It’s the type of book I would love to see more of in YA. Synopsis aside, I really enjoyed House of Salt and Sorrows. Seriously, there’s an octopus embossed on the over beneath the dust jacket. There are ghosts, pretty dresses, mysterious balls, churning oceans, and a lot of octopi. Annaleigh is determined to find out why they keep dying, finding herself in some rather terrifying situations along the way.
One by one, Annaleigh’s sisters keep dying of increasingly mysterious circumstances. She, her sisters, her father, and her step-mother live on the island of Salten, in a grand manor called Highmoor. Our main character, Annaleigh Thaumas, is one of twelve sisters of the noble Thaumas family.
Set in a Victorian-inspired fantasy world, Salt and Sorrows is almost Poe-like in its horror. Salt and Sorrows is more of a Gothic romance than a horror story, but I enjoyed it all the same. Craig, a much-hyped debut based on the “12 Dancing Princesses” story from the Brothers Grimm.
It’s also the month where I review YA horror novels! Enter House of Salt and Sorrow by Erin A. The air is finally getting colder, the leaves are finally starting to change, and Hocus Pocus is on a different TV channel every single night until Halloween. Welcome to Spooky Season, everyone! The most wonderful time of year.
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