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Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

Seanan McGuire

Start date: April 1, 2024

Finish date: April 30, 2024

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Jun 30, 2024 Ashlyn rated it liked it

Rating: 3.5 stars

I did like this one. It was the same narrator as the rest. I liked that we got to see a lot of the old characters in this book. This one was different from the rest though because they spent most of their time in the regular world and not the others. Interesting concept for this one, but it didn’t pull me in as much as I wanted. However, the ending was unexpected.

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Jan 05, 2022 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: all-of-the-feels, great-side-characters, 4-stars, read-on-my-kindle, young-adult, novellas-and-short-stories, fantasy, e-book, fantastic-heroine, look-at-the-pretty-cover

4 stars. Definitely one of my favorites in the series. I thoroughly enjoyed this installment. I loved the messages here of self acceptance and identity. There were some heavier things but I think McGuire handled them with a lot of care and respect. My heart hurt for the characters a lot but it was never too dark or heavy.

The characters were great, I liked the plot with a different school for the children and everything that happened there. This one was heartfelt but still a lot of fun and full ...more

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Jan 25, 2025 Kim rated it liked it

I had forgotten the series and I’m so glad I found it again. The stories are so intricate it’s crazy that the books are so short. I love how weird the doors are and the concept in general is beyond my imagination and I enjoy every time I live vicariously through the children.

Cora is the main character in this one and she is a mermaid trying to forget her door. It was so different from the other books, I really liked seeing a different perspective on returning from a door.

I also thought this wa ...more

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Jul 08, 2022 Ashley (gotbookcitement) rated it liked it

Shelves: adventure, netgalley, library-book, netgalley-e-arc, adult, novella, arc

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 3.5/5

It was okay. Cora is not really my favorite character. She throws a lot of pity parties for herself, and I get kind of tired of it. I was frustrated because she got herself into this situation that really wasn't needed. I was more irritated when the rescuer shows up with no real plans. I want to love this series, but every book I read in it is just okay. Unpopular opinion. I'll keep reading them, maybe I'll love one eventually.
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