Book Reviews
[S]ubtle, brilliant and mature.… In its balance of emotional patience and chapter-by-chapter suspense, The Marsh King's Daughter is about as good as a thriller can be.
Charles Finch - New York Times Book Review
Dionne’s breathtaking psychological thriller is a fairy tale writ large.… [T]he suspense in the plotting and the cold distance Helena’s voice projects [hold readers] entranced until the stunning climax.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
(Starred review.) [An] exceptional … psychological thriller.… Helena’s conflicting emotions about her father and her own identity elevate this powerful story.
Publishers Weekly
Echoing Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of the same title, Dionne's latest is a well-crafted, eerie, and unnerving psychological thriller.… [A] strong setting and swift pacing —Emily Hamstra, Seattle
Library Journal
[W]ill keep readers gripped until the end.… For fans of Emma Donoghue’s Room and of novels with strong female leads.
Booklist
Helena becomes a trusted narrator as readers follow her dawning realization that her father is a madman…and her inner struggles keep apprehension high.… [A] thriller with gripping suspense (Age 17-adult). —Judith A. Hayn.
VOYA
Helena's…conflicted feelings about Jacob ring true, but they also undercut tension, throttle pace, and de-fang the book's boogeyman.… Dionne tries to strike a balance between psychological thriller and coming-of-age tale.
Kirkus Reviews