jlink17's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
tea4terrie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
jxg255's review against another edition
5.0
Wow so many emotions reading this book. Great story telling of the marsh girl’s life and surrounding mystery.
kathi4's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
harrers11's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
beannoneya's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic book. I felt myself in this character, not in her misfortunes, but her fortune of place and interest in the land and life thereof.
A really well written book, a deep dive into an intelligent and creative woman, broken over and again by life, but buoyed again and again by the wild marsh that measures her world.
Plus a few twists I didn't see coming. Worth your time!
A really well written book, a deep dive into an intelligent and creative woman, broken over and again by life, but buoyed again and again by the wild marsh that measures her world.
Plus a few twists I didn't see coming. Worth your time!
lmallory's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
kcw98's review against another edition
3.0
Quick read for me. The plot twist at the end did surprise me. During trial they totally made it sound like there was no way it could’ve been Kya (and I still don’t really get how she did it..) My favorite part was Jodie and Kya’s reunion— when Kya gets her mother’s paintings and we all find out what happened to Ma after she left (heartbreaking!).
But I didn’t like all the sentence fragments. I’m not a huge fan of lengthy descriptions of nature. I wish we had gotten to read more about how/why Kya murdered Chase and how she felt about her actions afterwards—they did such a good job proving her “innocence” that I felt almost betrayed in the end bc it was so out of character for her. And I have questions: where was Chase’s wife Pearl during this whole thing!? And why did Chase have an accent but Tate didn’t? If Kya did take the bus back in the middle of the night then how come the bus drivers didnt see her?What was the moral of the story? (The townspeople were supposedly so mean and judgmental for accusing Marsh Girl of murder……. But they were right…..) And also Im sorry but I just cant keep stop thinking about how dirty and gross Kya must be from lack of hygiene… did she brush her teeth?
Oh and I did like the firefly symbolism at the end.
But I didn’t like all the sentence fragments. I’m not a huge fan of lengthy descriptions of nature. I wish we had gotten to read more about how/why Kya murdered Chase and how she felt about her actions afterwards—they did such a good job proving her “innocence” that I felt almost betrayed in the end bc it was so out of character for her. And I have questions: where was Chase’s wife Pearl during this whole thing!? And why did Chase have an accent but Tate didn’t? If Kya did take the bus back in the middle of the night then how come the bus drivers didnt see her?What was the moral of the story? (The townspeople were supposedly so mean and judgmental for accusing Marsh Girl of murder……. But they were right…..) And also Im sorry but I just cant keep stop thinking about how dirty and gross Kya must be from lack of hygiene… did she brush her teeth?
Oh and I did like the firefly symbolism at the end.
dperez8's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book was written so beautifully! I really fell in love with Kya, I just wanted someone to protect her sooooo bad throughout the book
meggles313's review against another edition
4.0
This book was slow starting for me and I wasn't sure I'd get through it. Once I got hooked, though, I literally couldn't put it down and read most of it in a single day. It ended up being PHENOMENAL!