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Salt & Storm
(Salt & Storm #1)
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You don't know what you must give up to become a witch.
Avery Roe wants only to claim her birthright as the witch of Prince Island and to make the charms that have kept the island's sailors safe at sea for generations, but instead she is held prisoner by her mother in a magic-free life of proper manners and respectability.
Avery thinks escape is just a matter of time, but wh ...more
Avery Roe wants only to claim her birthright as the witch of Prince Island and to make the charms that have kept the island's sailors safe at sea for generations, but instead she is held prisoner by her mother in a magic-free life of proper manners and respectability.
Avery thinks escape is just a matter of time, but wh ...more
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September 23rd 2014
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Aug 24, 2017
Aj the Ravenous Reader
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3.5 stars
Salt and Storm is a 19th century fantasy standalone set in a small town along Mississippi. The story opens with our heroine’s narrative of her recollection of her grandmother teaching her powerful witch stuff so I instantly find myself captivated and intrigued.
Avery Roe is the granddaughter of “The Witch”, also called “The Roe Witch”, a woman whose power is always sought by whalers who need luck while they hunt or an avenging wife who wants her husband cursed. Thus, grandma Roe is rev ...more
Salt and Storm is a 19th century fantasy standalone set in a small town along Mississippi. The story opens with our heroine’s narrative of her recollection of her grandmother teaching her powerful witch stuff so I instantly find myself captivated and intrigued.
Avery Roe is the granddaughter of “The Witch”, also called “The Roe Witch”, a woman whose power is always sought by whalers who need luck while they hunt or an avenging wife who wants her husband cursed. Thus, grandma Roe is rev ...more
I will be killed. I will be murdered.
I have never been wrong before.
Being a huge fan of historical fantasy books, it was no surprise that I ended up being sucked into Salt & Storm. With its rich setting, interesting historical backgrounds and powerful cast of characters, I wanted nothing else but to keep flipping the pages.
The first thing that drew me into the book was the beautiful setting. I love books, movies, and everything else that are set in some sort of small village/island with its ...more
Thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown for this copy, which did not affect my review in any way.
Salt & Storm was weird as hell. Whether that's a good or bad thing is completely debatable.
There are those books that no matter how many battles, how many risks they take, how much danger they're in, the reader knows that in the end, the characters will end up all right. Sure, there is always that near-death moment where the author tries to convince us that the protagonist is about to die and we sh ...more
Salt & Storm was weird as hell. Whether that's a good or bad thing is completely debatable.
There are those books that no matter how many battles, how many risks they take, how much danger they're in, the reader knows that in the end, the characters will end up all right. Sure, there is always that near-death moment where the author tries to convince us that the protagonist is about to die and we sh ...more
An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review can also be found at The Starry-Eyed Revue.
Ahem. Well, this book turned out to be not at all what I was expecting. And I don't mean that in a bad way, just...an unexpected one. These days, I pretty much skim summaries of books as I'm adding them to my TBR, only scanning for keywords like assassin or pirate or tattooed harpoon boy. So, when I saw the cover for this book and spotted that last k ...more
This review can also be found at The Starry-Eyed Revue.
Ahem. Well, this book turned out to be not at all what I was expecting. And I don't mean that in a bad way, just...an unexpected one. These days, I pretty much skim summaries of books as I'm adding them to my TBR, only scanning for keywords like assassin or pirate or tattooed harpoon boy. So, when I saw the cover for this book and spotted that last k ...more
I have mixed feelings about this book. I thought the sea witch plot had potential but I didn't really enjoy the execution. I liked the love interest but I didn't particularly like the main character (she grated on my nerves quite a lot). I was going to rate this book 3 stars, but I just really didn't like how the story progressed. I would be open to reading something else from this author because I enjoyed the setting and thought the writing was nice.
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I'm so shattered right now because of this book.
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4.5 stars
What a delightful surprise! I loved the setting and the premise and the characters and the tensions and the, well, you get it. I just loved this book. The carefully tended conflict between the generations was expertly handled. The ending between mother and daughter left me in tears. I am just an old softy when in comes to mamas and their babies. Fortunately, my 14 year old is such a great kid, and there is very little conflict in our home.
This book is so well researched that you can't ...more
What a delightful surprise! I loved the setting and the premise and the characters and the tensions and the, well, you get it. I just loved this book. The carefully tended conflict between the generations was expertly handled. The ending between mother and daughter left me in tears. I am just an old softy when in comes to mamas and their babies. Fortunately, my 14 year old is such a great kid, and there is very little conflict in our home.
