I'm so conflicted with this review, up until the end I was ready to give it 5 stars but I really didn't like the last twist and so I've settled at a 4.5. The description of nature in this book is gorgeous, if you love nature then those elements are definitely worth reading this book for! I felt like we knew the marsh almost as well as Kya did and her connection to the natural world around her was beautiful. The romance and emotional elements were also really well done and I almost cried a couple times. For a debut novel this is such an accomplishment and I'll definitely keep an eye out for Delia Owens future work! Now on to spoilers....

the last twist of her having killed Chase really ruined the book a bit for me. This revelation and that Kya was the poet all along really made me think we didn't know her at all which was sad as we had spent the whole book following her through her life and seeing the events that who made her who she was, only to be told we didn't know her at all.