A review by kaiyakaiyo
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really liked this! I’ve always found selkies to be a fascinating yet disturbing concept; this book takes that concept and fleshes it out in such a romantic, compelling way.

Jean was funny, determined, stubborn, foolhardy- I love love loved her commitment to safe births and the general wellbeing of the women in her town, even if they didn’t always pay her the same respect. midwifery is possibly the most impressive set of skills in the world

Muirin was lovely. Downtrodden, but never defeated, and always looking to carve out her piece of happiness regardless of Tobias or anyone else. 

 The romance was sweet and paced just right. I definitely want to buy this in print! 
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