Once again I found myself looking for an audiobook that was included with my Audible membership so I had something to listen to while doing chores. This seems to be a weekend theme for me. This time The husband was off at a golf show, so I had time to putter around the house and listen to this book.
I chose this book because it is narrated by Johanna Parker who voiced the Sookie Stackhouse books and I enjoyed her reading of those books. According to the reviews for this book, some people weren't fans of the audio.
The beginning of the book is told from Ada's perspective and Ada is a very naive 15-16 year old who has come back home to her horrible abusive father. I was not very into the beginning of the book, I was disappointed that it starts with a clueless girl in the 1920s with an awful father who needs rescuing. I considered putting the book down (figurately not literally as I was listening on my phone) and not continuing,
However, I decided to listen a little longer, and that is when the story switches to the perspective of the other girl in the stilt house, Miranda. Miranda was a much more interesting character and I enjoyed her backstory. I have not read much fiction taking place in rural areas during the 1920s, which enhanced my reading of this story.
In the blurbs for this book, The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian is compared to Where the Crawdads Sing and apparently many, many reviewers did not agree with this assessment and that affected their enjoyment of the book. I have not read the Crawdads book, so this comparison meant nothing to me.
4 stars
