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    Salt & Storm

    Written by Kendall Kulper

    Narrated by Lauren Fortgang

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    About this audiobook

    A sweeping historical romance about a witch who foresees her own murder – and the one boy who can help change her future.

    Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island's whalers safe at sea, but her mother has forced her into a magic-free world of proper manners and respectability. When Avery dreams she's to be murdered, she knows time is running out to unlock her magic and save herself.

    Avery finds an unexpected ally in a tattooed harpoon boy named Tane – a sailor with magic of his own, who moves Avery in ways she never expected. Becoming a witch might stop her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers her magic requires a sacrifice she never prepared for.

    A Hachette Audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateSep 23, 2014
    ISBN9781478955672
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    Reviews for Salt & Storm

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    • 5/5
      Very enjoyable book. Fast moving and well written Recommend this book
    • 4/5
      Really fell in love with the characters and story telling...but the end disappoints. Kinda gets convoluted after the 2nd climax...lol
    • 5/5
      Amazing! There’s adventure, heart break and healing. A must read
    • 2/5
      I had higher hopes for this book than I maybe should have. I wasn’t a huge fan of the narrator from the start, but the premise was super intriguing. I loved the magical realism and the nautical themes intertwined with the love story. Unfortunately, the plot took some strange turns that mostly just left me thinking, “What was the point?” My suspension of disbelief was just not high enough to appreciate this through to the end, and I especially didn’t feel for the ending with Avery’s mother...I’m not sorry I listened to it, but I probably wouldn’t recommend it for other readers (especially if you’re an avid fantasy reader who has high standards for plot/world-building/character development).
    • 4/5
      You know it's a good book when it makes you feel something, this book broke my heart.
    • 5/5
      Witches, sea town drama and a cast of interesting characters. Slow to start but it picks up wind and water like a tsunami.

      Transporting and enchanting.

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    • 2/5
      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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    • 4/5
      Not perfect, the ending was... not my favourite thing in the world. But the prose was gorgeous, the atmosphere was absolutely spot on, and the book was ultimately very very sad and I am a huge fan of tragedy.

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    • 4/5
      SALT & STORM combined a history of the whaling industry and those who followed it with magic to make a compelling fantasy novel. The main character of this story is Avery Roe who is supposed to be the next Roe witch on this small island near Nantucket. For many generations the Roe witches have provided spells and charms to protect the many whalers and other sailors from the island.Avery was raised by her grandmother until she was twelve. Her mother had left her there to protect her. Her mother hates magic and hates the idea of being the Roe witch. She comes for Avery when she is twelve determined to give her a better life free from the heartaches that come with being the Roe witch. To say Avery is displeased is to completely understate her reaction. She is doing everything to make her mother know how unhappy she is with the life her mother has planned for her.Avery keeps trying to escape from her mother to go back to her grandmother but, despite her hatred of magic, Avery's mother has cast a spell on Avery to prevent her from going to her grandmother and has cursed anyone who would try to help her. Her friend Tommy is hurt badly when he tries to help, loses his job, and has to ship out on a whaling ship.While Avery doesn't have the family magic of her grandmother despite trying to wake it any way she can, she does have the ability to interpret dreams. When a young whaler from the Pacific Islands named Tane comes to her to interpret his dreams so that he can get revenge for the death of his family, he proposes to trade a way to break her mother's curse. While the two are working together, they fall in love. This was a fascinating story about magic, love, and fate.
    • 3/5
      Salt & Storm has me so conflicted, it's a little hard to explain. Avery's story started with a bang. Watching her learn the trade of being the Sea Witch, of learning to control the swells and skies, was amazing to me. Learning of her curse was better still. Although I knew that this was a historical romance (the synopsis makes this quite obvious), I was honestly hoping for continued excitement. Perhaps more depth into the witches and their powers? Alas, this was not to be.

      If you're looking at this story from a historical romance perspective, it's near perfect. The setting comes alive on the page. Kendall Kulper writes in way that allows the reader to feel the salt spray, and taste the tangy air of the whaling community perched on a tiny island. In the same respect, the simple people of Avery's island are laid out very well. I had no doubt in my mind that I was on board for a story about a simple whaling town and their Sea Witch.

      I can't quite say that the romance is on the exact same level as the setting though. There may be plenty of readers out there who absolutely adore Tane and his mysterious existence. I wasn't so easily swayed. Tane, as a character, had so many things left unraveled. My character driven mind ached to know more about him. To know who this person was that gave himself so readily to Avery. I'll admit I was rather frustrated that I never got the knowledge I wanted. That, compounded on the lack of a quick moving plot, made this a very slow read for me.

