I laughed hysterically at "so I listen to a murder podcast..." as a fellow murder podcast listener I too can say it drove me nuts how the cops just randomly seemed up to date on how to sweep a crime scene!
I love the way you ladies described this book! You gave a great plot idea without giving important things away. I didnt like the book either at first. Started out boring to me. But it picked up about 100 pages in and I couldn't put it down. Such a good book!
The sheriffs didn’t know about murder. They walked around like “cock if the walk” know it alls. And it turns out they were totally wrong. They never thought to ask Jumpin’ any questions because he was just the local “friendly black man” who’s nice to everyone but must not know that much. So to me, the racism was an important part of the story. And I do think she could learn that much because he brought her textbooks and she had nothing to do but enjoy them. (And the author is a scientist.) For me, I liked a lot of things… but the courtroom scenes were the most poorly written parts of the story.
I just finished this today and I felt the same as both of you. I thought I was going to like it because I've heard good things about it, and then when I started it I was like, "I don't think I'm going to like this," but then I did end up liking it and giving it a 4 stars as well. One of the reasons I thought I wasn't going to like this when I started was because of the writing style. It was way more descriptive than I would have like, and I know some people like a lot of descriptions, but for me I get bored with too much descriptions. I really got into it once the murder trial started happening. But also there were little things that annoyed me as well that I was like "wait a min. this doesn't make any sense." SPOILER ALERT for anyone reading the comments. I'll put what I mean down below. SPOILER!!! So when Tate found Chase's necklace at her place in the end, I was like "wtf?" If they arrested her for murder and they're trying to build a case against her, why the hell didn't anyone search her place for evidence? Especially knowing Chase's necklace was missing and his mom said Kya was the one that gave it to him. You have a sheriff who's an expert at footprints tracking but no one bothers to search her place? Unless I miss that part, I did listen to half of this on audio so maybe I missed something, but I honestly don't remember them searching her place. It just didn't make sense to me.
I just finished this and I recall specifically the sheriff saying now we ain’t gotta tear up her place to do this but let’s careful and not leave any evidence behind. So what I figured, is they just didn’t look in the right place at the time because they were overwhelmed with the literal horde of collecting she had in a small space. And I don’t think popping up floors would be that common.
including myself in the conversation hi, i just finished the book yesterday (2 days took me) and i like it! made cry or tear a little in some moments. there were some things that didn't make sense... i can live with the fact the shell was hiden in the bricks sort of but waiiit.... Tate gave her the cap like 1 or 2 weeks before Chase's dead.... sooo, may be the author, Delia, decide to leave as a clue for us to decides what to think but.... Tate could would and must have come to his mind that Kya had the cap, so why Chase had those fibers? obviously Kya was in a moment in some way with Chase.... so.... he must have know or at least have many doubts about her innocence since the cap was brought as evidence. anyways, Tate really loved her till and after her death. I wouldn't say she committed murder in 1st degree, because i don't know about laws or US laws in that year, but also i wouldn't say she act in self defense.... she must have call him to see him that night in the tower,... we don't know if he tried to abuse her again, probably¿? or she just deliberate decided to kill him or give him an ultimatum¿? never thought he would die she had clear something after Chase's assault, Kya would never let anyone treat her like that as Ma went through the same. nice twist (although i knew she was since the cap and bus hours did not match)
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Sounds like it turned out to be a good book, not sure I would have made it after the lackluster beginning. I think it's important to grab the reader in the beginning, so they can finish the book!
The book sounds like a slow starter so not sure about it but I am so sure about continuing to watch you review books. Loved coming across your chanel. Really enjoyed your review but the hook for me is the whole interraction and boundary setting with your dog. So real and heartfelt and so cute that mostly , Charlie just kept coming back to the picture. Thank you also for your representation. There are many non black rbook eviewers who I really enjoy and are my go to, but also because there have not been so many black reviewers. Having a variety of reviewers is so much more pleasant. Thank you again. I hope you have kept going
This is the first video I’m seeing from you guys!! I’ve been thinking about reading this book but knowing the time period and setting I needed to get an opinion from someone that looks like me lol. Especially because they were gassing this book up as you said. I’m subscribing!!!
Language acquisition that happens in short periods of time occurs roughly between ages 1-6 and Kya was like 8 I believe. I can understand why that bothers you but it's not that far off
I just finished the audiobook last week. I was upset about how alone and teased she was and almost quit the book. But I stuck with it and glad I did. The storyline kept me curious.
I tried this on audible and couldn’t get past the second chapter. I was so bored! My mind could not focus on the story. I ended up having to just read it so I could focus. It took 30 pages before I was invested in the story. It was pretty slow at the beginning but worth pushing through. I loved it in the end.
