![]() ![]() And in House of Salt and Sorrows, that’s exactly what happened. With that many girls all jammed in there, it’s easy to simply cut and paste personalities. The reason? She has to somehow squeeze a whole twelve sisters into her story. In Erin Craig’s defense, she was at a bit of a disadvantage the instant she chose to write a Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling. Truly, the beginning half of this novel held such promise. ![]() And all of this was perfectly amplified by the atmospheric setting: a creepy Victorian-style manor situated high on the salty crags of an isolated island. There were mysterious murders, haunting hallucinations, and gruesome ghosts (have you had enough of my appalling alliterations yet? Haha). House of Salt and Sorrows was a chilling read that combined both Gothic horror and Fairy Tale magic in an uniquely thrilling way. The Brothers Grimm were the ones who originally collected and recorded The Twelve Dancing Princesses tale, and let me tell you, Erin Craig takes that GRIM part very seriously. □ RELATED POST: In Which I Continue To Gush About My Love Of Retellings □ The Creepy Atmosphere! ![]() So when I saw that House of Salt and Sorrows was exactly that… welp, I couldn’t reserve a copy at my library fast enough. It’s not a secret that I’m complete and utter trash for fairy tale retellings, especially lesser known ones such as The Twelve Dancing Princesses. □ It’s a Twelve Dancing Princess Retelling! ![]()
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