A review by morganmay
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

This felt like a long short story with a cool concept. I wish it was either much shorter or much longer. However, my praise stops there. First, there’s like 6-10 words PER PAGE that are pretentious, big words you’ll need a dictionary for. It felt like it was a normal story that someone then sent through a thesaurus app to pick the most complicated version of each word. Secondly, I really didn’t care about any of the characters. I feel like they weren’t likable, relatable, or even very interesting. 
Absolutely amazing concept and one of the coolest covers I’ve ever seen. But that’s it for me. 😅