The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen DionneMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a totally enjoyable book! I adore the setting, the tension, and the character arcs! So pleased with the author's balancing of contemporary present with backstory (intermediate past) and way-in-the-past backstory, all of which is essential in eliciting the plot themes (multiple) and the character arcs (I'm not sure the term "character evolution" applies here). A tremendous amount of both plot layers and of characterization has gone into making this novel great, and for those reasons I place THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER on the same exalted level as I do Robyn Harding's HER PRETTY FACE. Additionally, both have exceptionally strong female characters. I found Helena, protagonist and eponymous character of THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, readily eliciting my empathy and quite comprehensible. This is definitely a re-reader.
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