A review by marie_thereadingotter
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I received this book from NetGalley for review

Going into this I didn't know the original folktale, but I sometimes prefer that so I can have my own expectations. Unfortunately, I think knowing the original story might would've parts of this more enjoyable.

While I liked the characters, where they ended up, and how they got there. The pacing kind of killed this book for me. It felt very slow going for much of the book. Some of what was happening felt a little meandering for me.