I'm a white woman but I definitely felt like there was some racist micro-aggressions in the story and it was disappointing to read. I brought this up while referencing examples in my bookclub and was immediately berated for considering it to be racist and completely shot down. They were so adamant it wasn't racist just cause they said so. It's all white people in the group and they can't see passed their privilege or think critically. (This author is also wanted for questioning by the Zambian government in relation to a murder that happened in her presence in Zambia. It looks like her step son shot a poacher. They have since fleed Zambia to go back to the USA. I think its so fucked up.)
Yeah, it's definitely something in there that gives you that vibe. We pushed through and focused on the plot. Wow, did not know that about her though. That is really messed up.
Sounds like a solid 4.5! I loved it and Charlie. Lol. The movie’s coming out in July. Curious if you’re going to see it. Trailer looks pretty cool! th-cam.com/video/I15cwt2SX38/w-d-xo.html
Loved your ladies review. I was unsure how I was gonna like this book at.first. But it ended up resonating deeply with me. I was raised in the deep south in TN and felt the pain of her abandonment. I currently live in SC so the landscape fit everything here to a T. I felt you at the education part 🤣 but the book kept movin.
Cali morgan yes we do. We just aren’t good at posting reviews on there but we plan to do better. www.goodreads.com/user/show/99658141-kristin www.goodreads.com/user/show/99563706-asia-callender?ref=ru_lihp_up_rs_0_mclk-up7322161763
I laughed hysterically at "so I listen to a murder podcast..." as a fellow murder podcast listener I too can say it drove me nuts how the cops just randomly seemed up to date on how to sweep a crime scene!
Lyn 27 lol right!!!!
I love the way you ladies described this book! You gave a great plot idea without giving important things away. I didnt like the book either at first. Started out boring to me. But it picked up about 100 pages in and I couldn't put it down. Such a good book!
Katie McMillan yes. It was definitely one of our favorites last year!
Omg I'm so glad to have found your channel. Booktube is so white and it's so nice to see some people you can relate to lol
g jk yay!!! And welcome lol
I wanted to say this but I didn’t want to sound harsh! So glad I found you ladies ✨
The sheriffs didn’t know about murder. They walked around like “cock if the walk” know it alls. And it turns out they were totally wrong. They never thought to ask Jumpin’ any questions because he was just the local “friendly black man” who’s nice to everyone but must not know that much. So to me, the racism was an important part of the story.
And I do think she could learn that much because he brought her textbooks and she had nothing to do but enjoy them. (And the author is a scientist.)
For me, I liked a lot of things… but the courtroom scenes were the most poorly written parts of the story.
Now there's gonna be a movie. Ya'll already on top of it
I just finished this today and I felt the same as both of you. I thought I was going to like it because I've heard good things about it, and then when I started it I was like, "I don't think I'm going to like this," but then I did end up liking it and giving it a 4 stars as well. One of the reasons I thought I wasn't going to like this when I started was because of the writing style. It was way more descriptive than I would have like, and I know some people like a lot of descriptions, but for me I get bored with too much descriptions. I really got into it once the murder trial started happening. But also there were little things that annoyed me as well that I was like "wait a min. this doesn't make any sense." SPOILER ALERT for anyone reading the comments. I'll put what I mean down below.
SPOILER!!!
So when Tate found Chase's necklace at her place in the end, I was like "wtf?" If they arrested her for murder and they're trying to build a case against her, why the hell didn't anyone search her place for evidence? Especially knowing Chase's necklace was missing and his mom said Kya was the one that gave it to him. You have a sheriff who's an expert at footprints tracking but no one bothers to search her place? Unless I miss that part, I did listen to half of this on audio so maybe I missed something, but I honestly don't remember them searching her place. It just didn't make sense to me.
Right!!! Lol! It was basically as a shack. See another thing that didn’t make sense lol. But still a good story.
@@intheeyeofthebeholder Oh ok, that makes sense. I figured I probably missed something, cause that was just a huge plot hole.
I just finished this and I recall specifically the sheriff saying now we ain’t gotta tear up her place to do this but let’s careful and not leave any evidence behind.
So what I figured, is they just didn’t look in the right place at the time because they were overwhelmed with the literal horde of collecting she had in a small space. And I don’t think popping up floors would be that common.
including myself in the conversation
hi, i just finished the book yesterday (2 days took me) and i like it! made cry or tear a little in some moments.
there were some things that didn't make sense... i can live with the fact the shell was hiden in the bricks sort of but waiiit.... Tate gave her the cap like 1 or 2 weeks before Chase's dead.... sooo, may be the author, Delia, decide to leave as a clue for us to decides what to think but.... Tate could would and must have come to his mind that Kya had the cap, so why Chase had those fibers? obviously Kya was in a moment in some way with Chase.... so.... he must have know or at least have many doubts about her innocence since the cap was brought as evidence.
anyways, Tate really loved her till and after her death.
