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Seanan McGuire is endlessly inventive in finding more ways for kids to be outsiders, and for adults to fail them. This time out the kid is Nadya, born with one arm to a single mother who abandoned her at birth, raised in a Russian orphanage, and adopted by a clueless American couple acting out some kind of virtue play rescue fantasy rather than truly committed to her welfare. She is pragmatic, surprisingly well adjusted despite the harsh circumstances of her life, and for me, the best feature of this book.

The world Nadya goes to once she falls through her door is interesting and creative, with its breathable water, giant talking turtles, huge, fearsome, carnivorous frogs, and near utopian culture, but I found Nadya’s story there only mildly interesting and a bit bland, compared to what I’ve come to expect from this series.

Fans of the Wayward Children series will definitely want to read Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear, but it would surprise me if this book ends up being anyone’s favorite.