A review by eric_roling
The Lobster Kings by Alexi Zentner

5.0

This was a delightful surprise. An engrossing tale about a lobster fishing family on the fictional Loosewood Island, located between Maine and St. Johns. The Kings family has been leading the lobster fishing tradition on Loosewood Island and trace their heritage back to an ancestor who painted a number of famous and prophetic paintings of the island. The father feels the weight of the crown as struggles over fishing rights and drugs rise up. But the center of the story is his daughter Cordelia Kings, who runs her own boat and as a woman must struggle to earn the respect of the island as the next Kings. I found her to be strong, independent, but still vulnerable and realistic. There was a lot to enjoy and digest in this story.