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A review by alicia_ann_reads
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This is a 3.5 rounded up.
I thought the story had a very slow start, it was very telly and detailed and I just kept thinking please get on with it.
There was enough to keep me intrigued and I did enjoy the tale. The setting was cold and frigid (literally it's Nova Scotia winter) and there was a dark Gothic like element to the Selkie folklore.
I loved the Sapphic and Queer aspects, and the family and community, the loved the creepiness of the plot, and while I earlier complained about the author being very telly, in dune areas of the book it helped really set the scene, so there's that.
Thank you Net Galley for an advanced copy.
I thought the story had a very slow start, it was very telly and detailed and I just kept thinking please get on with it.
There was enough to keep me intrigued and I did enjoy the tale. The setting was cold and frigid (literally it's Nova Scotia winter) and there was a dark Gothic like element to the Selkie folklore.
I loved the Sapphic and Queer aspects, and the family and community, the loved the creepiness of the plot, and while I earlier complained about the author being very telly, in dune areas of the book it helped really set the scene, so there's that.
Thank you Net Galley for an advanced copy.