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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

They Drown Our Daughters was an incredibly well done combination of paranormal horror and contemporary concepts. I'll admit, I had my concerns when the summary implied the ghosts may not be ghosts, but may be their own grief. This is a large pet peeve of mine when it comes to horror books with contemporary undertones. Instead, this book is about a curse that inherently ties into the grief, and the traumas of motherhood- both as a mother and as a child.

While I found the characters sometimes too alike to tell apart (which makes some sense, they are family), overall this ghost story had me on the edge of my seat. I was excited to see what would happen with Meredith and Alice, and was invested in the way this curse took place.

AS CAWPILE:
Characters: 6 | Atmosphere: 9 | Writing: 7 | Plot: 9 | Intrigue: 9 | Logic: 9 | Enjoyment: 9
Total: 8.29 -> 4 stars