Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

I just wanna put this out there and wanna listen to people's opinion about this particular book. I picked it up given the awesome reviews I had seen everywhere (it's been 5 years since I read this). The plot was ok, but the book seemed to be (at least for me)like the author's attempt to flaunt that she was quite proficient in the various topics mentioned in the book. My opinion may not reflect others', but am I the only one who feels that? Are there others who feel the same?