The Floating Girls

A Novel

De: Lo Patrick

Narrado por: Taylor Meskimen

A wonderfully atmospheric coming-of-age family drama told from the perspective of a young girl as she unravels the secrets that threaten her entire family

The backwaters of Georgia hold many buried secrets. But they won’t stay buried forever.

One hot, sticky summer in Bledsoe, Georgia, twelve-year-old Kay Whitaker stumbles across a stilt house in a neighboring marsh and upon Andy Webber, a boy about her age. He and his father have recently moved back to Georgia from California, and rumors of the suspicious drowning death of Andy’s mother years earlier have chased them there and back.

Kay is fascinated and enamored with Andy, and she doesn’t listen when her father tells her to stay away from the Webbers. But when Kay’s sister goes missing, the mystery of Mrs. Webber’s death—and Kay’s parents’ potential role in it—comes to light. Kay and her brothers must navigate the layers of secrets that emerge in the course of the investigation as their family, and the world as they knew it, unravels around them.

At once wickedly funny and heartbreaking, The Floating Girls is an immersive coming-of-age story narrated by a feisty, smart, yet undeniably vulnerable girl reminiscent of a modern-day Scout Finch—a character who will live in listeners’ hearts for a long time to come.

©2022 Lo Patrick (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Southern sweat

Amazing debut of a talented author. Cant waith for her next book. I expect amazing things from Lo Patrick.

POV is a feisty 12yr old girl

I found this book to be so entertaining ! Good narration & despite the harsh circumstances described in the book (poverty, neglect….) the story was told in a way that didn’t make it “heavy”. The main character is a feisty 12 year old with quips that made me lol!

Great book!

I loved Kay. As I got close to the end, I went to search for more books by Lo Patrick! Well worth the credit.

Too much talking from Kay

I feel like this could have been a great story if the main character didn't talk so much. She talked so much I had to fast forward several times. I've never had a book irritate me this way.

The Floating Girls

The story was told by a 12 year old girl. She was selfish and rebellious and stuck in her own world. It's a mystery and a story of mental illness and extreme poverty. Alcoholism and depression wrecks havoc on the family and creates a horrible situation.

Devoured this book!!!

Loved this book! If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing you’ll love this one! It’s a coming of age murder mystery! Takes place in the marshlands of Georgia! Twelve year old Kay seeks answers as she uncovers dark family secrets! It’s both soulful and depressing! I definitely recommend reading it!

Love it

I was hooked from the beginning until the end. Incredible details and descriptions. Loved the character development. My only critique is that while I enjoyed the reader, there was a good chunk of time I was a bit distracted by what seemed to be a cold or allergies. Other than that I thoroughly enjoyed this story.

Never really came to a conclusion.

It has been compared to Where the Crawdads Live. Nothing could be further from the truth. This story was one of the survival of the human spirit in the worst of conditions, but never reasoned why any of the things occurred that did. And how did anyone have the ability to overcome? Only Kay had any gumption to ask questions and she didn’t know which ones to ask.

spoiled

I loved the book but the sample they chose to give so you could see if you like the narrator is from the end of the book and a huge spoiler to the story! I can't believe they did that. It really needs to be changed.

Disappointing

Listened to story on a 10 hour road trip.. was entertaining enough, however too many loose ends that I had hoped would be wrapped up by books end. Not sure I would recommend this one over others.