A review by najah
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I didn't know that I wanted to hear more about Jack and Jill's story until I read this book. I truly had a wonderful time with the story and flew through the last 100 pages. The writing style was beautiful. I usually have a very tough time imagining things, but I was about to create some sort of image in my head as I read. If you have a more active imagination, you will have no trouble visualizing the scenes. The book is more description driven than dialogue driven, but I was completely fine with that. 

<semi-spoilers> The last 30 pages made me cry and I wasn't expecting it. I am definitely a Jack stan and now thinking about how everyone treated her in the first book makes me irrational angry </semi'spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Pedophilia, and Blood

I am still unsure if the Master is a p*d*phile, but he gave me those vibes so I put them in the minor content warning. It made me kind of uncomfortable so I felt it necessary to mention it I should also mention that the body shaming is not something that is encouraged or seen as a good thing in this book. A character is called fat in a negative connotation a few times as an insult. I thought it may be important to mention it just in case that may be triggering for some people.