A review by pershie13
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

If you like murder mysteries, coming of age stories, nature, romance, and page turners, this book is for you. In Where the Crawdads Sing, we follow the murder investigation of a coastal North Carolina town's former start quarterback while reading the story of the "Marsh Girl" as she grows up in a shack outside of town. Her mother leaves due to an abusive husband, and soon the Marsh Girl finds herself completely alone. We learn how she deals with rejection while also becoming resilient and one with nature, and her story eventually collides with the murder investigation in page-turning fashion. I already want to go back and read the book again just to tie in all the different thematic elements because this book is full of them. It is extremely well-written and had me feeling all sorts of emotions. There is a great reason that this book is a bestseller, and it has definitely reached my stack of favorites.
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