A review by everie
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Not bad, but not particularly interesting. Plague Doctor and Mermaid's story servicable, but not memorable

aside from the prince's demise (hell yeah) and the Plague Doctor's past (oh no :().

I'm guilty of this too, but prose felt a bit overwritten--that made it hard to connect to the story