Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas

Thirst for Salt

Madelaine Lucas

272 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

It’s in the water where she first sees him: a local man almost twenty years her senior. Adrift in the summer after finishing college, a young woman is on holiday with her mother in an isolated Australian coastal town. Finding herself pulled to Jud...

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Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews

Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 78%
sad 51%
dark 15%
relaxing 9%
tense 7%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%
challenging 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 43%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 30% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 90% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.1

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