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Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
5.0

One of the interesting things about this series is that there are two distinct styles of short story that are part of it. You have the stories that are about a singular character, or wayward child, and it fully explores their door and the experiences that shape them behind it. Then you have the stories that gathers many of these wayward children into a single adventure, often related to at least one of their respective doors/worlds, and here is where we generally get more information about the structure of this worlds and doors as a whole. This book falls into that latter category, and I really enjoyed where it was going.

This is the first short story I read that felt like the story itself was unfinished, in the sense that I do believe another book will have to pick up directly where this one left off (in a stricter sense than the general chronological progression of these team adventure stories so far). I really liked what it started and can't wait to learn more, but I had hoped for a bit more of a resolution, though I understand that this story undertook and started something that couldn't be resolved in so few pages. I'm really intrigued in seeing where this story will continue and how the actions that took place here will shape the rest of the series.

This story took me a bit more to get into, because it's been a while since I've read 1-5, and this one hinged quite a bit on having remembered most of it. While quick summaries did serve to lessen my confusion, I felt like I was missing something through most of the story, though it didn't hinder my enjoyment too much. In the end, I found myself slowly finding my place again in the story, though I do think this one is a bit more enjoyable if you fully remember the previous stories, or at least the other team up ones.

In the end, I loved this one just as much as those that came before it, and can't wait to see what happens next!