      The ending did pick up again, and the last few scenes were rather interesting! If I was basing my review on the beginning of this story, and the ending, it would have been closer to four stars. For the slow middle, and the fact that it took all my willpower to move through that portion, I've decided to settle on three stars. If you're a historical romance reader, I'd recommend this! Chances are that you'll appreciate Salt & Storm much more than I did.
    • 4/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & 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 wield storms and lives, but at a price. Avery is supposed to become the next sea witch, until her mother steals her away, determined to take her away from her destiny just as her mother had chosen to leave magic years ago. Avery wants to be the sea witch, but she doesn’t have power and she can’t get away from her mother. But then, a dream: she will be murdered. It has been prophesied and there is no way out unless she manages to escape and find her grandmother to teach her how to use magic. Because once you become the Roe witch, you cannot be killed. A boy named Tane with foreign magic may be her only chance.Salt and Storm was a slow read, for me. Slow plot, slow romance, slow plot twists. However, this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. I was intrigued enough to read on even in the most lagging parts, because of the strong world-building and interesting plot. I was very unsure of how it would go down, and honestly I am not surprised that the author wielded the ending the way she did. It was tragic but an exciting twist that made sense in the long run. Anyway, one of the things I liked the most about Salt and Storm was the rich backstory to Avery’s family. It was complicated, but I was extremely drawn in by the prospect of sea witches and a lineage that went that far back. I also was intrigued by the town and how it functioned, it’s strong economic interest in whaling. The whole idea of it reminded me of Moby Dick, in a way. The rich imagery created to describe the water and the whales made me imagine them clearly in my mind.Avery and Tane had a budding love that took a while to develop. I had heard beforehand that it was a “slow burn” but it felt kind of awkward between them at first. Their conversations seemed forced and they didn’t have many of them. There was no obvious click, nothing that stood out to me as real chemistry. As they began to know each other, their connection grew deeper and less strange to me. I grew to enjoy them as a couple, enough for the story and a star of my review tone saved. Their love took half the book to develop into even a kiss but when it did, it was intensely passionate. They might have took a while to act on their feelings but when they did, they hit the ground running.How do I feel about the twist? The truth uncovered about the sea witches and the way they find their powers? Well, the twist was sort of predictable. I saw it coming from the beginning but it still had an impact on me. I was very sad, that’s all I’ll say, though I didn’t cry as I do when I’m very emotional. The way that sea witches come into their magic was extremely surprising though I suppose there were hints — hints that I should have caught onto. But, be it as it was, I didn’t catch on until late in the plot line when it was being given away. Great detective skills, eh?Overall, I enjoyed Salt and Storm. It was a book with lots of intrigue, but it was very slow. I’d imagine that if more action was added and the plot was sped up a little I would have crossed the boundaries to loving it, but sadly that was not the case. Avery was a determined female lead, even in the face of desperate times, and her voice was beautifully written. The idea of a sea witch was wonderful and unique, and I loved all the descriptions of the oceans and the waters and their cabin. I could imagine standing on the cliff, looking out onto the water, with all the beautiful imagery in the story. The scene and world building was rich, and I was very interested in the Roe’s past — actually, maybe a little more than Avery Roe herself to be honest. Her story was exciting and different but it moved at a snail’s pace. This book could have easily cut off a large chunk and would have been just as good, probably better. Tane himself I wasn’t a huge fan of. I didn’t hate him, but their wasn’t much allure either. This also lowered my interest in the novel. In the end I would encourage very patient readers to delve into this story. If you stick it out and push through boring parts, it really is worth it. With all my complaining about the slowness, I really did feel close to the characters and was crushed at the end. (Not that the end didn’t deliver. It was just sad.) Oh, and look at the beautiful rich colors on the cover! Happy reading!Notable Scene:I hate her. I hate her. I wanted to scream at her, at her lies and her duplicity, pretending to be nothing but a gentlewomen, sweet and caring and good. I wanted to leap across the room and rip the paper from her hands and shout at her that Tommy almost died, died, because of her! But I know what would happen then. She would stare at me, cool as a pitcher of water, letting me get excited, letting me get scared, letting me admit that I tried to defy her. And then she would have every excuse to pack me up and send me off to the mainland- to keep me away from magic, to keep me safe. If I wanted to beat my mother, I would have to play her game. I didn’t blink.FTC Advisory: Little Brown Books for Young Readers/Hachette Book Group provided me with a copy of Salt & Storm. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 4/5
      This was such an interesting story. I expected one thing as I read this, but it became so much more. I loved the world and magic that Kulper has invented here. She not only composed beautiful, rich descriptions of the place, she effectively created a sense of history, tradition and folklore. As readers, we feel and see with Avery--including her biases. But I didn't realize this until later when it becomes clear that Avery's world is more complicated than she thought. I was genuinely surprised by some of the developments in this book. Not the least of which was the significance of the mother-daughter relationship, which actually took precedence over the romance. A breath of fresh air.My criticisms lie with the pacing and love story. Kulper did not sell or earn the love story. Avery feels tingles when he looks at her or touches her and then all of the sudden: love. It was the kind of thing I had to take their word for. During this time—falling in and enjoying love, unlocking magic—the story lost its momentum.But overall, it was very good.