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Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
51 reviews
shadowmaster13's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Cora enrolls herself in the Whitethorn Institute, afraid to sleep lest the Drowned Gods of the Moors take her in her sleep. At first despite the place it does seem to be helping, but the Institute has more than a little in common with troubled teen programs. This gives Cora a real chance to shine as a character.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, and Fatphobia
faduma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Confinement, and Gaslighting
readandfindout's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Themes: 3.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 4 stars
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Eating disorder
Minor: Violence
dolores_madil's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Grief, Body shaming, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse
anniereads221's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia
belladsb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This might be my second fave of the series yet (the n°1 being In an Absent Dream).
I loved reading from Cora, we get Regan again, and Sumi, and it all makes sense and no sense at all, and it's beautiful & painful, wonderful & tragic.
The haunting of trauma, the lenghts one may be willing to go just to make it go away...
How knowing something doesn't mean that it's fixed, that the conceptual knowledge of something does not mean you know it by heart, it does not make it true for you.
The struggle between feeling good with your body while peers around you try to shame you for it. Turning your body into your own enemy.
Trudging the line between what makes a Hero and what makes a Monster, in Where the Drowned Girls Go we embark on an adventure with virtuose villans and wicked heroines.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Death of parent
arachan's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
We look at the other side of how the 'normal' world attempts to deal with children who went through doors and came back...different. While Eleanor fosters an acceptance and recognizes that many of those who came back didn't want to, Whitethorn leans heavily into denial and conformity. Cora, fresh off her adventures in the previous books, is trying to escape the Lovecraftian gods of the Moors and desperate for any escape.
The central tension of the book is whether Cora must give up her attachment to the world of the Trenches where she was strong, loved and beautiful to escape the Drowned Gods and it is beautifully sustained. We also finally see Regan again!
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, and Fatphobia
Minor: Suicide attempt
mapscitiesandsongs's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, and Bullying
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Death
bookworm_leilani's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcohol
megj23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Bullying and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Blood and Suicide attempt