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A review by ofbooksandechos
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Medical content, Blood, and Child abuse
Minor: Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Torture, and Domestic abuse
additional content warnings: dismemberment, evisceration, corpse mutilation, cult like society, being forced to eat one self’s body parts