Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children #7)

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

This is Cora's book. And the further into a series we get, the harder it is to write good reviews without spoilers, but I'll do my best.

I thoroughly enjoyed Cora's story. She is so powerful, and empathetic and seeing the world through her eyes and knowing her thoughts really made me happy. And I was honestly a little surprised by how much I enjoyed reading her perspective, because in the early books it was a little difficult for me to get a read on her. . . at least until that moment on the Moors a couple books back - she proved she was a real badass at that point. But there were consequences to that courage, it made her vulnerable, and this book is largely about dealing with that fallout. McGuire handles difficult topics, and interpersonal character struggles, with a beautiful brand of thoughtfulness, and Cora really shines all the brighter for it in this book.

As some icing on the cake, being in Cora's head means we also get to learn more about Trenches, where Cora learned to be a hero, and about what it means to be a Drowned Girl (with the capital letters). And now I really hope we get a book in Trenches. 

This is a book about choosing a path for your own healing, as well as learning when to change to something else. It's a book about the best kind of friends, who let you go and then help you get back to yourself. It's also a book about learning to take care of the people you don't like much because it's the right thing to do. It's a book about the power of names, and belonging. It's a short book, but there's a lot packed in, and it's another great installment in the Wayward Children series. This one really spoke to me about belonging and healing and that it's ok to change course sometimes. All the Stars. 

"That's a girl with a whole lot of angry where her heart's supposed to be."

"She had been swept into the Trenches because she needed them, and she had become a hero there because heroism had always been in her, a hard core of sharpened coral as strong as steel tempered in her soul."

"Giving a person a name changed them."