This book is so well researched that you can't ...more
1.5 stars
As with any negative review, particularly of a debut author, this is somewhat painful to write. I picked up Salt & Storm hoping for interesting magic adventures with stunning world building and the possibility of a nice romance. And I'm left extremely disappointed on all counts. So much so that at a mere quarter of the book, I was extremely close to leaving it unfinished (and we know how bad I am at DNFing). I pushed through anyway but... that didn't change my opinion.
My primary complai ...more
As with any negative review, particularly of a debut author, this is somewhat painful to write. I picked up Salt & Storm hoping for interesting magic adventures with stunning world building and the possibility of a nice romance. And I'm left extremely disappointed on all counts. So much so that at a mere quarter of the book, I was extremely close to leaving it unfinished (and we know how bad I am at DNFing). I pushed through anyway but... that didn't change my opinion.
My primary complai ...more
If Titanic and The Brides of Rollrock Island had a love child out of wedlock, the latter unabashedly not giving a fuck and the other ashamed of the manner their progeny was brought into this world, both passing down some of their undesirable and desirable traits respectively, getting them all mushed up and mutated during the blueprint process, naming Regulus Arcturus Black its godfather and basically leaving it in his care for the weekends, holidays, sick leaves et cetra, the result would undoub
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And surprisingly efficient. Or useless?
Jul 18, 2014
Danya
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
young-adult
There's something about a YA novel with a gorgeous cover that makes me immediately suspicious; I've been burned so many times by "cupcake" books, those that look really appealing but never seem to satisfy. So imagine my delight when I found that my wariness about Kendall Kulper's debut novel Salt & Storm was completely unnecessary.
Avery Roe has always known that she will one day take her grandmother’s place as the witch of Prince Island. For hundreds of years there has been a Roe witch to help t ...more
Avery Roe has always known that she will one day take her grandmother’s place as the witch of Prince Island. For hundreds of years there has been a Roe witch to help t ...more
An Electronic Advanced Reader Copy was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss for review.
I am sorry book, it's not you, it's me. Your writing is very beautiful and I do love the setting, but the main character's hatred toward her own mother is a little too much for me to handle. I'm guessing she just wants to protect her, but she's a teenager and doesn't see that. Also, she fell for him rather quickly, I can't do instant love at the moment. Also, I wanted to see more magic happening, but that c ...more
I am sorry book, it's not you, it's me. Your writing is very beautiful and I do love the setting, but the main character's hatred toward her own mother is a little too much for me to handle. I'm guessing she just wants to protect her, but she's a teenager and doesn't see that. Also, she fell for him rather quickly, I can't do instant love at the moment. Also, I wanted to see more magic happening, but that c ...more
”I don’t know what the people of my island will make of my story, the story of the end of the Roes. Will they blame me when their ships splinter? Will they remember that I fought for years against my mother, that I tried to go home and set it all right? Will any of them know that I gave up all of it- magic, my own life, and their livelihood- for a tattooed harpoon boy?”
And that sentence, my friends, is where the problem lies within this story.
Avery Roe is destined to be the last Roe Witch of ...more
Really 2.5 stars.
To see full review click here.
I recieved an ARC from Netgalley this has in no way shaped my opinion of this book.
Witches are big in YA.
However, about half of the time they fail epically.
The other half. Well, does the name Harry Potter ring a bell. Okay, so part of that series is classified as middle grade and that new short story would be classified as middle adult, but if does right witches/warlock/wizards can be a big hit. So, I was excited about Salt and Storm especially sin ...more
To see full review click here.
I recieved an ARC from Netgalley this has in no way shaped my opinion of this book.
Witches are big in YA.
However, about half of the time they fail epically.
The other half. Well, does the name Harry Potter ring a bell. Okay, so part of that series is classified as middle grade and that new short story would be classified as middle adult, but if does right witches/warlock/wizards can be a big hit. So, I was excited about Salt and Storm especially sin ...more
I've never really been a fan of historical fiction, so I was endlessly surprised by how much I adored The Witch of Salt & Storm!
The setting is dripping with sensory descriptions that pulled me straight into a world of magic and whaling, where I could picture the small village and it's superstition-rich islanders easily.
