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The Blue Salt Road

Author: Joanne Harris

Publication Date: Nov. 15, 2018

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Summary:

A selkie, wild and nameless, finds himself entrapped into marriage by a young woman of the Folk, and drawn against his will into the life of the land-bound humans. Robbed of his identity, the selkie remains drawn to the sea and its creatures, but, unable to remember his past, and caught between two opposing worlds, he is forced to make an impossible choice: his freedom, or that of his unborn child…

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An imaginative world wasn’t enough to save this fantasy from flat characters and a slow, predictable plot.

By harry on Feb. 27, 2026, 12:45 p.m.

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The premise had potential, but the story feels slow and uneven, with characters that never become truly engaging.

By amanda on Feb. 27, 2026, 12:34 p.m.