Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

23 reviews

ju_harue's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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? Yes

2.5

Foi interessante ver como ocorreu a história das gêmeas no outro mundo. Porém a escrita mais rebuscada, com requintes sombrios, me fez desfocar um pouco, tornando-a mais longa do que de fato é. No entanto, há ótimas reflexões sobre as imposições que muitas vezes os genitores podem vir a fazer na vida de crianças e como isso impacta e muito, repercutindo para sempre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

frogsinacoat's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

lahars_little_library's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

athnyx230'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

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Blood

Minor: Body shaming and Murder

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

4.0

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: Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, and 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

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, Violence, Blood, and Murder

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

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

katelynprice's review

dark

4.0

This makes me want to go back and read the first book again. I did get confused about who was Jack and who was Jill, but I got it eventually. I loved the found family (Dr. Bleak❤️), the love story (sweet Amelia), and the loyalty and love in Jack. McGuire’s writing is just so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Infertility

matcha_cat's review

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming

jessereadsthings's review

fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really good. I loved Jack as a protagonist.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming