NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Get swept away by this "haunting" (Bustle) YA novel about twelve beautiful sisters living on an isolated island estate who begin to mysteriously die one by one. This dark and atmospheric fairy tale inspired story is perfect for fans of Yellowjackets.Step inside a fairy tale. --Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed. Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor with her sisters and their father and stepmother. Once there 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 her sister's deaths were no accidents. The girls 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. House of Salt and Sorrows is a spellbinding novel filled with magic and the rustle of gossamer skirts down long, dark hallways. Be careful who you dance with... And don't miss Erin Craig's Small Favors, a mesmerizing and chilling novel about dark wishes and even darker dreams.
A retelling of a beloved fairytale that somehow doesn't have a plot
Published by Liz , 2 years ago
I really wanted to love this book as this is a retelling of my favorite childhood fairytale. Erin A. Craig's writing style is poetically lyrical and pretty to read. The imagery is stunning and the world is intriguing and fresh. The characters, however, have the collective personality of wet cardboard and lack the motivation to do much of anything outside of pining and dancing. For a murder-mystery/whodunit, the stakes are quite low and it leaves the reader wading in the water, waiting for something to happen. The plot is nonexistent, despite it being a retelling of a fairytale that already HAS a built-in plot that Craig casts aside like an afterthought. The climax is a disconcerting wave of multiple twist endings that seem to be fighting to best each other. In summary, the story starts strong but then quickly fizzles into a rambling tale as boring as the sticky dregs of sea foam on a very dry beach. All in all, a disappointment.
Dark and magical, a twisted delight.
Published by Kage , 4 years ago
I loved how magical and creepy this dark fairy tale is. I went into it expecting a retelling of the twelve dancing princesses, and found something much more sinister and lovely. I highly recommend this book and hope the author writes more.
To be honest I bought this book based on the cover.
Published by Barb , 4 years ago
I was surprised by the plot, there were characters that I liked and characters that I didn't care for and characters that I loved. The dancing and the balls behind the secret door and the mystery that follows. As daughter by daughter dies, is there a curse?
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