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The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

emmaalli21's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

lozbug's review against another edition

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I really liked the beginning and I loved the relationship between the mermaid and the plague doctor but I lost interest around the halfway mark because of the unnecessarily large vocabulary :( I just skimmed to the end because it felt like a chore to finish. I think I might pick it up again at some point because I did find the relationship between the main characters enjoyable. I’m also not a super huge fan of cult stories, but the relationship was sweet enough to look past this

sirflorencek's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

batesbarb's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

shuuunea's review against another edition

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DNF was too gross

papayat's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75


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lunamorte33's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Uhm I enjoyed it. It was very well written and very imaginative but damn was it just …f*cked. Weirdly a love story? Ending was cute 😂 
Very short and the audio book was great. I recommend 

bug03's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

dark, intense, lyrical, and beautiful. i loved this book, and i really liked the ending 

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antonpugh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5