Review #37 - Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Details:

Title: Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Author: Seanan McGuire

Publisher: Tor Books

ISBN 13: 978-0765392039

Synopsis:

Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children.

This is the story of what happened first…

Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter―polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, it’s because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline.

Jillian was her father’s perfect daughter―adventurous, thrill-seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you've got.

They were five when they learned that grown-ups can’t be trusted.

They were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretense of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and choices.

Review:

This is a prequel to Every Heart A Doorway and focuses on Jack and Jill, two children who are at the school in the first book and how they found their door and where it took them. 

I very much enjoyed this and it was great to get an insight into their characters. It also touches on the important issue of gender stereotyping and how it can effect both children and adults. 

I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars.