House
of Salt and Sorrows
by Erin Craig
Book: Sisters of the Salt #1
Publisher: Delecort
Pub Date: August 6, 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Horror
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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In a
manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed.
Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her
sisters, their father, and stepmother. Once they were twelve, but loneliness
fills the grand halls now that four of the girls' lives have been cut short.
Each death was more tragic than the last—the plague, a plummeting fall, a
drowning, a slippery plunge—and there are whispers throughout the surrounding
villages that the family is cursed by the gods.
Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly
suspicious that the deaths were no accidents. Her sisters have been sneaking
out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns
and shimmering slippers, and Annaleigh isn't sure whether to try to stop them
or to join their forbidden trysts. Because who—or what—are they really dancing
with?
When Annaleigh's involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his
own intensifies, it's a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her
family—before it claims her next.
My Review: Annaleigh
just put another sister to rest. It seems something is always happening to tjem
and theu constantly live in mourning clothes.
Annaleigh
thinks this is more than a curse. Her sister wouldnt have just fallen... she
believes something else is causing this, or maybe a someone. She now takes it
upon herself to figure it out.
I do
have to say, it took me a few tries to get through this book. I had to put it
down a few times as the first 10 chapters alone were just so boring and slow
paced. Annaleigh is the only character that made it somewhat bearable to get
through this book.
The
stepmom reveals a surprise which all of a sudden mourning period isn't going to
happen. Instead they plan to just skip the sadness and go right into the next
stage of life. Picking out colors for new dresses and shoes and planning a ball
for the triplets birthday.
It took
until about 80% of the book for it to finally grab my attention. Finally things
are being reveald. Why people are dying, this curse isnt what it seems and so
much unraveling occurs. At the very end is where it was for me and while I did
like it and will read the second book, I won't exactly be jumping to it.
It is
simialr to Dark and Shallow Lies, so if you read that book and enjoyed it, this
style is very similar and would.be right up your alley!
My Rating:
✪✪✪
