Review by claudcloud - Down Among the Sticks and Bones

claudcloud 's review for:

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

Oh, Jack, how I love you... and oh, Jill, how I loathe you but still understand you so, so very deeply...

Seanan McGuire is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors of all time, and this second installment in her "Wayward Children" series just solidifies that for me. It packs even more of a punch than the first one, and it made me furious, elated, hopeful and incredibly sad, all at the same time. Jack has become one of my favorite protagonists, and she deserves the absolute world - after everything that happened during the conclusion of the first novel, I'm rooting for her to get her happy ending even more!! Jill, too, made me want to shake her and scream at her more with every moment that she spent in the Moors, but as thick-headed and insatiable she became, her desire to be loved and accepted and wanted, for the first time in her life, cut me to the core.

This series is a phenomenal experience so far and I can't wait to get to the next novellas!