Reviews

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

minna17's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

ashleybreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

djerri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

dembury's review against another edition

3.0

Honestly if these books weren’t an easy 200-page-commitment I’m not quite sure I’d continue the series. The last book, “Across the Green Grass Fields”, was a big disappointment for me, and this newest one wasn’t much of a standout. Although less preachy than its immediate predecessor, it just lacked the charm and delight and FRESHNESS from some of the earlier books. It feels like threads of thought and conversation are being recycled at this point, and all that is new is simply random new children who have been through their various doors but we’re not really given enough time to get to know them to get attached.
I enjoyed the general twist of the villain/Big Bad alright here; it was fun to get to see magic happening (in its own twisted way) in the world outside the doors. And Cora has been a favorite of mine since her introduction, so I was happy to get more of her. All in all it was a fine, fairly likable read- but definitely not a standout in the Wayward series, and if the next installment is equally as middle-of-the-road then I think I’ll call it quits.

rom_na's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

quillonon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

bookinginheels's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

matthewreece's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

riminireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

aeculley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0