A review by suklaa
Suon villi laulu by Delia Owens

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It has its flaws but I mostly really enjoyed it. The author does a great job with describing the marsh and painting a very vivid image of it. Kya is an interesting protagonist to follow. The pacing was mostly good although a bit slow at the start.

I do gotta say that I thought it was a little silly to make one of the main themes prejudice towards a white girl when this book is set during a time of segregation. I feel like it would've fit the theme and narrative more if Kya was a POC. But maybe I'm just overthinking, idk. 

Also I have mixed feelings about the ending reveal (major spoilers ahead).
I feel like it was a bit of a cheap twist and it also kinda ruined the whole prejudice towards Kya arc. Kya was all like "the whole village hates me and thinks I'm a murderer, oh woe is me"and then she actually is a murderer?? Girl, you kinda proved their point 😭 Chase absolutely deserved it tho but it does make make Kya a hypocrite. I kinda wish there had been a flashback chapter showing how Kya did it and how it affected her. Even tho Chase was horrible, I doubt Kya could've lived her whole life without feeling any guilt at all since she was so sensitive.
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