love how the twins are taught to be what their parents want and how the Moors made them grow up and become what they truly are.
âGive ten children a toy box, and watch them select ten different toys, regardless of gender or religion or parental expectations. Children have preferences. The danger comes when they, as with any human, are denied those preferences for too long.â
The book could read as stand-alone but it is worth the time to read the first book as well. I love this series!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Gore, and Murder
anniereads221's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic relationship
ocean_the_reader's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Murder
Minor: Fatphobia and Lesbophobia