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A review by lisyda
Salt and Fury by Liz Shipton
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As many others, I follow the author on Instagram for her hilarious reels. And of course, I also kept seeing her promote her own books, so during the last Stuff your Kindle day, I just went ahead and got the whole series (a couple were available for free, most were on sale).
The premise is that of a post-apocalyptic world nearly 200 years from now where the sea levels have risen enormously and most of the surface world has become uninhabitable. But people are still people, which means, for example, that our main character Bird is a 19-year-old who is not particularly focused on school (though she should be) and is much more interested in learning the effects of alcohol (though she shouldn't be).
The only thing I really knew to expect from this book was a dystopian pirate story. It was fun to discover that the world within it was our own, just a future version of it with some forms of advanced tech, including biotech, that have to work within the limitations of a world that doesn't offer as many resources anymore.
I enjoyed getting to know this vision for the future world and the different locations depicted and I loved the colourful crew of pirates, and I can't wait to get to know more about Savage in the next books! The fact that the author is well-acquainted with the nautical lifestyle came across very well throughout, though I appreciated the overview of a sailboat and its parts as well as the glossary of terms for my own sake.
I bought and read the New Adult version(s) of the book - yes, there are no-spice YA versions available for those who would prefer that -, so this includes some spicier solo moments, but as a whole, it doesn't really involve romance (yet), but is more focused on the sloooow burn.
It was a fun adventure and I've already caught myself wondering what's going to happen next over the last couple of days, so I'll definitely be continuing the series.
The premise is that of a post-apocalyptic world nearly 200 years from now where the sea levels have risen enormously and most of the surface world has become uninhabitable. But people are still people, which means, for example, that our main character Bird is a 19-year-old who is not particularly focused on school (though she should be) and is much more interested in learning the effects of alcohol (though she shouldn't be).
The only thing I really knew to expect from this book was a dystopian pirate story. It was fun to discover that the world within it was our own, just a future version of it with some forms of advanced tech, including biotech, that have to work within the limitations of a world that doesn't offer as many resources anymore.
I enjoyed getting to know this vision for the future world and the different locations depicted and I loved the colourful crew of pirates, and I can't wait to get to know more about Savage in the next books! The fact that the author is well-acquainted with the nautical lifestyle came across very well throughout, though I appreciated the overview of a sailboat and its parts as well as the glossary of terms for my own sake.
I bought and read the New Adult version(s) of the book - yes, there are no-spice YA versions available for those who would prefer that -, so this includes some spicier solo moments, but as a whole, it doesn't really involve romance (yet), but is more focused on the sloooow burn.
It was a fun adventure and I've already caught myself wondering what's going to happen next over the last couple of days, so I'll definitely be continuing the series.