Welcome to my stop on the Salt blog tour! Below, you'll find a review of the (spectacular) book and, at the bottom, a giveaway! I hope you enjoy, and make sure to check out the rest of the stops on the tour!
Author: Danielle Ellison
Release: January 7, 2014
Pages: 250
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Review: Five Stars
Salt was amazingly spectacularly stupendous! I just, AH! I've been reading a bajillion books recently but this was the one I needed! Gah, the feels! I cannot put how amazing this book into words without simply telling you to GO READ IT! I hate reading eBooks. They're hard to read, things crash, the internet gets in the way, and they're all around annoying. I started this one and finished it in a few hours flat. At this point, my only thought is GIVE ME MORE! *visits Goodreads* What?!?! How is there no information on book two! You see my dilemma. Anyways... Just, read it. If my insane ramblings don't convince you, check out the rest of the tour for proof!
The main character is Penelope. She is so bleeping awesome! She is a witch. I actually don't read a lot of stories with witches as main characters, much less witches that fight demons. It's always nephilim or something. And while I have nothing against nephilim, it's cool to see other species get a go at them too. Penelope is incredibly stubborn, sarcastic, and funny. She has a joke for every situation. She's also slightly broken from her past. Throw in Carter, and something's just waiting to explode. (In case you were wondering, stuff does. Explode. A lot.) The romance and tension between them is perfect and causes all the feels. When they're together, stuff, good, bad, or otherwise, happens in large proportions. Carter keeps a few secrets from Penelope that she is not happy about, but were somewhat obvious to the reader, if they know what to look for. He's also incredibly hot, which causes Penelope to distrust him immediately. Also, he's kick-butt. Penelope is pretty kick-butt, she does take down demons for a living after all, but Carter is like Penelope on steroids when it comes to fighting.
Confession time. I signed up for the tour because the book looked interesting, but by the time I picked it up (which took a while, I'm a huge procrastinator) I'd completely forgotten what the book was supposed to be about. So, before starting the book, I looked it up on Amazon, and boy, was I surprised. Things suddenly looked much brighter in my world. By the time I was halfway through, this was happing.
@Tween2TeenBooks :D
— Danielle Ellison (@DanielleEWrites) December 30, 2013
@Tween2TeenBooks Yay!! :) So glad you are enjoying it.
— Danielle Ellison (@DanielleEWrites) December 30, 2013
And then, when I finished, I was at this point.
@Tween2TeenBooks :D *beams* That makes me happy to hear!!
— Danielle Ellison (@DanielleEWrites) December 30, 2013
@Tween2TeenBooks :D I like smiles!
— Danielle Ellison (@DanielleEWrites) December 30, 2013
Salt was amazing in so many ways. Along with the characters developing perfectly, the plot did as well. As far as characters go, some of you might have seen my conversation via Twitter last night talking about why characters always have to start at rude before they can evolve. In this, the characters started as themselves and ended as someone better. It wasn't some full out "I can't love you because I'm ___" facade thing. It was amazingly refreshing. The plot was fast paced, and after the first thirty pages or so, I'd lost track of how fast I was reading. The book was over way too soon and I can't wait for me. So yes, if I could, I would give this book a million bajillion stars. Since I can't I'm giving it a full five. Happy reading!
