
hello everyone! today i am going to be talking about every heart a door way and down among the sticks and bones by Seanan McGuire. i gave EHADW 5/5 stars and then DATSAB 4/5 stars. i’m going to be talking about each book separately.
every heart a door way-
this is a better version of miss peregrine’s home for peculiar children. it had the same vibe, since they both deal with this an boarding school for people with powers, and this kinda crazy person that owns the school. and it wasn’t even the same book, this was just so much better.
Nancy was such an amazing character and really went through the ringer. she gets put in this school that she doesn’t want to go to, since her parents just send her there. and she was always with her friends, and always wanted to help them.
i’ve never seen anyone talk about this, but i love Cade so much. he was just an overall nice guy. he just helped everyone and everything, and always helped his friends out. he was probably my favorite character in this book. i would love so much if he got a sequel.
this book also had the best representation. Nancy was asexual, and it was always talked about in a very positive way, which i loved so much. but, Cade was also transgender. i also felt like it did a very good job with doing it. i thought it was also very well done, since it dealt with his parents not excepting him, which i just thought was so amazing.
now for down among the sticks and bones-
i thought that it was so cool that we got to see Jack and Jill when they where younger. but, i do feel like this took forever to get through, so the time when they where in the other world, it was short and very rushed through. i personally wish this part was longer.
it was really cool to learn about the twins back story. i think it was cool to see things about them, and how much their parents where dick, even though it was kinda boring.
this is more of a complex story then the first one. it was a more complex series about them and how their parents wishes influence you about what you like. and their sister dynamic was so great. but also how family dynamics are.
as for the characters, i think jack was a great character, but i think that she was better in the first book. but, i do see why she likes certain things, since everything is explained. as for Jill, i think she was a very mean and boring character, which really explains the whole murder part in the first one.
anyway, that’s it for today. i really enjoyed these two books. and i honestly cannot wait to read the rest of this series.
