Review: Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ALC of this book via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.

This follows Nadya, whom we've met before at Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, but this is the story of her door and her own hero's journey.  Nadya was born in Russia and was given up for adoption at birth.  She was eventually adopted by a picture perfect American couple.  Nadya never felt less than or unhappy, until her new parents brought up what she was lacking and what would make her happy.  They never asked her what would make her happy, they only ever told her, and she never felt comfortable about it nor was she comfortable expressing how she felt.  She did however feel comfortable at the local turtle pond watching the turtles bask in sun and swim.  When a strange door appears in the water, she finds herself falling through to a new world where no on finds her lacking and she finds the most wonderful turtles and people and gets to go on the most exciting adventures.

This was a bit different than some of the other books in the series, as none of it is set at Eleanor's home, and there are no appearances of the other characters we've met previously.  This is solely Nadya's storyline.  If you have read the other books, you know that the timeline of the series isn't linear, and they can all be read as standalones for the most part.  This is a fairly emotional tale, even if you know how it is going to end.  I feel like I needed more time with Nadya and her world, it was so enchanting and I loved how independent and self-sufficient she was.  McGuire always does a wonderful job with the worldbuilding and I loved Nadya's character.  This was such a great depiction of agency, the power of choice, and empowerment.  

The narration was really well done.  The narrator does a Russian accent for Nadya for much of the book and differentiates the other characters throughout.  

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