A review by lialeahlio
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

dark fast-paced

2.5

this book reads like a fever dream. i read cassandra khaw's short story before and really liked it so i am curious about her long form story. this novella did drop me in the middle of action and left me wondering on what's going to happen. but when i got to the ending it didn't evolve into anything else. the prose is heavy handed and lacked restraint, beautiful and yet all consuming (not in a way that leaves you awestruck, but fatigued and bored). anyway, good book to start 2024.