Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

33 reviews

jayteenun's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Gore

I marked it as child abuse but it's closer to neglect, I think. The parents ignore their children while also forcing them into roles they don't want

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

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.

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death

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

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, and Fatphobia

nerdybookworm23's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Death, Murder, and Gore

karina_dreamsinwords's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

"Every choice feeds every choice that comes after, whether we want those choices or no."

What a dark, atmospheric, gothically gruesome little story this was.. and I absolutely devoured it! It has been years since I read the first installment to this series, but that did not take away any of my enjoyment.

The intricate world that McGuire created here is incredible. I love visiting the portal world that opens up for these special kids. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the twins chosen reality and learning more of their backstory, especially after the events of book 1.

I may reread Every Heart a Doorway before continuing on with this wacky series. Nonetheless, I look forward to discovering more doorways and exploring more within this universe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Emotional abuse

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Jack and Jill 😍😍😍 I wasn't *quite* as head over heels for this one as I was for the first one, but it was still a very strong installment. This series is just so fun, and diverse, and dark, and I am living. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death

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

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

wickedwitchofky's review

adventurous dark 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: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, and Murder

The relationship between Jill and The Master is unnerving; it is posed as “father / daughter” but seems deeper than that.

catology's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I was SO excited that Jack and Jill's prequel was right after Every Heart a Doorway because I was SO intrigued by their stories and the little bits of the Moors that were alluded to in the original novella. I will be honest, I LOVED the background we got, both on the twins and the Frankenstein/Dracula gothic world they went to. I love the lengths McGuire went to justify how both Jack and Jill, despite their differences, matched with the world they went to, and how it was an exploration of how parents mess up their children. I loved seeing the parallels between the Master and Dr. Bleak and I'm so excited that we get to go back in a few novellas. Onto the next!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Pedophilia