Reviews

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

morrigan_squeaks's review against another edition

dark

2.5

bhofmeier's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.0

chaosbooked's review against another edition

I absolutely love retelling of fairy tales so I probably would rate it higher because of this. I wish I would have read the "And in our Daughters, we find a voice" part at the end of the book first. Why is that part at the end and

Did her sisters become her daughters?

. There were a fair number of words and phrases I had to look up and the overly flowery language made this short book feel longer as I figured out what was going on but since it was short I could make do.  Overall I liked it. 

_tara_'s review against another edition

challenging dark

3.5

embattler's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

ksalas24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

4.0

much_ado_about_mothman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

jormungad's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

evelyn_parkhouse_reads's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

jazzzzzis's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? No

3.0

The premise and the horror of this book was quite interesting and captivating. However, the prose was very overwrought and it felt like in an attempt to use the most obscure words possible, it made the story fee clunky. Also, the overly flowery prose did interfere with understanding of what was going on.