| Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire |

Both girls, through different routes, down different roads, had come home.

PAGES: 124 (Ebook)

SYNOPSIS: A story about Jack and Jill before they came to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children.

RATING: 4.75/5

NON-SPOILERY REVIEW: 
The Moors is a very interesting place full of danger and interesting creatures. It's very cool to find out that there are other parts of the moor (The Mountains for the Werewolves? and the Sea for the Drowned God? I wonder what happened to children that went in those directions). It's a very diverse world that feels rather creepy and not safe for children to travel to. 

Of course, Jack still remained my favorite character all throughout this book. She and Jill managed to find their respective places in a new place. It was terrible reading about them growing up to such horrible parents. I was able to see them in new light and know more about their relationship. 

I really love this book. Jack was my favorite character in the first book and I was really happy to find out that this book is all about her story with Jill in the Moors. We finally got to see what really happened while they were there and why they were sent back by Dr. Bleak. Seanan McGuire's writing is just really beautiful that I cannot even. It's a very fast paced book that I managed to finish in one day. The only thing that disappointed me was the fact that it was pretty short. There were other things that could be added as to what happened to Jack and Jill.

•  It was very heartbreaking to know how repressed the siblings felt when they were growing up. They resented each other for having the role that they wanted even though they were forced into taking that certain role.
• Serena and Chester were such horrible parents. They turned their children against each other and removed the only parent figure in their life - their grandmother, Louise. I love how much Louise took care and loved the twins. Even after she left, she managed to leave something behind that led to the twin finally gaining their freedom. I love how they called her 'Gemma Lou'.
• I felt really bad for Mary. She became a servant in the world that was supposed to give her freedom. The Master was such a bad man for treating her that way because she didn't give him what he wanted. 
• It was interesting to read about when the girls got their menstruation especially in Jill's point of view because she lived with a vampire.
• I love the relationship between Jack and Alexis. They were adorable together. Alexis was brave enough to be seen with Jack even if she knew that Jill didn't like it. I hated Jill for what she did to Alexis. I kept screaming 'NO' when I was reading the part where Jill was stalking Alexis. I cried when Jack found her body. 
• I love Dr. Bleak. He cared for Jack and wanted Alexis to be alright during the end part just because he didn't want Jack to suffer. He saved Jack and wanted her to return when everything calmed down.
• I was really disappointed that it was cut only until they came back! I wanted to know what happened after they returned to Moors at the end of Every Heart a Doorway. Does the Master still want Jill? Was Dr. Bleak able to bring Alexis back? I want to see Dr. Bleak and Jack's reunion!

FAVORITE QUOTES: 

Some adventures are cruel, because it is the only way they know to be kind.

Time is the alchemy that turns compassion into love.