Reviews - The Salt Grows Heavy

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The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

3.69 AVERAGE

charmaduke27's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jessicawithabook's review against another edition

3.5

I just finished this and I think I liked it? It was such a weird little book and it left me wanting so much more. How did these two meet? What was their goal? What happens now?
Full of body horror, folk lore, and just a sprinkling of a sweet romance.

bookishkb's review against another edition

5.0

dark slow-paced

“Tell me: is your joy sweeter for your knowledge of what it is like to die? Do you enjoy every sunset better? Or does it stain you, follow like the whisper of a nightmare that will not end with your waking? A whipped dog is not happy to see its owner, it is merely counting the hours until the next torment.”

annarosehahn's review against another edition

4.0

this book was weird asf but i liked it

roseth0rns's review against another edition

5.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kuronekostea's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Really loved the dark, gritty, grotesque descriptions of horror in this book. The characters build up as you read and learn more about their connection to one another and the world around them. For any fans of body horror, folk lore, with a twist of romance!

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