Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

22 reviews

notreallyacat'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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Fatphobia

belladsb's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

-January 2022- 

4.5 Satrs

C.A.W.P.I.L.E. : 8.57

-May 2019-

My heart aches in so many ways...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

imrereads's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

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 wasn’t quite as good as the first one. I still really enjoyed it for its take on vampires and portal fantasy, and I’m excited to continue with the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Fatphobia

crownoflaurel's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child abuse

leon3lliott's review

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Medical content, and Murder

laurajones's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Medical content, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: Body shaming

anniereads221's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

mariebrunelm's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.25

This second volume in the Wayward Children series is quite different from the first one, which had been the definition of a whimsical, unexpected book. This one is much more consistent, and has the feel of a fairy tale. You can almost hear a voice-over as in the series Pushing Daisies or the movie Penelope, and although it can feel tedious, here I thought it was done really well and effectively. Down Among the Sticks and Bones works as a prequel for Every Heart a Doorway. We follow two important but secondary characters from the first volume and learn more about them. I loved how the book encouraged defying expectations and making one's own path in life. Despite the voice-over feel, it still felt quite personal and engaging.
Rep: lesbian couple with a fat character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Child death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

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