Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

44 reviews

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

lonelylooper's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Death

Minor: Grief

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

shadowspinner's review

dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

biglibraryenergy's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

mayaism_01's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Just as good as the first book, if not better! I loved being able to learn more about Jack & Jill's experience through their door. The way this book captured how having a child because it's the 'norm' impacts children, the effects of grooming, and how adults often fail the children in their lives made me incredibly emotional. I'm definitely going to be keeping on with this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death

nicolescottwv's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment

regaliaofchaos's review

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

The adult/minor relationship is more grooming than an actual relationship. There is also technically fantasy world deportation at the very end

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