#katrina monroe

[bones-clouds]

books i read in 2024:

“they drown our daughters”

katrina monroe

"though the days of burning a witch at the stake were long over, it would only take a word from her husband to get regina locked in a sanatorium forever."

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: New LGBTQ+ Adult Horror (2023 Edition)

For 2022 titles, click here. A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

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[daphneblakess]

books i read in 2023: they drown our daughters by katrina monroe

"Everyone around here talks about the cape like it exists for the sole purpose of either killing or blessing them. Curses or mermaids. They forget... it's all about the mothers."

[the-final-sentence]

But for her.

Katrina Monroe, from Graveyard of Lost Children

[sapphicbookoftheday]

They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe

Today's sapphic book of the day is They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe!

Summary: "For fans of Jennifer McMahon and Silvia Moreno-Garcia comes a haunting and atmospheric new novel from debut author Katrina Monroe.

If you can hear the call of the water, It's already far too late.

They say Cape Disappointment is haunted. That's why tourists used to flock there in droves. They'd visit the rocky shoreline under the old lighthouse's watchful eye and fish shells from the water as they pretended to spot dark shapes in the surf. Now the tourists are long gone, and when Meredith Strand and her young daughter return to Meredith's childhood home after an acrimonious split from her wife, the Cape seems more haunted by regret than any malevolent force.

But her mother, suffering from early stages of Alzheimer's, is convinced the ghost stories are real. Not only is there something in the water, but it's watching them. Waiting for them. Reaching out to Meredith's daughter the way it has to every woman in their line for generations-and if Meredith isn't careful, all three women, bound by blood and heartbreak, will be lost one by one to the ocean's mournful call.

Part modern gothic, part ghost story, They Drown Our Daughters explores the depths of motherhood, identity, and the lengths a woman will go to hold on to both."

[queer-books-bracket]

Round 2

Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo

They Drown Our Daughters- Katrina Monroe

Voting ended onFeb 13, 2023

[neowitcher]

THEY DROWN OUR DAUGHTERS | ARC REVIEW

ARC REVIEW THEY DROWN OUR DAUGHTERS BY KATRINA MONROE

EXPECTED RELEASE DATE

12 July 2022

GENRE

Horror, LGBTQ

MY RATING ★★★

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MY REVIEW (spoiler-free)

PERFECT FOR FANS OF gothic horror, ghost stories, generational curses

They say Cape Disappointment is haunted. That’s why tourists used to flock there in droves. They’d visit the rocky shoreline under the old lighthouse’s watchful eye and fish shells from the water as they pretended to spot dark shapes in the surf. Now the tourists are long gone, and when Meredith Strand and her young daughter return to Meredith’s childhood home after an acrimonious split from her wife, the Cape seems more haunted by regret than any malevolent force. (...) [Source]

They Drown Our Daughters opens with a spooky setting, making it easy to get hooked from the start but it’s harder to keep the attention going the further you get in the book. 

The chapters constantly switch from Meredith’s present time to other characters in the past and at first, it’s riveting to read every woman’s story but it makes it easier to lose focus as it progresses. Nevertheless, the characters are interesting especially in their relation to motherhood and the curse that is haunting them. The curse, especially, is what kept the plot alive to me because it keeps dragging the question: will it ever end? The writing is also fairly enjoyable with gorgeous descriptions of the seaside location and its haunting history. 

It’s a good ghost story that focuses on generational curses and there are plenty of gasp-worthy moments. Ultimately, the ending is a really interesting one that I didn’t see coming. I can imagine it could raise some debate on whether that was the best ending but for me, it really fits the book overall so I liked it. 

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read an ARC of this book for free, in exchange for an honest review.*

[whatsinsideawritersmind]

Writing is like giving yourself homework, really hard homework, every day, for the rest of your life. You want glamorous? Throw glitter at the computer screen.

Katrina Monroe