alisarae's Reviews (1.65k)

Super-readable and still powerful and beautiful. Recommended for people who are interested in social justice and human rights.

D'awww! It was cute. Maybe not for everyone, but hi chicklit.

I liked that the main character was nerdy, honest, and became more confident in subtle ways throughout the book. I also liked that Princess Peach rescued Mario at the end ;)

The writing quality brings me pains, but now I have to know what happens next.

Very slow moving and takes a bit of work to settle in to what's happening in the first half, but it really picks up the pace after that. Loved the writing style, and the audiobook narrator only added to it.

Read for #SJBC, more to come on my blog next month.

There are two things that I dislike. If you are an author, and you put these in your story, you will have to work very hard to convince me to forgive you for such sins. The two things are:
1. first person narration
2. dream sequences.

The Witch of Salt and Storm is narrated by a girl who can interpret dreams.

Now that we have established that this book is quite possibly the best way to give me a permanent case of stinkeye, I want you to know that it’s not a bad book:
Sentences are thoughtfully constructed. The pace of the plot quickens as a life-threatening deadline approaches, which makes technical and theoretical sense. Important themes about identity are looked at and developed. The setting is in a New England whaling town, and it’s obvious that a lot of time was spent researching whaling communities. I loved the sense of the cold, harsh atmosphere that is conveyed consistently throughout. Not a life-changing read, but it is but decently decent.

A more in-depth look at the role of fate in the story will be posted soon on Papercuttts.

(note: I received this as an ARC, but that didn’t change my honest review of the book)

I think this type of book is something that adults like more than children do.

Adorei!! Adorei todas as personagens, a história, e a mensagem de gentileza. O nível do vocabulário era perfeito pra mim.

A teenage boy from Harlem is on trial for a robbery turned murder. He writes his experience like a movie script, and the book bounces between reading the script, his diary, and scenes from his life outside of jail. I'm guessing this book is pretty accurate (but succinct). The audiobook was done with a full cast, so that really helped with the script reading parts.