A Sweet Sting of Salt

Beautiful and atmospheric, this book really pulls you into the world. Jean is a badass, fierce woman who fiercely protects those around her. I appreciated the way her loneliness was explored - it was there, but it didn't make her “broken”. I love the found family in Anneke and Laurie. These two are key players in raising Jean to be the woman she is!
It's a refreshing folklore retelling, in that the author used her unsettled feelings after reading the story as a jumping off point. She used the story as a way to explore love and freedom.