DNF/5 Stars: ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens.
→ Age Range: Adult.
→ Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction.
→ Trigger Warnings: Attempted Rape, Child Neglect, Racial Slurs.

In-depth Rating:
→ Plot: ★
→ Character Development: ★
→ Setting: ★
→ Entertainment Level: ★
→ Writing: ★

General Comments: Date-jumbling and tension-building; though set in the 1950-1960s, its treatment of racial and social division and the fragile complexities of nature, is relevant to contemporary politics and ecology. There are distractions, from monochromatic characterisation and implausibility in the plotline. The dialogue is underwhelming and, at times, robotic and unrealistic of human interaction.

Favourite Quote: ‘I wasn’t aware that words could hold so much. I didn’t know a sentence could be so full.’

Time Read: Two Days (DNF @ 45%).
→ Audiobook: Yes
→ Audiobook Narrator: Cassandra Campbell.