Reviews tagging 'Death'

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

208 reviews

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death

its_madi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Blood

luosymekawa's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.0

This book is gothic horror meets fairy tale meets the Greyjoys. As with any gothic horror is full of spooky vibes and creepy descriptions. I wish I had read this book in the fall! As I get older I seem to become more and more annoyed by first person, but this book is an exception. Annaleigh, our narrator, keeps the story moving at a good pace and we never get sucked too far down into her subconscious (tldr I get lost in the story rather than feeling like I’m receiving a lecture by the character).

This book was SO CLOSE to being a five-star for me. There was something missing in the buildup for the third act. Without giving spoilers, I felt that there wasn’t enough mention of each piece that fit together to solve the mystery. Act 3 would have been more dramatic and alluring if there had been more set up for the twist. I was left feeling a bit blindsided by the solution to the mystery. The metaphorical gun definitely went off in the third act, but I somehow missed the placement of it in acts one and two.

Overall this book was an incredible retelling of an age-old tale!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

kaabtik's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

oh how i loved this. a really easy read that captivates you from the beginning and wholly until the end. i couldn't believe i put this off for this long when it was such a fun read. please be mindful of the warnings, though, especially that of death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

bookwormamy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity and Terminal illness

taymariereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book so much.  It was a wonderful mix of The Twelve Dancing Princess and murder mysteries.  Granted the book is a little slow in the beginning but if you continue to read it, you won’t regret it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

justkimmithings's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

almas's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Violence and Blood

setgalvin22's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I love twelve dancing princess retellings and this was no exception. I think that some aspects of it went a little too off the rails and the twists collide a lot with each other. However, I throughly enjoyed the plot and the family. It was a good reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death and Gore