Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

117 reviews

francestea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? N/A

4.0

Really enjoyed this peek into Jack and Jill’s time in the Moors. It’s as dark -but also more beautiful- than I’d imagined. Similar vibe to the first book: hopeful yet tragic and incredibly readable. I’ll definitely continue with the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Blood and Murder

gayledayle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

As an identical twin, there are several passages, especially in the first quarter, that made me nearly cry with a sense of recognition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Murder

75% of the book is spent in a world that is described as belonging in a classic horror movie, so while none of the 'moderate' warnings are main focuses, they are pervasive throughout the background. The emotional abuse is primarily in the first quarter, and is a main focus.

centurylore's review

4.0

I think this was so much better the second time around! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Body shaming

Minor: Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

roorooreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

It's hard to begin to describe this book. It was absolutely stunning but hard to explain. The writing is extraordinary and causes you to be completely encased in the story. We follow Jack and Jill in this installment and we get to see their backstory and what happened when they went through their door before they ended up at the home for wayward children. It was enchanting, heartbreaking, and utterly fascinating. I couldn't put it down. This series is a must read for fantasy lovers!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

ezwolf's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Fatphobia and Child death

svjak'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

kers_tin's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

leanne_miron's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse

anastasia_raf's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Medical content, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

tatiana_luz's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Jack and Jill were not my favorite characters in Every Heart a Doorway, but I prefer this installment of the series over the first one. I think largely has to do with the fact that there was less to cover in terms of world building this time/few characters to keep track of. 

I enjoyed the tragedy that this was from the start, and how I was left hoping for a better outcome as I got attached to certain characters. A lot of people failed Jack and Jill along the way and they didn't have much control. That being said Jack still chose Jill at a detriment to herself. This only solidify my dislike for Jill as a person, though the book does a good job at explain that she, too, is a victim of her circumstances. The choices she was able to make were terrible, and she never thought of herself as being at fault.

I also disliked that 

Alexis was killed: a total bury your gays moment.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

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