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it only took me about 1.5 hours to read this, and that’s with interruptions, etc. a quick read, but really engaging! khaw’s writing is incredible. despite going into Salt pretty much blindly, i ended up really enjoying it. the mermaid & the plague doctor are really likable characters, and they work well together. however the format is sort of strange? the story happens, followed by acknowledgments by the author, then followed by a sort of prologue to the book. it’s interesting to see the prologue after knowing what happens, but it would have provided context throughout the book and cleared up my confusion at the beginning.

3.5/5 rounded up!

this one was oddly paced. i liked the story, but it felt like there were some holes that i just couldn’t fill. it was slow at first and then it felt like everything happened all at once. i like cora so reading about her is fun, but i do wish this was a little clearer. regan lewis from across the green grass fields is in this one, so if you don’t read that one, you may miss semi-important context for regan’s bits of the story.

I really loved this book. It took me a little bit of time to read it (adhd things), but it was truly enjoyable. Howey writes his characters extremely well. I honestly didn’t know that this book was originally produced as novellas. I picked it up on a whim at Foggy Pine Books in Boone, NC, with my partner and I’m glad I did. Also, many people have noted not understanding the title. May I suggest to you: it is not referencing sheep, rather the saying “pulling the wool over their eyes.” I believe the title refers to this saying as the people are blind to the truth and they are happily following along with what they’re told. If Hugh reads this and I’m wrong, I’m sorry !! I really enjoyed your book, and thanks for writing it. [Originally posted this review on the wrong book bc i could only find the omnibus!! this review is cringe but let me live thank u]

I liked the premise of this one a lot. As a thrift store lover and general fan of tchotchkes and junk, I really enjoyed McGuire's descriptions. Despite enjoying this one, I am debating between 3 and 4 stars. McGuire obviously has a personal connection to Antsy's story (as described in a note before the beginning of the book), and I can empathize with what she went to. Antsy and the setting and plot were great, but the way the plot resolved and other characters really miffed me. I just felt like the ending is always SO sudden in these books. Sure, it puts you in the headspace of the character, but there's so much build up and then just *boom* ending. I can understand that things make sense for the plot as a means to create sympathy and empathy for the character, but it's just so frustrating that *every* book has ended so abruptly. I just wish a *single* book had a good time fun ending.