Reviews

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

twinmom80's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

chocoa_cat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

echo_rae's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

I'm gonna take the opinion that is partly a retelling of the little mermaid and I'm obsessed with the darkness and gore of this. Especially the last part. I thought the epilogue was also very sweet 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Child death

endemictoearth's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Very much a "WTF did I just read" book, but in a good way. The vocabulary was next level, tho; I had to look up a lot of obscure terminology, but there's textual evidence for why the narrator would speak/think that way so I couldn't be too mad at it.

It is extremely gross, but in a sort of triumphant way? I think I'd recommend it.

I think.

megalithic28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

brightwatcher's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

maggie_the_ferocious_reader's review against another edition

dark

3.25

abipepper's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

readingwithang_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0