A review by pplydm
The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The Drowning Kind was authored by Jennifer McMahon and tells of a haunted yet healing underground source of water revamped into a vast swimming pool. The sisters called Jax and Lex Metcalf and the wedlock couple namely Ethel and Will Monroe have resided near the aforementioned body of water.  Will, proved his devotion to his wife and sickly daughter to the very end of his time. Jax's investigative escapade had me hoping the novel would not reveal another protagonist's death. Description for both of the siblings would work as if they're fraternal twins. The author may have created them as such and there wouldn't be any needed changes to her writing. I reckon this novel dealt with the mental madness any body may attain for the fruition of the grand wish found in the depths of his or her heart.

The Drowning Kind was compelling and unconditionally spooky. Apparently, characters here are problematic and vehement; their responses to the circumstances are subjective. Oftentimes, the chapter's closing is in a cliffhanger. I, however, wasn't smitten with it even after I finished it. No, no, no for this.


"Your father," she'd said, "for all his complications, is the only person I ever felt whole with. Sometimes I think our brokenness held us together.
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