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

inspiring mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book reminds me of every book I read as a kid where the adults are horribly unfair for seemingly no reason. I felt just as trapped as the students, which is I guess the point but made me put the book down for a few days to get in the right headspace. I'd describe the book as a creeping horror.

This one felt more like a personal journey than the other books in the series. A LOT of character growth goes on, and not just for Cora. I really enjoyed the callbacks to the previous books, and the way Cora is still being affected by the things she has lived through. I like it when the heroes of stories get to have real consequences for their heroics, because not everything is fixed after the saving people thing is done.

I'd say pretty much all the action kicks off in the last third of the book. So many things happened, and so many discoveries were had, but alas, it is a cliffhanger and I must wait impatiently for the next book that isn't a standalone. I really hope some things get explained soon because I am on the edge of my seat here!