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Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake

8 reviews

foxgame's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

So I’m in a FaRo FB group. Some recommendations have been brilliant. Some have scared me.  In this book i read the following 

“Giulia is accommodating, indulging in whatever I ask, but what I need is something that would turn her stomach.”

And it was at this point that I knew it was going to be one of those books (more 😳 than 🌶️). 
However moving past the 😳 moments, this book had gothic overtones and I had to keep reading to find out what happened to his wife and child, even though we all could guess. I liked the writing with some action, some good guys and some real nasty guys. 

Recommended for those who enjoy a Mr Rochester with a side serve of nazi genetic sadistic BDSM research.

Can’t give it a 🌶️ level because past book recommendations with low 🌶️ have shown I’m living a sheltered life. But will opt for a 😳😳😳 out of 5.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Self harm, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual violence

xoxo_bookishbabe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

Keri Lake is truly a master of her craft with the way she layers her stories with mystery, secrets, and various dark elements. She creates something so deliciously dark and beautiful that I find myself enthralled, unable to get enough. 

I’m perhaps a bit too good at piecing together mysteries, though, because I did find some of the twists of the story to be predictable. But, truly if you’re paying attention, it’s easy to pick up on the clues for when the twist is revealed later. This isn’t a point of contention for me because I still very much enjoyed the book. 

If you’re a dark romance, romantic suspense, etc reader and you haven’t read Keri Lake, I’m assuming you live under a rock. She just knows how to write ‘em and this book was no exception. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Addiction, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

Moderate: Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

kat1105's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Classism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Excrement, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Cursing, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

jojothepittboss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

I loved this. Dark and tantalizing, mysterious and heart felt, desperation and obsession. Check trigger warnings ⚠️ this is not for the faint of heart nor for those looking for a fluffy romance. This was truly captivating and I was lost to the world around me as I read well into the wee hours of the morning. It kept me up at night, thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Rape

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

sam019's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

Didn't love the writing, never clicked for whatever reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

ploomerika's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

delvie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This book was everything I wanted wrapped up in everything I didn't want for the price of free (kindle unlimited). The whole book is a trigger warning, just a heads up. In my case, absolutely worth it: I couldn't put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture

mcsmartypants's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

1.0

idk why i finished this book; very pedophilic and creepy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Pedophilia, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship