HOUSE OF SALT AND SORROWS BOOK REVIEW AND CHAT 

I only know that tale from the Barbie movie 😂, but the book sounds intriguing

I just finished this book, I loved it I was not expecting it to end the way it did! 10/10 definitely would recommend 😊

Day 1: Currently reading this book at 2 AM and I swear I'm starting to see Ava and Eulalie. Help.

*SPOILER* i actually really wanted Annaleigh with Fisher and thought Cassius was bad for most of the book. but after the scene in the garden after two of the triplets died i realized he was good and started to put together that Fisher was actually the bad one😬

Spoiler I actually thought its Camille, but nah the author took the easy route lol but tbh i didnt expect it to be the stepmother. But it made sense since the villain in the 12 dancing princess is an outsider. But too bad everyone hated Cassius, I actually loved the way he waited and loved her just based on her dead sister’s stories. Its like loving someone based on letters or something, and i found that romantic omg

“Uh earlier today I saw this really hot guy at the docks, so I guess I don’t really like fisher anymore”😂😂I loved this review

*****Spoiler**** Fisher's death was upseting for me. I wish it was another ilusion idk. Like he was hanna's only son and all the girls dying, the woman didn't had a break

I am fond of your book reviews and plz do make more spoilery reviews, I really enjoy these kinds of book reviews. They are amazing!

Yes! I loved the creepy, horror aspect of this book! 😊 This Book had me gripped 🖤🖤🖤

In Bulgaria, there is our version. Is called “No House, Just Salt and Sorrow. Also: All is Lost and Doomed.” Is love story.

"It's all sad up in here!" Please tell me that's an exact quote

I finished the book five minutes ago and I really wasn’t expecting the creepy part... I almost stopped reading because of it. I get scared pretty easily 😬

I loved the book so much! And I agree on the villain reveal, thinking it was too obvious to be real

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier is another 12 Dancing Princess retelling. It's more suspenseful and has a decent romantic subplot. It's one book I've reread multiple times over the years. :) Most of Marillier's works are fairy tale retellings, and she, in my opinion, is a master at taking something old and twisting it into something fantastic!

The only reason I know about this story was due to Barbie and the Dancing 😂💕

I just finished this book and the ending was so good I thought cassian actually died and I was sad but the ending made me happy again 😅

You finally convinced me to read this in 2021! This was on and off my tbr several times. Finally read it. Thanks!

Great review - your points are all spot on! It was so fun discussing this book with you. I loved the creepy bits and wished there had been even more of that lol. It’s such a unique combination of fantasy and fancy dresses and dancing and then some very creepy scenes 😆

Wow this book sure does start off intense 😄. I like the sound of the story. It definitely seems like it has that Disney fairytale vibe. Like how they go dancing when their sister die? Lol. I think this book might be for me especially with the triller, horror themes & it has romance. I might go to Barnes and Nobile to check this out as in how the words & paragraphs are constructed. This could be a fun story on a boring day. I enjoyed the non spoiler book chat my friend. Happy Reading & nice day to you 💫💜

We even have a Romanian version of this tale: The Twelve Princesses and the Enchanted Palace, by Petre Ispirescu. As a child, I loved it.

Omg!! I loved fisher too! I was totally shipping them

I just ordered this book and it sounds creepy and super interesting! You’ve made me even more excited to read it 😊 hopefully I’ll love it!

Oh man, I'm sold from the first sentence. The Twelve Dancing Princesses was my favourite fairytale growing up. It still kind of is, it's so strange how nobody seems to have heard of it. Fairytale retelling plus romance plus horror? Sign me up! The reason that the sisters blur together is probably because that's the way it is in the original, only the eldest and the youngest are distinct. Because I think it would've made the already bizarre premise that much more implausible. You get the feeling that the eldest is the ringleader, and the youngest is the most important side character (because of course the old soldier is the viewpoint hero).

I remember watching a Barbie movie based on this tale when I was little :D I don't really like fairytale retellings so I'm not adding this one to my already huge tbr but I still enjoyed your review ^^

Thank you again Elliot for largely doing the content I'm here for i.e book reviews and book recommendations. Instead of doing another cliche fantasy villain ranking which seems to be the norm these days among certain book tubers.

The Twelve Dancing Princesses was one of my favorite fairytales when I was a kid.

I actually know Erin A. Craig personally!! She is my Grandmothers bestfriends daughter-in-law

*SPOILERS* I think that Camille was pretty distinct as well as Verity. She came off as really bitter, cunning, and ambitious, for lack of better words. But I completely agree for the Graces and the triplets, I feel like Erin Craig paired them off like that to make it easier for the reader to keep track of who was who since there were so many sisters, and consequently, couldn’t develop their personalities as easily. The triplets dressed more “scantily clad” and made s*xual jokes, while the Graces’ personality trait was just being the younger bunch out of all of them with Verity being the “baby” of the family who drew creepy drawings 😂

I just finished it & I absolutely loved it and was entranced the entire time. I hope the author writes more books.

