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A review by lenoreo
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
4.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/10/28/house-of-salt-and-sorrow-by-erin-a-craig/
4.5 stars — Oh look, another strange disjointed thoughts review…you’re welcome.
Very atmospheric. I could imagine the world and the people and the mythology. Loved the whole existence of Gods, but not really present as much anymore.
I enjoyed the narrator — found it was one of those rare books that I enjoyed reading and listening, so I switched between the two.
This book kept me guessing SO MUCH. I honestly kept changing my mind and never really settling on one certain theory. There were so many little twists that went this way and that, but they all worked for me in the end.
Totally thought this was going to be a Poe retelling, what with Annaleigh and Lenore characters, but turns out it was somewhat based on a Grimm tale. Huh. Definitely had a “Grimm”-er fairytale feel. Like original Hans Christian Andersen Little Mermaid feel.
The psychological aspect of this story, especially as we got closer and closer to the end, was fantastic. I mean, I was pretty certain and settled in what I thought, but wow — I could see the impact that had on Annaleigh, and it was just…wow.
I know some people think it’s not very horror, but it was horror-y enough for me. Scared me quite a bit, and made going to the bathroom after listening in bed an exercise in terror…but I’m a chicken. It was basically the right level of scary for me, because it pushed my boundaries but didn’t traumatize me.
I really enjoyed some characters, and was aggravated by others. It was hard to watch because of what was authentic to those characters and what wasn’t. Loved having a character with my name…go Lenore!
I didn’t mark this one as a romance, but there was a teensy bit there…and I really enjoyed it. I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel, but it was perfect. Without the epilogue, I would have been singing a completely different tune though.
4.5 stars — Oh look, another strange disjointed thoughts review…you’re welcome.
Very atmospheric. I could imagine the world and the people and the mythology. Loved the whole existence of Gods, but not really present as much anymore.
I enjoyed the narrator — found it was one of those rare books that I enjoyed reading and listening, so I switched between the two.
This book kept me guessing SO MUCH. I honestly kept changing my mind and never really settling on one certain theory. There were so many little twists that went this way and that, but they all worked for me in the end.
Totally thought this was going to be a Poe retelling, what with Annaleigh and Lenore characters, but turns out it was somewhat based on a Grimm tale. Huh. Definitely had a “Grimm”-er fairytale feel. Like original Hans Christian Andersen Little Mermaid feel.
The psychological aspect of this story, especially as we got closer and closer to the end, was fantastic. I mean, I was pretty certain and settled in what I thought, but wow — I could see the impact that had on Annaleigh, and it was just…wow.
I know some people think it’s not very horror, but it was horror-y enough for me. Scared me quite a bit, and made going to the bathroom after listening in bed an exercise in terror…but I’m a chicken. It was basically the right level of scary for me, because it pushed my boundaries but didn’t traumatize me.
I really enjoyed some characters, and was aggravated by others. It was hard to watch because of what was authentic to those characters and what wasn’t. Loved having a character with my name…go Lenore!
I didn’t mark this one as a romance, but there was a teensy bit there…and I really enjoyed it. I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel, but it was perfect. Without the epilogue, I would have been singing a completely different tune though.