A review by ktbxter
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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

3.5

Was an alright read but not really sure what the hype was about to be honest!

I really struggled with the writing style and the constant switching between character POVs mid paragraph! Also the dialect was tricky at times - I understand why it was written that way, but it wasn't needed really!

The second half was gripping as the court case appeared and more of the events leading to Chase dying came to head in Kya's narrative. This genuinely had me curious as to if Kya was guilty or not!

I found the ending to be slightly uneventful to be honest. Kya's life was described so fast after the verdict that I was wandering what it was all for and it felt insignificant. I'm glad she got a happy ending with Tate, but seeing more of that would have been nice after reading about years and years of suffering!

I also found the addition of the poetry at the very end, ultimately confirming Kya's had murdered Chase, to be unneeded! Tate finding the necklase itself would have spoken the words that the whole speil about publishing the poems under a false name struggled to say (and badly at that).



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