A review by chaos_carrie
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this queer retelling of the selkie wife. The first 50% or so of the book was a bit slow for my preferences, but once things got exciting, they stayed that way. I appreciate the attention to the dynamics both together and separately throughout the story of different characters being queer, woman, and/or people of color. The lore of the story was well balanced with some of the less savory history of coastal towns in the early 1800s.
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