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House of Salt and Sorrows
by Erin A. Craig
Choosing the audiobook House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig was a spur of the moment decision as I was waiting for two holds to come in and I am so glad I decided to give it a listen. It is a dark twist of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. Annaleigh lives in her manor by the sea. She is one of 12 sisters, but only 8 are left. The book begins after the death of the 4th sister and there are now rumors that the sisters are cursed. They now have a new stepmother with a baby on the way and are tired of mourning, but Annaleigh suspects that the latest death wasn’t an accident. As the sisters discover a way to forget their sorrows, they don’t know that it is all a charade, and danger is following them every step of the way. Annaleigh’s suspicions start triggering eerie visions and she will stop at nothing to put an end to the evil that has come into her family.
YAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! God, loved this book!!!! It is everything I wanted in a fairytale retelling. The 12 Dancing Princesses is one of my favorite fairytales and the horror aspect just put it over the edge! Readers will think they are solving the mystery of what is happening to the family, I thought so too…I was so wrong! It is unpredictable, which I always love. It has ghosts, spirits, horror, princesses, lore, and GODS. The world-building in itself is utterly divine.
I immediately added this book to my wishlist since I only borrowed it from the library. This is definitely a book I will be rereading. The narrator, Emily Lawrence did a fantastic job of portraying each character. Some sisters were perky and positive, then nailed the dark, evil nature of some other characters. I will listen to anything she narrates from now on.
I don’t normally read many young adult books but I will now officially be adding Erin A. Craig to my must-read author list! This book gets 5 out of 5 stars!
YAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! God, loved this book!!!! It is everything I wanted in a fairytale retelling. The 12 Dancing Princesses is one of my favorite fairytales and the horror aspect just put it over the edge! Readers will think they are solving the mystery of what is happening to the family, I thought so too…I was so wrong! It is unpredictable, which I always love. It has ghosts, spirits, horror, princesses, lore, and GODS. The world-building in itself is utterly divine.
I immediately added this book to my wishlist since I only borrowed it from the library. This is definitely a book I will be rereading. The narrator, Emily Lawrence did a fantastic job of portraying each character. Some sisters were perky and positive, then nailed the dark, evil nature of some other characters. I will listen to anything she narrates from now on.
I don’t normally read many young adult books but I will now officially be adding Erin A. Craig to my must-read author list! This book gets 5 out of 5 stars!