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House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
5.0
Literally at a loss for words, this book was so much better than I anticipated. Started off my read with low expectations because of some negative reviews, but it ended up being AMAZING. Was it perfect? Nah. More like a 4.5 for me because of some weird aspect of the romance.
The setting was absolutely gorgeous, starting off with an 1800s gothic vibe and then diving into straight up horror. I did not anticipate this being a spooky read but it definitely got gruesome and just plain devastating. Right when you thing everything it going okay, BAM. You get slapped in the face with handful of heartbreak.
There were so many twists and turns and tricks that even I ended up second-guessing my predictions. At some points I wasn’t even sure what to believe, it kept me on my toes and was driving me to read more and more until the mystery was solved. The pacing could feel a bit slow at first, but it did a great job setting the scene and preparing you for the big crash-and-burn mind-bend that that book ends with.
Like I said, the romance was off for me, but honestly what else is new. Don’t care for insta-love so that was automatically bleh, but I also didn’t care for the He started off as a cool character, who went from mysterious to goofy to just.... weird. It was too much and a bit unnecessary. The ending made it ok for me though.
The setting was absolutely gorgeous, starting off with an 1800s gothic vibe and then diving into straight up horror. I did not anticipate this being a spooky read but it definitely got gruesome and just plain devastating. Right when you thing everything it going okay, BAM. You get slapped in the face with handful of heartbreak.
There were so many twists and turns and tricks that even I ended up second-guessing my predictions. At some points I wasn’t even sure what to believe, it kept me on my toes and was driving me to read more and more until the mystery was solved. The pacing could feel a bit slow at first, but it did a great job setting the scene and preparing you for the big crash-and-burn mind-bend that that book ends with.
Like I said, the romance was off for me, but honestly what else is new. Don’t care for insta-love so that was automatically bleh, but I also didn’t care for the