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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

61 reviews

mblanke's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Hate crime, and Death of parent

abbymayy's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I love how the author describes Kya’s processing of her emotions as she goes through various  traumatic experiences. And the relationship between Tate and Kya is SPECTACULAR🤧!!!!! The contrast between Tate and Chase is really good too. Not mention is ALSO a murder mystery! 10/10 recommend👏👏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual harassment

shayna14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

i- oh my god. that's all i have to say.

tate and kya🥹💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

amethystbutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

hayleygray's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

The entire time I read this book, I was sad, happy and angry all at the same time as learning educational things through Kya’s love for the marsh. I read this book within 3 days because I could not put it down. And when I did put it down, I couldn’t wait to pick it back up again. 
I truly thought I knew who the murderer was but I was so shocked at the last few pages. This was an incredible story about love, acceptance, difference and the harsh realities of the natural order of everything and every living species. 
I cannot wait to see the movie after reading this! Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

njrebecca's review

emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What an amazing book! I know the author is controversial, but Delia Owens masterfully blends a coming of age story and a murder mystery in one seamless package. The vivid descriptions of the marsh have me desperate to feel even an inkling of the freedom Kya experiences. 

While the story is heartwrenching and at times outright tragic, there is an underpinning of hope that had me waiting for a happy ending. I will say that I was not disappointed by the ending at all and there were moments that had me in happy tears. 

The overall themes were probably my favorite. Witnessing Kya pick herself up again and again and display such strong will each time, alongside her learning to find a certain strength in opening herself up to be disappointed really resonated with me. Kya is such an inspiring and admirable main character to follow along with. 

I'm sure there are many critics who can point out the flaws of this book. I am not one of them, and genuinely there wasn't really much that I could say I did not enjoy about this book. I can't wait to let it sit for a bit and then read it all over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Murder

witchleaves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

camoo3032's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The imagery is incredibly beautiful and worth reading for that alone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

purplehulk713's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

In elegant and eloquent prose, Delia Owens tells a story so lush and complex, she might have pulled it out of the marsh itself. You follow cute little Kya, subjected to the horrors of the home that no child should have to face, watch her mother walk down the lane without waving goodbye, the first time in Kya's life that she would be abandoned. The book sings a love song to the marsh, one of the most diverse sources of life and where one's true nature cannot be denied, as you see with her father, Chase, and Tate. Kya grows, loves, and loses, but always comes back to the marsh, to the sand and sea which have been her family far more than any blood. The greater setting of Barkley Cove is likewise fascinating, especially with the dynamics between Jumpin', Mabel, and Kya, and Kya and the rest of Barkley Cove. The trial sequence is incredible, flowing back and forth through time as naturally as the tides. Kya seeks for life that will remain with her, in the waters of the marsh, feeding gulls and herons, collecting shells and other samples, and eventually opening her heart up to find the raw, intense, and sometimes shattering experiences of human connection, which lurk just beyond her marsh. What does it take to earn someone's trust? What would make you abandon your love? Can anyone protect themself from heartbreak? Follow me way out yonder, where the crawdads sing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lizziewilson's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I've never read anything quite like it before. The plot wasn't predictable, it was well researched, and generally a lovely piece of historical fiction with really interesting biological facts along the way. The character development especially was beautifully done.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts