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     Some of you might know that I love to read mystery or horror genres so I chose this book called Solstice by Lorence Alison. The summary at the back talks about the protagonist, Adri (short for Adrianna) is a standard teen who has a dream of becoming a journalist. Her parents don’t approve of this choice but instead wants her to become a doctor or a lawyer so they apply her to a law school that she never approved of. Later that day, Adri gets invited to a concert on this unknown island by her friend Elena, but she cannot go since her parents proved to control her entire life.  The day the boat leaves, Adri sneaks out of the house to go to the concert with her friends. As they head to the island with groups of people who also bought tickets, they see that the island is basically deserted and that all the music gigs were canceled. Then a dead body is found on the island.      Now I’m not gonna spoil who killed that person or who the killer is, but t...

  The Salt In Our Blood follows the story of Catia, or Cat for short, after her grandmother, Moony, has died. Moony was Cat’s caretaker at that time because her mother, Mary, has bipolar disorder causing her to constantly fluctuate between depressive episodes and mania. Mary comes to take Catia to New Orleans where she begins to learn more about her family’s past, shedding light on everything around her.  A big part of the book was about Catia discovering what exactly her family has been hiding from her, including a picture of Mary (Mom) holding a baby that Cat has never seen, the reason why Moony and Mary’s relationship was so strained, and the trigger for Mary’s first bipolar episode. The premise of the book was very interesting, and I was thoroughly invested in Cat’s journey. An issue that I did have was bringing mystical elements into this novel. I understand that it is New Orleans, and they are known for superstition, but I thought it was completely unnecessary for the s...