They Drown Our Daughters

By Katrina Monroe

Book Overview

If you can hear the call of the water,

It's already far too late.

After a bitter separation, Meredith Strand returns to the crumbling seaside cliffs of Cape Disappointment with her daughter in tow. They say the town is haunted, but to Meredith it seems more plagued by regret than any malevolent force. However, the waves crash louder than she remembers and the stories her mother once whispered are harder to ignore. Something is watching.

As her mother suffers from the early stages of Alzheimer's and her daughter begins to change, Meredith is drawn into a haunting legacy that spans generations of women. If she isn't careful, all three women, bound by blood and heartbreak, will be lost one by one to the ocean's mournful call.

They Drown Our Daughters is a modern gothic horror novel that blends chilling coastal folklore with the emotional depths of queer identity, motherhood, and inherited trauma. With haunting atmosphere and lyrical precision, Katrina Monroe delivers a story that grips both heart and spine.

Praise for They Drown Our Daughters:

"They Drown Our Daughters is haunting, powerful, and unforgettable." -- Darcy Coates, USA Today bestselling author of Gallows Hill

"A slow burn ghostly story that's perfect for those who love a haunted seaside and mothers fighting for their daughters. It's romantic, heartbreaking, scary, and beautifully written." -- Horrorbound

"They Drown Our Daughters is the best kind of story-- one that will both break your heart and scare the hell out of you." -- Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728248205
• ISBN13: 9781728248202
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A DNF for me.

“To many hens in the hen house” is one way that I would describe this book. This was a “Did Not Finish”  though this was even close to a “Skip ahead”. I was excited this book started out pretty good, but then it began to drag and drag heavily. The characters in the book were very unlikeable as well. Meredith, Alice her daughter and her mother Judith were the modern day POVs. I do not mind the multiple POVs but it could have been in a little less with the person jumping from teen, adult, and vice versa. Meredith is very unlikeable and pushing her fears onto her daughter. Alice doesn’t really have a POV since she is young, and Judith is losing her marbles due to Alzheimer’s but is one of the more likeable characters. I will try and finish it, but as of right now its on my “try again later” shelf.