Author: Delia Owens
# of Pages: 12 hours, 12 minutes (audiobook)
Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Synopsis: For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life - until the unthinkable happens.
Review: Not exactly sure why this book is so popular. Disclaimer: Since I listened to the audiobook rather than read this book, I only comprehended maybe 80-90% of the story. This means I might have missed some finer details.
Full of flowery, artsy descriptions, I found the story (and therefore the mystery aspect) of this story overall very uncompelling. I wasn't thinking this book would be structured so much around romance. I didn't like how the story kept skipping between two different time periods.
I just did not like Owen's prose, structure of the story, nor did I ever really connect with any of the characters. However, I don't know if I believe I wasted my time reading it, thus it gets 3 stars. I won't be recommending this book to anyone anytime soon.
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