Okay, I thought the spoilers wouldn’t be too much so I watched through and through. I should have stopped when you told me to stop. 😂😂😂

I really enjoyed it. I'm a big chicken too when it comes to horror and I wasn't creeped out. Probably because most of the things I freak out about are the music/sounds/jump scares in movies. I don't see books very vividly in my head, so maybe that was why? But going back and like, really thinking on some scenes like SPOILER BELOW . > > >>> > > > > > >There as a scene where a dead body like, crab crawled or something? I re read the page and was like OH YEAH THAT"S CREEPY. You're right about the sisters. They were very cardboard cutout. I had the ARC, and the ending was extremely rushed for me I thought? Like, when it was ending I felt like it needed more pages and Cassius's reveal at the end was weird too? I want to re read it again, and like pay better attention. I know the fairy tale and I loved the twist on the story. I gave it a 4/5 star.

Have to add that to my TBR list now.

WOW I had the same thoughts!!! Really great review ❤

I’m kind of confused did the stepmother kill the three eldest daughters or just the fourth one and The two of The triplet?

I went I to this book blind and it was definitely darker than I originally thought (I dont know if I would have picked it up otherwise). I also thought it was a good read (solid 3*) considering I'm not familiar with the story of the 12 dancing princesses too. I agree with everything you said 😆! And yes i did guess who was behind it but not how because like you said we didn't know that would be possible lol

I loved this book! I'm actually doing a book talk on it now!

I’ve been so curious about this one and I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed it! It sounds like it would be a great October read!

This was THE BEST BOOK I have ever read. The sequel was also AMAZINGGGG

I really enjoyed this book! One of your other videos you recommended it and when you said 12 dancing princesses retelling I was like SOLD! I used to love the Barbie 12 dancing princesses movie growing up xD Anyone else? I suspected the step mother at the start but then I got distracted by all these other people and she started being so nice to Annaleigh I just forgot about her as a suspect. I am not good at predicting things and I was shocked when it was her in the end haha! I really liked the romance in it. But at the start I kept changing my mind about who I preferred her with out of Fisher and Cassius haha.

i just finished the book and omg everything u said was spot on to what i was thinking throughout the book like...EXACTLY how i felt. the predictions and everything. i just felt like i needed to comment this lol like we r deadass the same person.

SPOILER . . . . . It feels kinda clever to make you think “oh it’s obviously them so it probably isn’t” and them BOOM it actually is them

“There’s some pretty creepy scenes.” Me: well, I’m not reading that… I’m a scaredy-cat. 😂

I just finished this book today lol I know this video is old but OMG it was so good! I 100% thought Cassius was the evil person, then I thought fisher lol, then morella. It was such a good book and I had to put it down last night when the sisters where dancing in their rooms with their eyes closed. The worst part of it was when it came to Verity!

I totally thought it was Fisher. Obsession turned fatal

I just bought this book so I better like it

I really enjoyed this book despite the period feel and romance aspects usually being a thing in books that I'm not a fan of. I thought it was exciting and creepy and shocking at times. SPOILER I really thought it was going to be the doing of her elder sister, although I didn't know why she would be the one

I got this book with my BOTM and I can’t wait to get to it! I just started taking classes after like a 10 yr break so she’s kind of on the back burner right now.

This is like a darker version of The Twelve Dancing Princess...... (SPOILERS AHEAD) The Barbie movie was just about 12 sisters who lives with their father and is trained under a duchess who supposed to train them like proper princesses but were treated badly instead (the 12 sisters are all so unique from one another but really none of them acts like a real princess and they just want to live their life happily with their dad) and then they would sneak out at night, opening this magical portal that leads them to this golden pavilion that reminded them of their past mother's pavilion to dance.

I felt the same way about the Romance and magical elements!!

I also felt like romance wasn't necessary, like this is the one fantasy book that I didn't want romance to exist in because Cassius only felt like a name. He didn't have a particular personality in him. And since he wasn't at the "balls" at all, we didn't get to see much of his personality soo yeah romance wasn't all that necessary.

I personally didn't like it, but I totally agree about Cassius and Fisher

Hi thank you for a good review...

What about giveaway????? I realy want that book!!! ❤️

the romance was a miss for me haha. didn't really care for it. but the horror was good.

It sounds like an odd book. Not sure if I would like it?

Can someone please tell me if this book is appropriate for tweens/teens

Isn’t the little mermaid a dark tale too? Has anyone read it? I’ve only seen the Disney movie 😶 noooo, why did you make me stop watching? lol.

I am a massive wimp so I may have to skip this one unfortunately

Perhaps the author is a trickster?

The plot sounds intriguing .. but its YA! I tend to passionately dislike all YA books I've tried reading. Bummer

The romance part got annoying but it definitely was well written and descriptive.

The love interest aspect, rounded out the story. Everything can’t be so Mormon/ Christian like, my god. Your world, Elliot, is made up of no cursing and no sex, how boring!

Namaste ,Heloo Elliott .You are so beautiful and thus your video attract me to see .

This is my fav book it’s such a recommendation to anyone who likes thrilling/horror/fantasy/romance books🤍