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The Marsh King's Daughter
by Karen Dionne
3.5 stars rounded down. I checked this book out a bit blindly after seeing the trailer for the movie and I was intrigued. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it takes place in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, which I really appreciated as a Michigander. The descriptive nature of the book was gorgeous. A lot of time was spent on flashbacks, and Helena as a child is a bit hard to feel empathy for. I wish it had been about 50/50, instead of about 80/20 between flashbacks and present day. This book also has lots of triggers and there's a dog that dies quite violently, so read at your own risk.