I wouldn't say she committed murder in 1st degree, because i don't know about laws or US laws in that year, but also i wouldn't say she act in self defense.... she must have call him to see him that night in the tower,... we don't know if he tried to abuse her again, probably¿? or she just deliberate decided to kill him or give him an ultimatum¿? never thought he would die
she had clear something after Chase's assault, Kya would never let anyone treat her like that as Ma went through the same.
nice twist (although i knew she was since the cap and bus hours did not match)
@@chipiturk90strend This is an old story with real photographs of my time in the swamp. It is from 2008 but extremely similar to this novel without the drama. Please listen and subscribe to my channel for more upcoming releases.
th-cam.com/video/mqKVdprg3Xw/w-d-xo.html
Loved your review. Can I use any of your thoughts (with attribution) on my upcoming Crawdads podcast? No worries if not. Keep up the great reviews!!
Yes, you can!
Sounds like it turned out to be a good book, not sure I would have made it after the lackluster beginning. I think it's important to grab the reader in the beginning, so they can finish the book!
The book sounds like a slow starter so not sure about it but I am so sure about continuing to watch you review books. Loved coming across your chanel. Really enjoyed your review but the hook for me is the whole interraction and boundary setting with your dog. So real and heartfelt and so cute that mostly , Charlie just kept coming back to the picture. Thank you also for your representation. There are many non black rbook eviewers who I really enjoy and are my go to, but also because there have not been so many black reviewers. Having a variety of reviewers is so much more pleasant. Thank you again. I hope you have kept going
olevia ward thank you!!! Your comment is so touching ❤️. We plan to continue to read and grow and hope you continue to enjoy along the way!! 😊
This is the first video I’m seeing from you guys!! I’ve been thinking about reading this book but knowing the time period and setting I needed to get an opinion from someone that looks like me lol. Especially because they were gassing this book up as you said. I’m subscribing!!!
Thank you!!
Language acquisition that happens in short periods of time occurs roughly between ages 1-6 and Kya was like 8 I believe. I can understand why that bothers you but it's not that far off
It is quite good and interesting, Durga garu. Thanks for introducing the book.
I just finished the audiobook last week. I was upset about how alone and teased she was and almost quit the book. But I stuck with it and glad I did. The storyline kept me curious.
Yay! Glad you hung in there!
Language acquisition that happens in short periods of time occurs roughly between ages 1-6 and Kya was like 14
Naomi L thank you for the info! I was probably just nitpicking at the time lol. It seemed off but I realize it’s very feasible lol
I love your channel name. So clever and cute. Also your apartment looks lush! 💖📚
Thank you!
I tried this on audible and couldn’t get past the second chapter. I was so bored! My mind could not focus on the story. I ended up having to just read it so I could focus. It took 30 pages before I was invested in the story. It was pretty slow at the beginning but worth pushing through. I loved it in the end.
Yes!! Such a slow start!! But yes, excellent story overall! :)
I'm a white woman but I definitely felt like there was some racist micro-aggressions in the story and it was disappointing to read. I brought this up while referencing examples in my bookclub and was immediately berated for considering it to be racist and completely shot down. They were so adamant it wasn't racist just cause they said so. It's all white people in the group and they can't see passed their privilege or think critically. (This author is also wanted for questioning by the Zambian government in relation to a murder that happened in her presence in Zambia. It looks like her step son shot a poacher. They have since fleed Zambia to go back to the USA. I think its so fucked up.)
Yeah, it's definitely something in there that gives you that vibe. We pushed through and focused on the plot. Wow, did not know that about her though. That is really messed up.
Will you be reviewing the movie?
That’s the goal. We’re making plans to see it 😁
😂😂😂 loved this intro
It's a strong love story. Abandoned girl found love at the end from her boyfriend and the town.
Sounds like a solid 4.5! I loved it and Charlie. Lol. The movie’s coming out in July. Curious if you’re going to see it. Trailer looks pretty cool! th-cam.com/video/I15cwt2SX38/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! And we need to check out the movie and possibly do a comparison. :)
Okay so I just found your channel and your name alone made me instantly subscribe. 😆
Yay I was looking for a good chat about this book!! Thanks y'all!! I'm subscribing!
Thank you!!!
Can you make a favourites video of your favourite movies, podcasts and things you guys are loving atm?
Movies is a good one. We do have a video discussing our favorite podcasts on our channel. Check it out! They are still very much our faves.
Enjoyed your review❤❤❤
Thank you!
new subbbb🌞🤟🏾
Thank you!!!
Loved your ladies review. I was unsure how I was gonna like this book at.first. But it ended up resonating deeply with me. I was raised in the deep south in TN and felt the pain of her abandonment. I currently live in SC so the landscape fit everything here to a T. I felt you at the education part 🤣 but the book kept movin.
Thank you!!!
I love book channels. Your review and shared energy is great. Subscribed
Cali morgan thank you! ☺️
Do you ladies have goodread acct so I can follow
Cali morgan yes we do. We just aren’t good at posting reviews on there but we plan to do better.
www.goodreads.com/user/show/99658141-kristin
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my goodreads is under Morgan Cren and I requested you both . Keep up the good commentary