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it was amazing
bookshelves: 2019, beautiful-cover, best-of-the-best, book-subscriptions, cheating, cliques, kingdoms, murder-mystery, retelling,thriller, tragedy
House of Salt and Sorrows follows Annaleigh and her family as they’ve suffered one tragedy after another. Originally twelve girls, three have died (including their mother) when the story begins, and their family is considered cursed. Annaleigh is sure someone killed her sister, that their family isn’t cursed, and that more deaths will follow if she doesn’t find out who is behind the murders.Part who-dunnit, and part is-the-main-character-crazy-am-i-crazy, this book was such a thrill to read. There’s ball dancing, small romances, laughs, murders, ghosts, and tons of moments that make you wonder if you’re losing your mind.
I enjoyed this book right from the beginning and was swept up by the writing and the imagery of the fictional kingdom the girls live in. The author does such a great job with world-building and expertly rotates between showing and telling.
Even though there are a handful of main characters, all of them felt unique in their own way, and I loved the relationships that were portrayed. The author also did a good job on showing how grief effects different people differently. And in the end, the message rang loud and clear about treating people right.
Overall, I would recommend this to anyone looking for a thrilling almost scary read. The book has a strong summery feel due to the cover and the setting, but it also would make a good late fall or winter read too.
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