A key part to this is story is magic, and Kendall Kulper incorporates the legends of the Roe family through the pages wonderfully, splattering droplets of lore and Roe history in ...more
The setting is dripping with sensory descriptions that pulled me straight into a world of magic and whaling, where I could picture the small village and it's superstition-rich islanders easily.
A key part to this is story is magic, and Kendall Kulper incorporates the legends of the Roe family through the pages wonderfully, splattering droplets of lore and Roe history in ...more
Apr 26, 2014
Rayne
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of The Brides of Rollrock Island and When the Sea is Rising Red
A lyrical and utterly gorgeous novel full of magic and romance, set in a fascinating world that's half history, half fantasy and entirely wondrous. It's absolutely amazing. I was mesmerized by this book from the beginning. It features a highly competent, independent and multi-layered protagonist, a swoon-worthy love interest, breathtaking mythology and background history, outstanding world-building, wonderful magic, intense relationships and gorgeous writing. To me, this book was absolute perfec
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I read this book with my sister in suffering Nikki Hill
DNF 50%
Reading this book felt like a torture.
What a waste of time. And I won't waste my time writing a review. ...more
DNF 50%
Reading this book felt like a torture.
What a waste of time. And I won't waste my time writing a review. ...more
Another book that just wasn't for me. I kept expecting it to be over, then realising I had another 100+ pages to read. I also really disliked the voice of the main character.
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I was kind of disappointed with this story, but at the same time I have to admit that it was original and the fact that it didn't go the way I thought it would was interesting. I'm only disappointed because it didn't have the traditional happy ending but it's still cool to see an author explore a different type of ending.
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Sep 13, 2017
Erica Ravenclaw
added it
No Spoilers! Definitely colorful language abound!
Y'all. I tried so hard with this fucking book. I can't do it. I just can't anymore!
I got this book at BEA 2014... and in those three years I've attempted to read it numerous times and it's never stuck. I'm setting myself free. My local library was holding book donations for libraries destroyed by recent hurricanes. I hope it makes its way into the hands of someone needing a little escape, it wasn't the right fit for me but it I hope it is for so ...more
Girl why are you so damned focused on being a witch. You don't even know how the process works 🙄
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I read this book waaaaay back in the day but I still remember how much I loved it. It was that good queens😭
May 16, 2014
Megan (thebookishtwins)
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
netgalley,
historical-fiction,
standalone,
own,
favorites,
fantasy,
reviewed,
read-in-2014,
romance
I received this free from the publisher via NetGalley
Release date - September 4th
'The roe women murmur to me their worries, their plans, their hopes. My ears fill with advices and wishes and histories, and my muscles burn as they cling to me, climb onto my shoulders to see with my eyes and hear with my eyes the world they've only imagined. And whispers- always, always I hear the whispers. Love will lead to ruin. Death is a comfort. You can't kill a Roe witch.'
Avery Roe comes from a long line of ...more
Release date - September 4th
'The roe women murmur to me their worries, their plans, their hopes. My ears fill with advices and wishes and histories, and my muscles burn as they cling to me, climb onto my shoulders to see with my eyes and hear with my eyes the world they've only imagined. And whispers- always, always I hear the whispers. Love will lead to ruin. Death is a comfort. You can't kill a Roe witch.'
Avery Roe comes from a long line of ...more
This is the first standalone fantasy that I’ve read in a while, and boy has it impressed me. Kulper, you’ve got me as a fan as long as you keep writing as you do.
I don’t care for whales. I’m not heartless, but I’m not willing to hug a tree either. I’m in middle ground. I believe in progression, to an extent, and I certainly do not believe in regression. I had no preconceived ideas before I received this book. When I did do a quick background check, read the synopsis, I chanced upon this common t ...more
I don’t care for whales. I’m not heartless, but I’m not willing to hug a tree either. I’m in middle ground. I believe in progression, to an extent, and I certainly do not believe in regression. I had no preconceived ideas before I received this book. When I did do a quick background check, read the synopsis, I chanced upon this common t ...more
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales
Quick & Dirty: This story was atmospheric and beautifully written. Unfortunately, it was also paced very slowly, which lessened my enjoyment.
Opening Sentence: Despite my mother’s best efforts, I never forgot the day my grandmother taught me how to tie the winds.
