2.5
Salt
By Hannah MoskowitzPublisher Description
Roaming the Mediterranean Sea on sailboats and hunting down monsters is the only life seventeen-year-old Indi and his siblings have ever known. He never loved it, but now that his parents are gone—vanished during a hunt three months ago—it's harder and harder to fight his desire to escape. He's constantly battling his ferocious love for his siblings and the temptation of his parents' journal, which contains directions to a treasure that their parents hinted at. Maybe it's something valuable enough to distract Beleza from her mission to hunt down the monster that killed their parents. Something that would take the little kids away from the sea that's turning Oscar into a pirate and wasting Zulu's brilliant six-year-old mind. Something that could give Indi a normal life.
Acclaimed author Hannah Moskowitz has reinvented yet another genre in this ridiculously propulsive epic that is part seafaring epic, part coming-of-age tale, and a totally warm-hearted story of a boy who loves his family and just wants to figure his own self out—if only the fate of the world weren't on his shoulders.
Acclaimed author Hannah Moskowitz has reinvented yet another genre in this ridiculously propulsive epic that is part seafaring epic, part coming-of-age tale, and a totally warm-hearted story of a boy who loves his family and just wants to figure his own self out—if only the fate of the world weren't on his shoulders.
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2.5
Taylor
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“This book was great and I finished it within a week! (If you know me, you'll know that that's a feat within itself nowadays.) It was fast paced, funny and full of endearing characters that I actually cared about. I loved our protagonist, Indi and watching his interactions with his siblings never got old. Sure, he became frustrated from time to time, like any teen battling sea monsters would but he never gave up on his family and I found that super sweet. His interactions with his older sister, Beleza were always enjoyable to watch unfold and I'd have to say that she was my second favorite character in this story. There was never a moment where I was bored and while some people complained that there wasn't enough focus on the monster battles, I'd go with the exact opposite and say that there was just enough. The author doesn't bombard you with useless info, instead giving you just enough to create your own vivid picture of Indi and his surroundings and I have to say, it was greatly appreciated. The ending felt a little rushed though but I did enjoy it. Definitely a solid story.”
Tori
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Michelle Frazier
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danipaige
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“3.75
While there is an external plot involving pirates, monsters, and an overall fight for survival, Salt is really a short but well-crafted story about 4 siblings each battling their own grief at the loss of their parents.
Moskowitz did a fantastic job in crafting these characters; from their age differences to their simultaneous co-dependency and resentment for each other, Bel, Indi, Oscar, and Zoo flew off the page and into my heart.
What stopped me from giving this a 5 stars: The ending came way too fast, it felt like we were checking off boxes, which honestly broke my heart since I loved the story so much.”
Juli
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“I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for my advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
In this story we get to know 4 siblings who have recently become orphaned and took over the family business: hunting down sea monsters, living the ocean life, barely scraping by. They have their parents journal with notes about the various monsters and a map to a potential treasure, as well as their rickety ship and an arsenal of weapons. We follow the siblings on their journey to avenge their parents. Along the way, they encounter clues, monsters, and a female pirate. Will they come face to face with the monster that allegedly killed their parents? Will they find the treasure on the way?
I have to say this book wasn't for me. I was intrigued by the genre and story synopsis as fantastical sea adventures are generally my thing. Unfortunately, the story felt like a hodgepodge of magical text messages sent by an angsty teen. Maybe the teenager-like language was done on purpose but somehow didn't fit the atmosphere of the plotline at all. I was confused at times whether or not the narrator (teenaged Indi) was actually sitting in his older sister's pocket or if it was just a figure of speech. Events along the journey happened abruptly and were hard to follow. The crescendo of encountering the mythical sea creature called El Diamante fell flat and the battle was way too short for me to care about its outcome. And the ending seemed like an odd afterthought.
All in all, I struggled reading this book and am not certain I understood its message. To me, the only positive note was the female pirate who made no excuses for herself and her lifestyle. She was a very positive (despite being a thieving pirate) role model in the book.
See my blog (spoilers possible!) here: https://ichleseblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/30/and-thus-concludes-my-january/ .”
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