Review by claudcloud - Where the Drowned Girls Go

claudcloud 's review for:

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

3.75

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I hate to say this... but I think I just don't vibe with Cora as a character all that much. Maybe it's because she hits a little too close to home, maybe it's because we didn't get to see her in her actual home yet and we've only experienced the real world version of her, I don't know, but there's just something about her that is a little off-putting to me.

The rest of the story, though? LOVED. I was so surprised that we finally got to visit another school for the wayward children, and then I was a little less surprised that we got to see Regan there because as soon as I realized where the setting was taking us, I was SO sure she'd be there as well! The Matilda-esque revolution that Cora, Sumi & co. stage is delightful, Marian's story was so emotional and lovely, and I'm so excited to see what repercussions this installment will have for the rest of the series - because I bet we're not done with this headmaster, even though we don't know exactly who he is quite yet.