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A review by whatischellereading
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Annaleigh and her sisters live a sheltered life at Highmoor. Four sisters have died in a short space of time, each death more tragic than the last. Annaleigh begins to wonder if her sisters deaths were accidents... When Annaleigh meets a mysterious stranger, will she be the next to die?
I'm all over the place with how I feel about this book. I enjoyed reading it but it left me feeling the most depressed I've felt since really a book. It was all just a bit too morbid and gloomy for my taste. That being said I really like the concept of the book and did enjoy the storyline but feel it could have been doing with just a little less death... *SPOILER* - the death of two small children was just not required in my book. I have a thing about kids dying needlessly (much like most human beings...)
I would recommend this book to people who can deal with a bit more of a sombre fantasy but I don't feel like I'd be in a rush to read it again...
I'm all over the place with how I feel about this book. I enjoyed reading it but it left me feeling the most depressed I've felt since really a book. It was all just a bit too morbid and gloomy for my taste. That being said I really like the concept of the book and did enjoy the storyline but feel it could have been doing with just a little less death... *SPOILER* - the death of two small children was just not required in my book. I have a thing about kids dying needlessly (much like most human beings...)
I would recommend this book to people who can deal with a bit more of a sombre fantasy but I don't feel like I'd be in a rush to read it again...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent