I like weird stuff. Books that are "too strange" are something I actually enjoy mainly because of creativity even if the plot and writing is a mess. I knew The Salt Grows Heavy was going to be a disturbing horror novella with body horror and gore, but I found myself feeling a bit too nauseous even before things got properly...wet. Trust me, I tried skipping through the rather grisly bits but for a 100 page book that doesn't really count for much. Plus the author lovess to use big fancy words to make her story seem more mature or artsy, and I didn't vibe with it. This is literally the opening sentence of the book:

Which is sad because I was in a very mermaid-y mood after watching the live action for Disney's Little Mermaid.

Guess I am officially in a summer reading slump :) Audio dramas and Re: Dracula seem to be the only stuff I can keep my attention to.