Vens Corner | The Salt Grows Heavy: Novella Review. Ariel, is that you? @vens_corner | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
We continue Don't Die July! with a look at another Novella by Cassandra Khaw, a gruesome and at times heartwarming tale, about a mermaid and a Plague Doctor, trying to find their place.


Synopsis.
You may think you know how the fairytale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes.

On the run, the mermaid is joined by a mysterious plague doctor with a darkness of their own. Deep in the eerie, snow-crusted forest, the pair stumble upon a village of ageless children who thirst for blood, and the three 'saints' who control them.

The mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruellest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Story
03:05 - Characters
05:57 - World Building
07:13 - Presentation
09:26 - Final Thoughts

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