Salt Crystals by Cristina Bendek

Salt Crystals

Cristina Bendek with Robin Myers (Translator)

214 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

San Andrés rises gently from the Caribbean, part of Colombia but closer to Nicaragua, the largest island in an archipelago claimed by the Spanish, colonized by the Puritans, worked by slaves, and home to Arab traders, migrants from the mainland, a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 29 reviews

Moods

reflective 86%
informative 73%
challenging 53%
emotional 26%
hopeful 26%
inspiring 20%
adventurous 13%
dark 13%
funny 13%
mysterious 6%
sad 6%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 27%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 70% | Yes: 20% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | Yes: 18%

Average rating

3.58

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