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La chica salvaje by Delia Owens

51 reviews

eleni_erato's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexism, Infidelity, and War

Minor: Infertility and Suicidal thoughts

bookellys'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? It's complicated

5.0

I am just speechless! What.A.Book!

From the beautifully descriptive writing that meant I could picture the marsh, to the mixture of murder mystery, coming of age and romance - this book is something special.

I felt so investing in the characters (Jumpin’ and Mabel have a place in my heart forever), and felt genuine anxiety waiting for trial verdict to come in.

I can’t believe this sat on my #tbr for so long - if you haven’t read it yet, make it your next read, it’s got to be one of my favourite books ever!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, and Child abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

creationwing's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

The story was fine, and the descriptions of nature were quiet good. I found it could be verbose at times, and, as others have pointed out, the dialogue was wasn't the strongest. While I liked the characters like Jumpin and such, the author builds tension only to accidentally deflate it too quickly and too soon. I have mixed feelings about this book. I got emotional at times, but it was lacking something that made the transition between the two (eventually coinciding) timelines choppy. The time jump in the last few chapters felt especially abrupt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Cursing, Hate crime, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Animal death

Minor: Addiction, Medical content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, War, Mental illness, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual harassment, and Self harm

Graphic depictions of domestic violence, including against children.

A (frankly unnecessary) scene involving racist hate crime and slurs.

First period Coercion of sex / dubious consent / wear her down Some injuries are described quite graphically, more than expected, at least Implied painful sexual experiences. Attempted sexual assault.

magnoliabloomfield's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.75

Very very slow paced. Writing the accent annoyed me so much. The characters don’t recognize their own accent and you should write what they mean or else you distract the reader and distracted readers aren’t immersed in the story. We are bombarded with so much information about Kya in the beginning when we don’t necessarily want that much, and then later so much that we actually would have wanted to know was withheld. Also it felt like the author created a lot plot hole fixes on the spot and didn’t edited them into the story further back to foreshadow. For instance Jodie’s scar. If we knew he had it from the beginning we could have felt recognition when we see a scarred man later instead of getting a big chunk of backstory explaining it when what we really want is to stay in the present moment. Overall I was underwhelmed and unsatisfied. Don’t get the hype at all. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

jozefinkak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I adored this book! The hype is well deserved. It contains the most satisfying conclusion I’ve read in a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Sexism, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Murder

saskiahill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

hbotney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Murder, Racism, Stalking, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Death of parent

madisone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was surprisingly good considering the fact that I didn’t have very high hopes. I loved learning about Kya’s past as the investigation and trial were going on, and the mystery aspect of it was amazing. The writing was beautiful, and very descriptive though sometimes slightly monotonous. The last two chapters were amazing and upped the rating for me. In fact, I’m currently crying a little as I write this because of the last two chapters. Overall this was a great book, but be sure to look up some of the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

elishahdavis's review against another edition

4.5

I really liked this book. I felt for Kya and found her story compelling and heartbreaking and beautiful. Also, I love Tate so so much. This book is not a murder mystery. It's just not. I did find myself curious about who did it in like the final quarter of the book when it actually became relevant, but I mostly cared about Kya and her freedom. This book is the story of a Marsh girl's life first, and a story of a murder trial second. Nowhere is it some big crime-solving mystery book. As for the actual murder...

I WAS SO SURE IT WAS TATE. I suspected it may be him at first, but then as time went on I was more and more sure it was him. But then I was thinking, he wouldn't let Kya go on trial and stay in jail and potentially be executed; he would have for sure admitted to the crime. But the evidence that it was him just made so much sense. After Kya was declared innocent, I literally forgot to care about who murdered Chase. I moved on, just like all the other characters. The sudden jump into the future gave me whiplash because she was like "and they were happy. anyways 40 years later tate found her dead in a boat" and I was like GIRL WHAT-- and then... let's just say I was NOT prepared for that last page.

But yeah. If you want an interesting book about a Marsh Girl's life that will make you kinda depressed, this is the one! Also wow this book has a lot of content warnings. I would say to read them before you decide to pick up this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Murder, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts

graceslibrary's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Mixed feelings. Some of the writing was incredible and quite loving but at times it was a lil cringe. It’s a story where we are meant to root for Kya but I couldn’t always get behind that.

you can’t murder someone and expect the town not to hate you??? like yes Chase was a dick and was awful to Kya but that doesn’t mean she should get away with murder. Also tate and Kya’s relationship made me uncomfortable at times. “his feelings for her that seemed tangled up between the sweet love for a lost sister and the fiery love for a girl” That’s rlly weird

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Infertility