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Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

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brie_is_reading's review

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

What I liked:
- a look at the Whitethorn Institute
- more characters/more looks in doors
- Sumi was a highlight in this book
- revisiting Regan so quickly.
- a peak with at the potential relationship with Cora and Kade
- Pushed the plot forward/added to our cast of typical characters.

Not My Favorite:
- For such a huge shift in the “at school book” style, it felt shorter than normal
- spent too much time building up to Cora leaving, not enough time at the Institute

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I love this series but haven't picked it up in a while as I got caught up and then just never kept up as new books were released. Given that the 9th book is coming out soon, I figured it was time to read the 2 most recent releases.

This one was definitely not my favorite of the series (so far that is Down Among the Sticks and Bones and Across the Green Grass Fields) but I still enjoyed it. This one takes place almost entirely in our world and follows Cora, a mermaid, as she tries to deal with being back on dry land. I enjoyed meeting up with some characters from previous stories and getting introduced to some new characters. However, I felt that this one felt way less like a full story; You have to have read previous books (at least Beneath the Sugar Sky) to understand what is going on and the book ends with a ton of questions left unanswered. I'm hoping the story will eventually make its way back to this storyline so we can finish it out.

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is probably my favorite installment in the Wayward Children series so far. I can't say that Cora is my favorite character, but I was excited for the chance to see what the other school mentioned in prior books was like. I feel like McGuire's prose was muchhhh more under control this time and the dialogue and narration flowed nicely.

I wish there had been more doors and magic in this one, but I understand that isn't always the case in these books. I expect I might find it difficult to remember the plot of this one in a month or so, but I do know I enjoyed my time reading it.

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