Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

117 reviews

ticktock's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

schnaucl's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

I really liked this one.    There are several bits of narration in omniscient third person where the narrator talks about it as a story and it's lovely and well written.  It reminds me of the opening of In the Shadow of Spindrift House.

Both characters were interesting, as were the Moors.  I wish it had been a little longer

and I was disappointed that it ends with Jack and Jill arriving home so we don't get to see what happens after they return at the end of Every Heart a Doorway,

but it was a lovely little story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, and Death

Minor: Child death

rachelunabridged's review

adventurous dark 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

4.75

I've read the first four books in the Wayward Children series so far, and this one has been my favorite! I loved the classic/gothic horror vibes and really found myself relating hard to both Jack and Jill. I'm also really enjoying McGuire's writing. She's so good at writing characters that you can feel for, and her imaginative stories are just a ton of fun to read, even when they hurt your feelings a little.

Why did she have to do poor Jack dirty like that tho!?

I'm really enjoying this series and can't wait to continue!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

editorbrenna's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Blood

oliverreeds'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: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Child death, Grief, and Murder

lowkeymarie's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: 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, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia and Fatphobia

Minor: Mental illness

kimmychii5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Gore, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, and Grief

Minor: Fatphobia

Down Among the Sticks & Bones is an exceptionally well written story of two sisters who never learned how to be themselves, but thanks to a magic door, they learn about themselves and who they want to be. This story is about love in all it’s different forms and that no matter what happens, always be your true self.

leanne_miron's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

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

ehmannky's review

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Not as innovative as the first Wayward Children, but a completely captivating story that's just a weird and dark portal fantasy. I really liked getting to see more of the Moors, and I loved Jack even more by the end (there's a lot of understanding about Jill as a character, too, but Jack is just so good). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, and Murder