Sniffing A Book

Author:  Seanan McGuire Read:  9/23/2017 Pages:  189 Rating:  3.5/5 Format:  physical Response: Let's start this off with this book was good, but not great. I definitely expected more after how much I loved Every Heart A Doorway, and how it left me with all the feels afterward. Down Among the Sticks and Bones  did not leave me the same way. I probably won't read this again as it was kind of boring. A lot of the book is them growing up, and the only time something *really* happens is when they first go through their door and when and why they leave at the end. Everything else felt like filler. Not to mention the descriptions of their life. So much descriptions. I would prefer to have dialog personally, so all of the descriptions about their life was tedious to me. If you want to know how Jack and Jill became who they were, it's a decent book, but it'll just gather dust on my bookshelf now. I hope the next book has more that happens in ...

Author: Seanan McGuire Read: 8/20/2017 Pages: 169 Rating: 4.5 Format: physical Response: Nancy comes back from her adventures to be sent to a school that is full with other children that have gone through similar adventures, though hardly ever to the same place. All each of them want, is to go Home - to the place they belong the most - in their stories. When Nancy arrives at the school, tragedy strikes and it's up to Nancy and her new schoolmates to find out who's responsible. Every Heart A Doorway  was a very cute book. It was short, but that didn't stop the story from feeling complete. The characters were interesting and easy to keep track of, which is always a plus. It would've been nice to have an additional couple of chapters for what happens after, but even without that, it was still a decent ending. After finishing this, I'm even more excited for Down Among the Sticks and Bones,  also by Seanan McGuire. From what I understand, th...