A review by lolarose1234
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

3.0

I can see why this book is critically acclaimed but for me it didn’t live up the hype. It definitely got better as the action picked up however. Firstly the chapters were so short- I listened to the audio but in the physical book chapters were two to three chapters long. I would rather less chapters but longer to really connect with the characters. Emilia was the only character I really felt for. Secondly why was Alfred given a POV- waste of pages to give some one as truly atrocious as him a POV. I’m glad the book spread some awareness about the Willheim Gustlof though. Ruta Sepetys book do straddle the like between YA and adult though so not sure if I was the target audience at 25.