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

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

“The Moors were beautiful in their own way, and if their beauty was the quiet sort that required time and introspection to be seen, well, there was nothing wrong with that. The best beauty was the sort that took some seeking.”


A deliciously dark twist on fairy tales, Down Among the Sticks and Bones follows the story of Jack and Jill, who we first meet in Every Heart a Doorway (though this can be read as a stand alone story).

I loved the tale of the two sisters, who yearn to escape the narrow roles their parents have squashed them into and find themselves in the land of the moors. Seanan McGuire plays with classic gothic figure such like Dracula and Doctor Frankenstein, yet twists the stories in new and exciting directions.

This was a dark, magical and fascinating tale that sucked me into an entirely different world.

“She had tried to make sure they knew that there were a hundred, a thousand, a million different ways to be a girl, and that all of them were valid, and that neither of them was doing anything wrong.”



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