A review by sendlasagna
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

so, so tender. so situating to read

(I understand but do not agree with the reviews calling the language overt. It works,  beautifully, and later, extremely painfully. I don't know when I started fighting for my life to finish reading it. I only wanted to take a 0.5 star off because I'm not so fond of stories about rescuing people, and wish that the two had had more interpersonal time together. Then again, I want to take all the stars off, for that heartbreaking ending.)