Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

25 reviews

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

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

decie's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

disappointed by the fact that we lost another queer character in this book...we have enough dead lesbians to last a lifetime and I trusted this author to do better. enjoyable otherwise, but it lost a star for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

bury your gays

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.

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, Blood, and Toxic relationship

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

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, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic relationship

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: Blood, Confinement, Death, and Toxic relationship

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

an_awkward_adhd_adventurer's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Murder and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Confinement

zogg's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death

keen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infertility

Content warning for detailed

grooming of a child. It's not explicitly sexual, but there's suggestive descriptions of the relationship and hints towards a future romantic one.