Review: Decent Start
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2014
My first impression of Salt was .. Oh Witches! got to have it!Interesting story. I did almost give up on it because it started out a bit slow and there wasn't as much magic as I wanted.Penelope is a witch and she is from a long line of witches that protect humans from demons and their attacks. But, when Penelope was little, a demon attacked and killed her parents. Somehow she survived the demon attack, but in the process that demon took her essence, a.k.a her magic.Second impression... is it me or more and more Young Adult - New Adult books have demons in them?Penelope wants to become an Enforcer, find her demon and get her magic back. Hard to do on her own if the only way she seems to be able to have any magic is by pulling from her family when they are around. Something that has really been unheard of. Until the meets Carter, a boy that she can suddenly pull her magic from but it feels different, it feels stronger.Carter harbors his own secrets that might too closely linked to Penelopes.Different and the ending was not at all what I expect. Okay the big reveal I thought was pretty big, since I had been trying to figure out what was going on for chapter. Well, maybe. I kind of knew what Carter's secret was for chapters, so when the big reveal came for Penelope it was almost a downer, considering it suddenly felt unoriginal and recycled. But I won't tell you why due to the fact that it will probably be a spoiler alert. I guess I was expecting something...different.Don't get me wrong. The story still had me entertained until the very last page. I liked Penelope, I though she was a strong character and to come out strong after everything she had been through. Oh and good news everyone, so far there are no love triangles! I am so happy. On the bad side, Penelope and Carter were too much lovely dovely for me at times.I am also glad that the story did not leave off on a cliffhanger, but with enough substance to realize it is not over and that Carter's and Penelope's story has just started!I know I have been on a young-adult kick lately, but I have been enjoying the few refreshingly new books!I got a copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.