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Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys

Start date: October 1, 2020

Finish date: October 31, 2020

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Jun 13, 2021 Emmy rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, wwii

I just finished this and am still breathless. Wow, this was beautiful.

I never imagined giving this book four stars and a raving review, but here I am. When I started this, I felt like there were way too many character points of view. Trying to keep up with Florian, Emilia, Joana, and Alfred all narrating was a struggle. I promise it works, though! Give it time! I also felt like the first 90 pages or so were pretty slow. I didn't understand how all of the reviews I saw gushed about how moving an ...more

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Feb 07, 2021 Ioana Maria rated it it was amazing

How can I put into words my feelings right now? It was such an emotional and intense book, how did I not read it before?

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Feb 13, 2020 Jul' rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-favs

'Fear is a hunter. It encircles us when we are unarmed and least expect it. And then we are forced to make decisions.'

'How do you defend yourself against the prolonged, insufferable agony of knowing you will surrender to the sea?'

Guilt, shame, fear and fate. Hard hitting and horrifying. I loved our cast of characters Florian, Joana, Emilia, Klaus, Heinz and Ingrid ❤ ...more

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