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A review by thewomancalledsun
The Sea Is Salt and So Am I by Cassandra Hartt
4.0
I have complicated feelings about this book.
When it comes to the characters I absolutely loved Harlow and Tommy with all their flaws, and the other characters throughout the book were absolutely superb. I DID NOT, repeat NOT, like Ellis AT ALL. I believe the book would have been better without him, and I defiantly skipped every single chapter of his. It's probably why I enjoyed the book so much. And when I shit about the ending it's not really about the actual ending, it's about the second to last chapter of the book. Because I actually liked the ending, it's because of Ellis and certain unbelievable, out of nowhere, downright disgusting things he says in the second to last chapter that made me want to throw my phone across the room. I must also admit that some of my Ellis hate may stem from the fact that I never really bought his and Harlow's best friendship at any point in the book. But despite that I think he is an emotionally immature child who also happens to be a selfish prick.
But stepping away from the Ellis bashing I did really enjoy the book (like slept at sunrise listening to it enjoyed the book) and would recommend it (though you may want to skip the second to last chapter) I also highly recommend the audio book and skipping EVERY SINGLE ONE of Ellis POV chapters in solidarity with me. For a debut, this book is impressive and I will definitely look out for more from this author.
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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
When it comes to the characters I absolutely loved Harlow and Tommy with all their flaws, and the other characters throughout the book were absolutely superb. I DID NOT, repeat NOT, like Ellis AT ALL. I believe the book would have been better without him, and I defiantly skipped every single chapter of his. It's probably why I enjoyed the book so much. And when I shit about the ending it's not really about the actual ending, it's about the second to last chapter of the book. Because I actually liked the ending, it's because of Ellis and certain unbelievable, out of nowhere, downright disgusting things he says in the second to last chapter that made me want to throw my phone across the room. I must also admit that some of my Ellis hate may stem from the fact that I never really bought his and Harlow's best friendship at any point in the book. But despite that I think he is an emotionally immature child who also happens to be a selfish prick.
But stepping away from the Ellis bashing I did really enjoy the book (like slept at sunrise listening to it enjoyed the book) and would recommend it (though you may want to skip the second to last chapter) I also highly recommend the audio book and skipping EVERY SINGLE ONE of Ellis POV chapters in solidarity with me. For a debut, this book is impressive and I will definitely look out for more from this author.
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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.