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Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

29 reviews

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

If there's one thing I've learned in my years of reading this series, is that if you don't love a character or storyline, you just haven't gotten to know it well enough. Reading this book made me have a new appreciation for Cora as a character, and made me genuinely interested in reading Across the Green Grass Fields again, even though it has been my least favourite book so far. Cora also bugged me a bit in Beneath the Sugar Sky since it seemed like her entire character was being fat, but reading this book definitely changed my mind on that. As a fat person myself I've always had a hard time finding a good depiction of fatness in media, but this book did it beautifully; Cora's past issues with her body were written so well and so realistically. It also wasn't her biggest personality trait in this story which I liked, though of course her struggles with body image issues were still a central point in her story. 
I also loved seeing the effect the Moors had on Cora. So far we've only seen the effect the Moors had on Jack and Jill, who are both already morbid personalities who clearly belong there. Cora however is scarred by her short stay there, and I felt that really emphasized the fact that the doors are not necessarily doors to good or perfect places but rather to your perfect place. 
Overall I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out, and I'm still holding out hope for Kade's story to be published soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse

leanne_miron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Body shaming

Moderate: Confinement and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide attempt

faduma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Confinement, and Gaslighting

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 3.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Eating disorder

Minor: Violence

panthalassa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: War

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.75

Another interesting installment in the Wayward Children series. I always wish they were a bit longer!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Child abuse, Abandonment, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

maryjanewatson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicide attempt

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Another fantastic book in this series! I love that this took a peek at the other school, which we don't know anything about until this book. There are two ways to deal with things; one by facing it head on and another by trying to pretend it didn't happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Gaslighting

Moderate: Eating disorder

kimalah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Where the Drowned Girls Go is one of the best books in the series. The menace grows stronger and stronger through the progression of the story. The power of name and experience in forming identity is demonstrated so well. The wait for the next book will seem interminable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Fatphobia, and Bullying