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The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
4.0
Loosely based on the Hans Christen Anderson fairy tale The Marsh Kings Daughter this book follows Helena a woman who has lived a troubled past that most people don't know about, not even her husband.
She grew up in the Marsh, a secluded cabin outside civilization and the only human contact she ever knew was that of her mother and her father, who kidnapped her mother. No electricity, no modern comforts, only a stack of National Geographic magazines from the 1950's to help her learn about the world. As a young teenager she realizes her life is abnormal when a strange man comes up to the cabin on a snowmobile while her father is gone and sets into motion her and her mothers escape.
Years later with a husband and two young daughters of her own living on her fathers childhood homestead mere miles away from the prison that holds him she is put into a position where she must once again fight her father for her family and her freedom.
This was a bit slow to take off. It really picked up around the 100 page mark. I liked Helena's adult storyline much better than the childhood years only because of the suspense. However toward the end of her captivity the suspense was heightened as well. A nice quick read with a badass female heroine.
4⭐️’s
She grew up in the Marsh, a secluded cabin outside civilization and the only human contact she ever knew was that of her mother and her father, who kidnapped her mother. No electricity, no modern comforts, only a stack of National Geographic magazines from the 1950's to help her learn about the world. As a young teenager she realizes her life is abnormal when a strange man comes up to the cabin on a snowmobile while her father is gone and sets into motion her and her mothers escape.
Years later with a husband and two young daughters of her own living on her fathers childhood homestead mere miles away from the prison that holds him she is put into a position where she must once again fight her father for her family and her freedom.
This was a bit slow to take off. It really picked up around the 100 page mark. I liked Helena's adult storyline much better than the childhood years only because of the suspense. However toward the end of her captivity the suspense was heightened as well. A nice quick read with a badass female heroine.
4⭐️’s