A review by kerasalwaysreading
The Marsh Queen by Virginia Hartman
3.0
This book took too long to jump off… The beginning, while it kept my interest, was slow.
Loni has escaped her small town life in the marshlands of Florida after spending a childhood following one basic rule: don’t talk about dad, a man she idolized, who died under strange circumstances when she was a kid.
Now, she is putting in for leave time from her Smithsonian job to go back home at the behest of her brother because their mom is not doing well. Upon her arrival back home, she is immediately reminded of why she left. One thing is different though… and she tries to figure out what really happened to her father.
This book was great in theory, but I just didn’t find myself on the same page with what was going on. Towards the second half of the book, I found myself enjoying it more and more, though.
Loni has escaped her small town life in the marshlands of Florida after spending a childhood following one basic rule: don’t talk about dad, a man she idolized, who died under strange circumstances when she was a kid.
Now, she is putting in for leave time from her Smithsonian job to go back home at the behest of her brother because their mom is not doing well. Upon her arrival back home, she is immediately reminded of why she left. One thing is different though… and she tries to figure out what really happened to her father.
This book was great in theory, but I just didn’t find myself on the same page with what was going on. Towards the second half of the book, I found myself enjoying it more and more, though.