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A review by oashackelford
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
4.0
Annaleigh Thaumus is one of twelve sisters, but not for long, because someone is killing them off one by one. The first three seemingly died of natural causes, but Annaleigh has reason to believe that her sister Eulalie was murdered. The town will have nothing to do with them anymore because they are believed to be cursed. At this rate the remaining Thaumus sisters are all going to die alone and lonely. It is up to Annaleigh to find out who has it out for them and stop them before they take all of the sisters out.
I thought that the world building for this book was incredibly well done. Craig manages to give the people of the various lands enough backstory to make them seem real, without spending longer than necessary on their folklore. I thought that the book had really good pacing and moved along at a good clip. It had a good mix of mystery, thriller, and romance and it was a really enjoyable read. I particularly liked the budding romance between Annaleigh and her beau, although I did feel at one point it went from progressing at a realistic pace to way too fast.
I thought that the world building for this book was incredibly well done. Craig manages to give the people of the various lands enough backstory to make them seem real, without spending longer than necessary on their folklore. I thought that the book had really good pacing and moved along at a good clip. It had a good mix of mystery, thriller, and romance and it was a really enjoyable read. I particularly liked the budding romance between Annaleigh and her beau, although I did feel at one point it went from progressing at a realistic pace to way too fast.