House of Salt and Sorrows is a dark Gothic fairytale, based on The Twelve Dancing Princesses. The story takes place in a beautiful manor house, built high up on top of sea cliffs, where the beaches below are made of black sands. There the wind howls around a house in perpetual mourning, as first the mother, then the sisters, die one by one, in mysterious circumstances.
The locals say that the family is cursed and as more people die and one funeral leads to another, it is a natural conclusion to make in a community that thrives on folklore and tales of gods and goddesses.
Annaleigh is determined to find out what has happened to her sisters and she is convinced that their deaths were no accident. But all is not what it seems at Highmoor Manor. When the remaining sisters find a portal that can take them to anywhere they dream of, they find respite from their mourning by attending one masquerade ball after another, wearing out their pretty new fairy shoes as they dance through the night.
It is a very atmospheric novel, one that is part fantasy, part ghost story. The world-building is strong and authentic and you can almost hear the sea and smell the brine as you read. This is a world of romance and ball gowns, magic and danger, that sweeps you away like a strong tide. It's difficult to say more without spoilers, but I have enjoyed reading it and I will let the book trailer speak for itself...enjoy!
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