Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

6 reviews

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

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

books4em's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

McGuire continues to amaze me with the Wayward Children series. I liked how this one gave some background to Jack and Jill in the first book. I do have some questions still, like what happened after they went back to the real world, is Alexis alive, and does Jack find her when they go back to the Moors? But I loved the representation in this one too, the queer rep so far in this series is great because it isn’t really questioned. It’s just how it is and who these kids are. I also greatly appreciated the backstory at the beginning and how quickly Jack and Jill basically switched rolls when they got to the Moors. That was really interesting to watch happen and was extremely relatable! McGuire continued her wise writing with a lot of detail. I don’t know how this was all packed into 187 pages! Can’t wait for the next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia

daffodilcherry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

Absolutely loved this installment of the Wayward Children series! I loved immersing myself into the moors, the tragedy of Jack and Jill. It really further developed my favourite characters from the first book which I definitely enjoyed. 
Wheelhouse items: Gothic setting, vampires, mad scientists, traveling to different worlds, worldbuilding, nature vs nurture, narrative parallels, dysfunctional relationships.
CW explanations:

Jill is a bit homophobic/weirdly jealous of Jack and her girlfriend, which ends in a murder. Jill is also disparaging about the girlfriend's size, but the narrative isn't.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Blood

pyromastyx's review

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Homophobia

Minor: Mental illness

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

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

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, and Miscarriage

angelareads's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Less complex than the first book, but for me a slightly more enjoyable read. It all evens out to a 3.5 for both books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Pedophilia