Reviews with content warning for Animal cruelty - Summer of Salt

One of the big plot points was obvious to me from the beginning, and I didn’t mind. The other big plot point I knew was coming because I read the acknowledgments first, as I tend to do,

but still missed how it happened and who it was

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Even with the spoilers, I still found this little town and its drama fascinating.

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ella7211's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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fesja_reads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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nenaveenstra's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a wonderful story of sisterhood, friendship, love and hardship. There was ace, bi and lesbian rep, as well as some other good conversations (check content warnings). I deeply loved this little book.

EDIT: after reading some reviews, I find myself agreeing with some of the negative comments about this book, and yet, I still stand by my rating, which I now realise is deeply subjective. It just gave me that fuzzy feeling in my chest that only the best books can.

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