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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.
If you’re looking to be transported to a
different time, Salt & Storm should be your top pick. It was amazing to be
taken to a place that is so far removed from the world as I know it. A world
that is on the cusp of modernization but still clings to the superstitions of
its ancestors.
Avery is a very interesting girl who has spent her young
life preparing to take over her family’s legacy. They’re witches whose magic is
highly sought after. It's their magic that keeps Prince Island prosperous. The people of the
island know who to turn to create fortune in their lives or to ensure safe
passage through the waters surrounding the island. She has watched her beloved grandmother
weave all kinds of spells to help them. Then her mother shows up one day to remove her from this environment and
threatens the grandmother that should she come for Avery, they will leave the
island for good.
The next few years for Avery are like a prison that she’s
determined to escape. She wants to return to her grandmother and become the next witch. Her mother
is adamantly against it. Matters get worse when Avery has a series of dreams
that foreshadow her own death. She desperately
needs guidance and to find a way to change her fate, if that’s even possible.
The world of Prince Island, a whaling town, is quite fascinating. It’s a mix of old world
mystery and a burgeoning hunger for new world money. Gossip and fear of the
unknown run rampant. Despite the inevitable change that is slowly making its
way toward them, the island people cling tightly to their traditions.
Salt & Storm is very gripping, getting more so as Avery’s
plight becomes more treacherous. Her friendship with Tane brings her the
companionship that she’s never had before and he introduces her to a world
outside of Prince Island. Even so, Prince Island is her home. Her fate and the
island’s future are so heavily entwined that nothing can tear her away from what
she has known and wanted all her life, not even the threat of imminent danger.
~ Bel
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