Reviewed by -- Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of -- Salted by Aaron Galvin
My overall star rating -- from 1-5 -- 5
About the book:
Life isn’t
better under the sea.
Lenny
Dolan is all too familiar with this reality. A Selkie slave in the realm
beneath the waves, he has no choice when charged with leading a crew ashore to
capture an elusive runaway. If unsuccessful, the loved ones kept behind will
pay for his failure with their lives.
But when
their target leads Lenny and his crew to deeper, darker secrets, the Selkies
are faced with a moral dilemma. Secure their own freedom at the expense of
others, or return empty-handed to face the grisly consequences?
How Lenny
and his crew answer the question will teach them the harshest truth of all.
Only through the loss of innocence does one become Salted.
Book creation ratings:
Overall
total -- 30 out of a possible 30
-- Story
& characters -- 10
-- Cover
& title -- 10
-- Editing
& formatting -- 10
* based on
a 1-10 scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good;
8-10, very good.*
My 5 point review:
-1- This
is a very good book, and very well written. I enjoyed it a lot.
-2- There
is a somewhat sad note that runs throughout the book, but it totally works with
the storyline; and enhances the story.
-3- It
doesn't have a particularly happy ending for much of anyone in the book, but
there is a sequel coming.
-4- The
author manages a wide cast of characters very well, and it is the characters
that keep you reading. They're very memorable, and ones you will want to get to know better.
-5- It's a
very unique and imaginative story idea.
I enjoyed it very much.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- fantasy, science fiction, paranormal
Age
recommendations -- 17 and up
Sex
content rating -- minimal
Violence
rating -- moderate
Coming Nov. 24th - the sequel -
Taken With A Grain of Salt
Anyone can
be taken - a simple truth for Salt folk, a stark reality for innocent teens
Garrett Weaver and Kellen Winstel. Kidnapped by Selkie slave catchers and
dragged into the realm beneath the waves, both teens must adapt to their new
surroundings if they hope to see the shore again. Yet even if they escape their
captors, both will need to embrace their fears. For darker things than Selkies
lurk in the Salted depths and not all of them have pure intentions for the
innocent ones brought down into their watery world.
Review of the sequel coming.
-- jd --
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