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Tuz ve Keder Evi by Erin A. Craig

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afterall's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

I don’t even know where to start! This book pleasantly surprised me.

While at times the writing seemed rushed, like characters were doing one thing and suddenly another with no connection in between, I thoroughly enjoyed the atmospheric description and the seemingly effortless way that words turned to pictures in my mind. I experienced this book with all five of my senses. The environments were beautifully described.

There was so much lore that sometimes I felt like the world had been thoroughly built but there wasn’t enough book to explain enough of it to me. I found myself confused and re-reading some parts just to make sure I understood what was happening regarding the myths, legends, and gods in the story. Despite the confusion at times, I felt like it was all pretty well explained and wrapped up in the end. I guess ultimately I would rather it be this way then be OVER explained. It’s a fast paced story set in a world that is clearly big enough for multiple stories.

The horror aspect of this book was so intriguing. I didn’t expect it to get as dark and frightening at some parts, but I loved the way I could see the scenes play out in my mind.

I felt like the romance was almost unnecessary in this story. Perhaps if it had been more believable, I’d appreciate it a little more. But the couple seemed to fall in love instantly for no real reason other than to have a romance in the story. The love between the sisters was enough to carry the story for me.

This book has the near perfect amount of happy, sad, and purely horrific moments, and while it wasn’t perfect, it was so refreshing to read a unique story like this.

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ewarde's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Enticing the whole way through. Borderline psychological thriller.

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1997's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Twelve Princesses retelling with ghosts, murder, and mystery? I’m in. I simply disappeared into this world as soon as I opened the book. Pick this up during a dark and stormy night; you won’t regret it!

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dtaylorbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Holy moly, did this book creep up on me, in the best ways possible. Gorgeously gothic and atmospheric, the world is a slow build of horror that culminates in a head-spinning fireball of an ending. Literally.

Right from page one you know this is gothic horror. From the land the people live on to the house itself, and you know, the funeral of the opening scene, you know this is not going to be a light story. Just what my black heart desires.

I’m not gonna lie though, I did question the purpose of the world for about half the book. It’s a very nice world, but I couldn’t help asking myself why wasn’t this just set in am ambiguous, Englishy area of our world in the past? WAIT FOR IT. It’s a slow weave, but everything does come together.

But that’s also a testament to the writing too. It’s beautiful without being florid, completely immersive, and horribly haunting. It’s everything I would want in a gothic story. It reaches out for you instead of pushes you away. As someone who LOVES worldbuilding, in a less well-written book I probably would have been turned off, but HOUSE OF SALT AND SORROWS kept drawing me in.

On top of that it’s fantasy horror. I haven’t read too much of this, if anything at all that I can think of. It’s glorious and the world needs more of it. It’s like fantasy world folk horror and I’m here for this.

I loved Annaleigh and yet again, a testament to Craig’s writing in how turned around I felt by the end of it all. I LOVE it when books do that. Spin my head right ’round! I was seriously questioning what was real and what wasn’t right along with Annaleigh.

HOUSE OF SALT AND SORROWS is also creepy as hell. Not only do you have the creepy gothic mansion, you have creepy things that may or may not be lurking in the bath water, or in the shadows, or in the catacombs. The ambiance of the story was absolutely wonderful. Everything my horror-loving heart desires.

What a freakishly fantastic addition to YA horror. It’s so different yet so recognizable and so utterly devious and creepy. Exactly what I’m looking for in a YA horror read. I can’t wait to read more by Craig!

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through a giveaway opportunity.

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queenrivanni's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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tkatt20's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

3.5-4 stars

I have very conflicted feelings about this book. On one hand I loved it, on the other hand, there were some very random things that happened that caught me off guard. For the most part I did love this book and I was so excited to read it when I found out it was a retelling of the twelve dancing princesses. The story is extremely dark and gothic, bordering on demonic, and the writing style really made the characters come alive as they were all very interesting with each one having their own personality and quirks. The last 1/4 of the book became very fantasy heavy which I found could have been executed better if there was more of that element mentioned throughout the first part of the book, but that was my biggest issue and I got over it fairly quickly. This book had the perfect setup for a series but since it isn't the world-building as a little lacking and the ending seemed fairly rushed. There are some unanswered questions but with the story being first person I feel like it fits well with the narrator and I don't feel dissatisfied with the ending. All in all, I can definitely see myself coming back and rereading this book in the future.

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dadimabookernow's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Hands down the best read of the year!

This book is so so good. It's so dark and twisty but so good. Very much reminds me of The haunting of hill house vibes.

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