The Review:
Welcome to Avery Roe’s world. She is a living legacy, heir to the great sea witches that have descended back in time. The sea witches protect the islanders, they have great power. They can wi ...more
Quick & Dirty: This story was atmospheric and beautifully written. Unfortunately, it was also paced very slowly, which lessened my enjoyment.
Opening Sentence: Despite my mother’s best efforts, I never forgot the day my grandmother taught me how to tie the winds.
The Review:
Welcome to Avery Roe’s world. She is a living legacy, heir to the great sea witches that have descended back in time. The sea witches protect the islanders, they have great power. They can wi ...more
This book had all the elements to be great but didn't deliver for me. I think a lot of parts just really drug along and weren't fully realized in the way I expected or wanted them to be. I think part of the issue is also that the central conflict hinges on miscommunication and non-communication built from hurt. It works for the first 1/3 but then it just KEEPS GOING and when you get to the point that you understand what's happening it's totally overdone.
I will say I did find myself invested in t ...more
I will say I did find myself invested in t ...more
9/11/14: I am NOT OKAY WITH THIS ENDING. RTC
Thank you Netgalley for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest opinion!
After a not so good string of ARCs, I was wary of Salt and Storm. BUT NO. I WAS WRONG. For a debut novel, this was actually really good! There are some things here and there that can be improved, but overall, it was a great read. Seriously, 400 pages have never flown by faster.
FIRST OFF, THIS TAKES PLACE IN MASSACHUSETTS. Yay home state! Woop woop. I'm not sure what the exact date was, ...more
Thank you Netgalley for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest opinion!
After a not so good string of ARCs, I was wary of Salt and Storm. BUT NO. I WAS WRONG. For a debut novel, this was actually really good! There are some things here and there that can be improved, but overall, it was a great read. Seriously, 400 pages have never flown by faster.
FIRST OFF, THIS TAKES PLACE IN MASSACHUSETTS. Yay home state! Woop woop. I'm not sure what the exact date was, ...more
One of my most anticipated reads of this fall, I was rather impressed by the end result of Salt and Storm. While it certainly wasn't perfect, the novel is definitely one of the better witch books I have read and I found it to be a really original take on the genre.
Avery Roe's family has been the witches that control Prince Island for generations, and now it's almost Avery's turn to take on the job. The only problem? Her mother has forbidden her to practice magic or become a witch. Until one ...more
Jan 31, 2014
Nara
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
owned-ebook,
mystery-thriller,
historical,
fantasy,
paranormal,
magic,
reviewed,
netgalley,
for-review
The Witch of Salt and Storm is certainly a very gritty YA book that doesn't shy away from tragic plot twists and violence. It's always rather daring when a debut author makes that leap to unexpected tragedy. As it says in the blurb, to obtain the Roe witch magic, Avery must make a sacrifice. It's not the one she expects.
At its core, this book is about two relationships. The relationship between Avery and Tane (i.e. the romance) is certainly one of those relationships. But the other is the relati ...more
At its core, this book is about two relationships. The relationship between Avery and Tane (i.e. the romance) is certainly one of those relationships. But the other is the relati ...more
Avery Roe was born to be a witch. The women in her family have guarded Prince Island from storm and struggle for generations, each one taking her rightful place as the Roe witch when the time comes. Abandoned by her mother, Avery learns magic from her grandmother as she grows up in the little cottage on the rocks by the sea. She soaks up her training, knowing that someday she will be the one to tie the winds. She will be the Roe witch everyone respects and fears.
But Avery's mother won't let that ...more
But Avery's mother won't let that ...more
Avery Roe is supposed to be the witch of Prince Island. But her mother took her from her grandmother, the current witch, and is keeping her imprisoned. When Avery foresees her own murder, she knows she must become the witch if she is to survive. Her only hope is newcomer Tane, who has his own magic.
I was drawn into the world of SALT & STORM, which is basically our world, on the eve of whale hunting. Obviously, the magic in the book wasn't real, although sailors and whalers were a superstitious l ...more
I was drawn into the world of SALT & STORM, which is basically our world, on the eve of whale hunting. Obviously, the magic in the book wasn't real, although sailors and whalers were a superstitious l ...more
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Kendall Kulper is the author of the historical fantasy YA novels SALT & STORM and DRIFT & DAGGER (Little, Brown Young Readers). Her latest novel, MURDER FOR THE MODERN GIRL, will be published Summer 2022 by Holiday House. She lives in Cambridge, MA with her husband, two daughters, and anxious rescue dog, Abby.
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