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House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

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alexandriam_rose's review against another edition

3.0

I don't read too many (okay, any) current YA books, but a gothic, ocean-themed retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses was brought to my attention. I was like, I can give that a try. This fairy tale was for some reason one I really liked and remembered, but I only ever read one version in an illustrated bind up of a bunch of stories...

I have to say it surprised me, and I liked it more than I thought I would. It wasn't perfect, and there are some things I could leave behind (teen romance that really isn't important to the plot), but it had a pretty good creepy factor and fun elements and twists based on the classic fairytale.

The setting and atmosphere is probably my favorite aspect. The fantastical elements were a little unexpected and kind of appear all of a sudden. Because there is a nice build-up until about just after the middle, is this a person or something worse...?

Not gonna dive headfirst into more YA fantasy/horror, but I had fun with this one.

katkorth's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

eva_223's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

hammock_and_read's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was way out of my normal with not only YA but then Fantasy and a little bit of Horror. I didn't know the 12 princesses fairy tale this is based on either. This book takes a bit to get into but end on shock and love and whoa. There is a lot of WHAT?!? during this as its just ghost, blood, murder, death, sorrow, and crazy door.

Overall, I would give it 3.5 stars.