A review by jeanettebyrnes
The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

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

5.0

Atmospheric, gothic, and totally immersive, this book sent me into a frenzied obsession with bogs, easily the coolest of the four wetlands. The Haddesley family, centuries long custodians of a cranberry bog are left reeling when their reciprocal compact with the bog begins to fall apart, and they are forced to forge into entirely unknown territory. From cover to cover impossible to put down. Read if you want to vibe the hell out for 317 pages straight. "This place will not survive not changing. You will not survive it." 
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