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Jack and Jill the backstory

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

February 15, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I half succeeded at a library run the other day. I did succeed at getting the next 3 Wayward Children books, but failed to get any more of a manga series I’d grabbed the first 3 of on a whim; at some point in 2 days someone took volumes 4-12. Now I’ve gotta wait at least 2 weeks on those. At least I had Down Among the Sticks and Bones to make up for it. Volume 2 of the Wayward Children series is basically the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: dark fairy tale, down among the sticks and bones, fairy tale, Seanan McGuire, Wayward Children

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: dark fairy tale, down among the sticks and bones, fairy tale, Seanan McGuire, Wayward Children ·
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Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

August 24, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

This is the second novella in the Wayward Children series, and I was slightly surprised with the topic. The first novella was about a boarding school for children who return from magical worlds reached by cupboards and secret passages, and are having trouble adjusting to life back home because they want to go back.  I expected that the second novella would be more adventures at the boarding school, or possibly explore the idea of other schools.  After all, this is for children that want to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: alternate worlds, down among the sticks and bones, mad scientist, magical doorways, monsters, Seanan McGuire, Wayward Children

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: alternate worlds, down among the sticks and bones, mad scientist, magical doorways, monsters, Seanan McGuire, Wayward Children ·
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