A review by silentcat7135
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

This series is hit and miss for me. This is one of the better ones but the ending feels rushed and not fully resolved. A better story for Cora than her introduction in Beneath the Sugar Sky, which introduced her as a fat character and then sent her to a land called Confection even though it wasn't her world. Cora is a friggin' mermaid! Anyway, this story has her go to an alternate school for children who try to forget their doors/worlds, but things there are not as they seem.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

While there is depiction of body shaming and fatphobia, this is balanced by more detailed explanation of different factors affecting weight. The tone of the book is not fatphobic, although some characters are presented that way.